Swedes & alcohol

When Robert and I were out for a drink at our local pub the other night, we were suddenly greeted and hugged by David, the check-out guy at our grocery store. It was a surprise. While we’ve seen David for years at our grocery and always said hello and sometimes even briefly chatted, we’d never been close enough to hug.

We decided it was a classic case of alcohol. David had been drinking with friends and thanks to a few whiskeys, was feeling friendly enough to sit down and chat with us for a while. It was fun. Then when I saw him again at the store later in the week, we were back to being casual strangers who recognize each other, never mentioning the fact that we had both been at the pub on Friday night. It left me kind of sad.

Tagged as: Swedish drinking behavior