Those Millenials growing old before their time - wait, aren't the oldest in their 40s? Makes sense to drink at home.
I don't drink much any more - not because of anything in particular but I don't want to lose my license nor do I want to hurt anyone by mistake. Sounds like M.A.D.D. has been successful in changing people's habits. Plus going to bars is expensive. I'm always amazed at how expensive drinks are!
https://www.refinery29.com/amp/2018/06/201411/millennials-prefer-drinking-at-home-study
I'd rather drink at home. Better view, less noise, costs are almost nil, and better company, plus no driving involved. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tttZr-fhsFEPcVQPY2v8GJ7MTYVW31cuR975-4qTVJ7pWYLlSxCv9gcM2Q7fYUXi9mY5JfHlRo4
ReplyDeleteUnder 40. Millennials were born between the early 1980s and early 2000s.
ReplyDeleteYeah, for all the reasons enumerated in the article - and many more - it's just a better experience, drinking at home. My kids saw me bringing guests over on weekends, we'd have some drinks, it wasn't Netflix 'n Chill as it is today, but we'd listen to music, if musicians were over, play instruments, watch videos, have snacks, the kids were always part and parcel of the experience - and they're doing the same in their own lives, with their spouses and their children.
ReplyDeleteI swore, early on, I was going to bring my children with me everywhere it was possible to bring them. That's the main reason I entertained at home, all those years. But I wasn't above taking my kids to a fancy restaurant, even when they were teenies. I figured it this way: a child who isn't properly socialised will behave badly when he is exposed to a wider world, where good behaviour is expected and he won't be the centre of attention. If the baby squeaked, I would instantly take the child out of hearing range. Worked out great.
The Millennials are going back to a much older model of entertaining, hearkening back to the 1950s and 60s. I can't speak for them all, but my Millennial kids had fewer friends and more intense friendships. They don't make the work/play divide as clearly as Boomers did. They're a subdued lot, most of them. Sadder. They've never known a time without the USA at war.
And they've got less of everything. To have a nice place, that's reason enough to have your friends over and entertain.
Also. Good god the price of drinks when you’re out!
ReplyDeleteHmm let me see do I want a bottle of whiskey for $45 or 6 shots?
ReplyDeleteI believe, seriously, it may safety — the, you know, “Cosby factor.”
ReplyDeleteWell I'm a millennial and I'd say I can drive roughly an hour one way to the city (this is not an area for going out), find parking usually at least a mile from where I'm going because I need to save the $20+, be in an overly loud room screaming to have conversation and paying at least $5 a drink. We do it occasionally to get out and about but staying home where it's quiet and comfortable, I have the music I want, we're safe, and all for a fraction of the cost...why WOULD I go out?
ReplyDeleteMel V This is how we've traditionally been as well; entertain at home even in a small town. It's not like you need to go to a bar to meet people - there are apps for that. Now with things like "Skip the Dishes" there's even more options for staying it. This is only a thing because booze is a huge money maker. Up here it's highly taxed (luxury) then marked up when served.
ReplyDeleteCass Morrison exactly. So many of these pieces whinging about millennials boil down to "the kids aren't buying the thing anymore!" Bypassing the truly non-newsworthy nature of this sort of information, I don't get why the focus isn't more on the economic conditions that create a situation where an entire generation "chooses" to skip purchasing things that were so recently considered common. Kudos to this author for pointing it out.
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