Alcoholics Anonymous Auditions

With every day, Australia's alcohol laws are becoming stricter.

So it's an ice-cold refreshment to come to a place where such legislation doesn't exist.

Friday night took us to a place called "Nanjing - Shut Up and Just Drink" in the Sanlitun area.

And conveniently or unfortunately (depends how much you've had) there is table service.

I'd love to see them try to open a franchise in Australia!

The shots are all Y10 each (about $A1.50) and the cocktails range from Y15-50.

A tray of 12 shots is Y100 (about $A15).

As soon as the waiter sees your glass is on the emptier side of halfway, a drinks menu is again thrust upon you.

If you fail to place an order, the waiter looks at you, eyebrow cocked in perplexity.

By the end of the night, everyone in the club is totally hammered, but yet not one fight breaks out.

It just seems like everyone is having a great time.



Also, with that much social lubricant in one's system, I found that people were actually more willing to strike up a conversation with a random.

And, compared to Australia, there were significantly less seedy old men on the prowl.

In fact, I did not see a single one!