NationStates Jolt Archive

I've just walked home, and on my way back stopped off in the park near my house to smoke a cigarette. On a bench nearby sat a guy holding a conversation with himself. Well, actually an argument. He was offering an imaginary person next to him a blue plastic bag, and occassionally withdrawing it and shouting, amongst other things, 'There is NO dinner'. I don't know if he was drunk or nuts, but he was pretty wacky and the whole thing was disturbingly entertaining for about ten minutes. What's the craziest person you ever encountered in the street? And what were they doing?

the bag likely had meth in it.

the bag likely had meth in it. This is Belgrade, if he could afford meth he's probably the president.

This is Belgrade, if he could afford meth he's probably the president.

didn't realize meth was that expensive anywhere. normally take some non drowsy antihistamines and bam homemade meth is there.

Stuff like that's pretty hard to get hold of here generally. More likely he'd spent a lifetime of drinking our potent local spirit, rakija.

Or it was just petrol in the bag. It's big with Aboriginal people here in Oz.

Anyways, the craziest people I've seen were the usual weird ladies on the bus, who'd hold loud, screaming conversations with themselves and others, occasionally changing seat. While they'd be wobbling around you can see the look of panic on every passenger's face when she comes too close.

Stuff like that's pretty hard to get hold of here generally. More likely he'd spent a lifetime of drinking our potent local spirit, rakija.

Well, alcohol does kill nerve cells.

The real trap, though, is that alcohol is a carbohydrate. Really heavy drinkers don't feel the need to eat much else. It's actually malnutrition (lack of B vitamins in particular) which does the worst damage.

Or it was just petrol in the bag. It's big with Aboriginal people here in Oz.

It's cheaper than booze. Far more harmful though.

Fake beggars.

Fake beggars. How can a beggar be fake? If you're begging, that makes you a beggar, surely

It's cheaper than booze. Far more harmful though.
Actually, booze is extremely cheap here. Two litres of beer costs just over £1 equivalent. So petrol is more expensive.

Whenever I go anywhere with my friends, I can be assured that I am surrounded by entertainingly crazy people. :)

Actually, booze is extremely cheap here. Two litres of beer costs just over £1 equivalent. So petrol is more expensive.

You can get "high" on a lot less than two litres of petrol.

You can get "high" on a lot less than two litres of petrol. Okay, 2 litres of rakija for just less than £2. If you tried rakija, you'd know that it was EXTREMELY potent. Also, beyond marijuana, there's not much of a drug culture here. Most people drink and occassionally smoke pot, although possession's a pretty serious crime here. 3 months in jail or a two thousand euro fine minimum for any amount.

How can a beggar be fake? If you're begging, that makes you a beggar, surely
Oh we have fake beggars. There was once a lady beggar who frequented a particular street corner. A friend of mine once saw this lady get off public transport wearing decent clothing. She then went into some hidden place, and emerged wearing beggar clothes to occupy her spot.

There is NO dinner!

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Actually, booze is extremely cheap here. Two litres of beer costs just over £1 equivalent. So petrol is more expensive.

you say that but Eastern Europe has been drunk for what? 600 years now so everyone has built up a tolerance

There is NO dinner!

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you say that but Eastern Europe has been drunk for what? 600 years now so everyone has built up a tolerance :D Very, very good

you say that but Eastern Europe has been drunk for what? 600 years now so everyone has built up a tolerance
Irish livers are still better for tolerating alcohol.

Irish livers are still better for tolerating alcohol.
I read that as a challenge

Irish livers are still better for tolerating alcohol.

unless its potato based :wink: (I have no shame)

unless its potato based :wink: (I have no shame)
What's wrong with potato alcohol?

I read that as a challenge
You Serbs have a lot of ground to cover... or rather, a lot of bottles to empty. Hungarians and Croats beat you when it comes to consuming alcohol. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption)

I once saw a woman have an argument with the pavement. With the look of distress on her face I'm pretty sure the pavement was winning....or a right bastard.

The thing striking me as odd is the fact that it's perfectly acceptable in Serbian society (and quite a few other European societies, come to think of it) to drink heavily, but the consumption of marihuana is considered a vile act by the local authorities. When comparing the effect of alcohol and THC with each other, it just doesn't make sense. Both substances can make you act like an idiot, after all... chemically speaking alcohol is actually a hard drug, while THC is considered a soft drug.

Hungarians and Croats beat you when it comes to consuming alcohol. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption)

O_o the UK is ahead of Russia how?

also LOL @ Australian beer

O_o the UK is ahead of Russia how?
Don't ask me. Ask your fellow Brits.;)

As far as I know, British business tycoons don't make it a habit to buy Russian football clubs (that's soccer for those on the other side of the Big Drink), so I guess the Russians are still ahead in some areas.

You Serbs have a lot of ground to cover... or rather, a lot of bottles to empty. Hungarians and Croats beat you when it comes to consuming alcohol. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption)I find it incredible that we have the second lowest alcohol consumption in the former Yugoslavia. But then, Bosnia...... And Hurdegaryp, our legal system has a lot of flaws. We're the only place I can think of that's both liberal AND conservative simultaneously ;)

I've just walked home, and on my way back stopped off in the park near my house to smoke a cigarette. On a bench nearby sat a guy holding a conversation with himself. Well, actually an argument. He was offering an imaginary person next to him a blue plastic bag, and occassionally withdrawing it and shouting, amongst other things, 'There is NO dinner'. I don't know if he was drunk or nuts, but he was pretty wacky and the whole thing was disturbingly entertaining for about ten minutes. What's the craziest person you ever encountered in the street? And what were they doing?
I've seen stranger things than that free with my breakfast cereal.

What's the craziest person you ever encountered in the street? And what were they doing?

There were these people handing out leaflets and one half of a book (yes, only one half) about a cosmic Jewish carpenter (who ironically ended up getting nailed to a piece of lumber) with magical powers that was his own father. They claimed I needed to accept him as my master because there was some sort of evil mojo about me that only he could cleanse, because some rib-woman had eaten some fruit from a magical tree, which a talking snake had convinced her to do. But, get this! The talking snake was actually an agent in the service of the father of the cosmic Jewish carpenter, who was of course supposed to also be the cosmic Jewish carpenter there to "save me" (they called it) from his own machinations. And if I did not accept him as my master, he would come one day when I least expect it and slaughter me. And most people on the planet, actually. Because he "loves us", you know.

That's pretty much the craziest people I've encountered on the street. In light of that, someone only talking to himself instead of bothering other people with their brand of lunacy would be far more preferable.

We're the only place I can think of that's both liberal AND conservative simultaneously ;)

Trust me, the Netherlands are catching up. It's one of those wonderful side effects of populism, the semi-hysterical virus that happily infects European democracies since the nineties.

There were these people handing out leaflets and one half of a book (yes, only one half) about a cosmic Jewish carpenter (who ironically ended up getting nailed to a piece of lumber) with magical powers that was his own father. They claimed I needed to accept him as my master because there was some sort of evil mojo about me that only he could cleanse, because some rib-woman had eaten some fruit from a magical tree, which a talking snake had convinced her to do. But, get this! The talking snake was actually an agent in the service of the father of the cosmic Jewish carpenter, who was of course supposed to also be the cosmic Jewish carpenter there to "save me" (they called it) from his own machinations. And if I did not accept him as my master, he would come one day when I least expect it and slaughter me. And most people on the planet, actually. Because he "loves us", you know.

That's pretty much the craziest people I've encountered on the street. In light of that, someone only talking to himself instead of bothering other people with their brand of lunacy would be far more preferable.

Thank you for making my morning.

The people Fassitude speaks about seem to be dangerous cultists. Fortunately there can't be too many of them around, the majority of humanity is far too rational to believe in such hocus-pocus, right?

Stuff like that's pretty hard to get hold of here generally. More likely he'd spent a lifetime of drinking our potent local spirit, rakija.

Drugs hard to come by in Serbia? Haha! Ex-Yugoslavs and Albanians are huge in the drug (and cigarettes, and weapons, and women forced into prostitution... most smuggled things and people, when I think about it...) traffic business into Western Europe. With corruption being endemic and a cop just some € away from being in one's own private employment, I very much doubt that drugs of all things would be in short supply.

Thank you for making my morning.

Pas de quoi, minou.

Fake beggars.

Thank you kind sir