First of all, happy new year to you all, and of course, specially to Tom. I was born, raised and live in a country in which bar culture is slightly different than that of UK. In my country, bars can open 24 hours a day albeit roughly none of them follows that rule strictly. Man, woman and even children (at reasonable hours) can be seen in bars because they are places designed to socialice and not to just get pissed. At night, youngsters crowd the bars and some of them do exactly the same things that youngsters at UK. Maybe in short figures. When there is a football match involving UK supporters, they flight here and in the spite of having bars open 24 hours a day, get drunk quickly and hardly. So, if bars in UK turn to be open all day, I wouldn't expect any change on the way those blokes drink. Or they only drink like that abroad? I don't think so. Obviously, only a small amount of people act like this like only a small amount of people binge drink at UK, but again, why would they change their attitudes if bars open around the clock? Don't get my wrong, I'm not saying that UK people don't know how to drink. Some of them don't know, as it also happens here. But I think is mostly a drink culture thing and not an opening hours matter. Someone wrote that by drinking you kill your neurones. There is this old joke. Keep on drinking so your brain will improve by letting the stronger surviving neurones get rid of the weakest ones. Sorry. By the way, I think it's a good idea to open 24 hours. Maybe it is just that it had always be like that for me. I fancy a beer or two from time to time, and believe I can drink without the aim of getting drunk. Ah... yes, Madrid (Spain) is where. Saludos, Willy.