drink driving
It's a cultural difference. Years of campaigning by the government has made it anti-social in the UK (rightly so, IMO). There's no stigma attached to being the 'named driver' and nobody is likely to try to get you to drink. There is still drink driving in the UK, but at a much lower level than the US.
Over here I am constantly shocked by the amount of drink driving that goes on. Its getting better, but there still isn't the anti-social stigma attached to it that there is in the UK. Not just drink either: drug use is more common here and plenty think nothing of driving with a body full of illegal stuff.
You were very lucky finding that cop too. She must be the most lenient one in the States as most of the ones I have encountered have been arseholes, especially the one that doctored a speeding tocket after he issued it to show a lower limit than actually existed. Fortunately the judge spotted it and threw it out.
(ianisme, Sat 24 Apr 2010, 15:03, Reply)