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Upvoted for understanding everyone on this website isn't American and referencing the countries specific to this discussion clearly in the main body of the question
Rest of the world wondering what kind of Freedom©®™ makes it illegal to drink outside?!? 😂
The freedom that puritanical Christians enjoyed to write all the laws.
Eh, it's pretty common in a lot of other countries as well. Those with significant Muslim populations, and even countries like Norway.
I grew up in Norway, but haven't lived there for some time. When I first read this I was like "bullshit. you can drink anywhere". But, I looked it up and you are correct. However, it is not very often enforced unless you're being a nuisance. Drinking and driving on the other hand is taken very seriously. Don't even gamble with that a little bit in Norway.
Drinking laws are local, or at least county level in most places. My town doesn't have any about drinking in public at all, just about drunkenness. The next town over is no public drinking at all, not even on your porch.
So there's no single answer, it will depend on where your are within the US. Couldn't say anything about Canada though, never been and don't know enough.
Be warned though, you may not be able to board a flight if you're drunk.
The next town over is no public drinking at all, not even on your porch.
Ah, freedom.
Las Vegas doesn't give a fuck how drunk you are to enter the airport. Literally had to guide and push my drunk coworker through TSA. I'm not sure if he even remembers getting on the plane.
It depends on where you are. Public consumption laws are local.
It really depends on the town/city. Just drink it mostly wherever you want, just do it in a reasonable way.
I've sat on city park picnic tables drinking beers where it's technically not permitted. Or at beaches where it is (just no glass).
The only time I've ever had an issue was in a college town where cops were dicks (decades ago).
Actually, many parks do allow drinking. If you check the cities bylaws, they often state explicit locations where open containers are allowed and it often tends to be the major town parks.
In the US, off the top of my head:
A lot of Austin, Texas too.
when i lived down in texas (and a couple other places), the stores had can-sized paper bags for the big cans and for regular 12oz ones. and i'd see guys having clerks at the store 'bag' their beer (even each can of an intact six-pack)....
then see them a few lights down the road chugging one at a red.
When I worked in a grocery store years ago there was a "no naked alcohol rule." In retrospect I don't know if it was a thing the store did or if was a Liquor Control Commission reg. But it meant that part of training new clerks was explaining: these bags will hold 12 or 20oz cans, these hold a single 40oz, these will hold a full 6 pack, these are best for MD20/20 and Thunderbird...
I thought it was pretty crazy the way I found this out. I was in the French Quarter doing the usual tourist stuff and went up to a bar open to the street. They asked “for here or to go?”, then gave me a paper cup to go and the glass one packaged as a souvenir.
In Baltimore, MD you can drink in Hamsterdam
Some restaurants have a “bring your own” policy. Go there, order food, and then you can drink your own drinks.
It's called "droit de bouchon" in France, meaning "cork right". Very old practice, commonly used by professionals
In the US you'll often be charged a corking fee if you do it.
Is drinking in public illegal across the pond??? wut
Yes, outside of Las Vegas, NV and The French Quarter, LA (other places noted below in comments, apparently). ~~I don't know any place that allows it, but I could be wrong.~~ I think it harkens back to the days of Prohibition with dry counties. Someone can correct me, as my history recollection isn't great. I'm guessing it's not much of a problem in the UK, or wherever you are located?
EDIT: Added other places others listed
Like many laws in the US, it’s a hodgepodge of local, county and state regulations. As someone else here mentioned you can get one small city where you can drink legally in a park and in the neighboring town you technically can’t even drink on your porch. Problem with the latter situation is that not only is it ridiculous, but enforcement is likely to be unevenly centered on people of lower income or whoever the police happen to not like.
Cities such as Denver allow drinking in parks, but make the law difficult to follow - you have to be more than 50 feet from “any roadway, playground, recreation center, or swimming pool”. So I guess in the center of large parks only.
You'd be wrong.
It really depends on the locale. It's largely divided between state and private land, but there's plenty of state land that it's legal to consume alcoholic beverages. I've been in many parks where it's legal.
Also most of Quebec doesn't give a shit about drinking in public places, as long as you don't do it on the train or the bus.
freest country in the world!
In my midwest city, you can't have an open container in public (however, they allow passengers of cars to have open containers). The way they work around this is you put the container in a brown paper bag and drink out of it that way. You can also put it in a different container. Just don't cause trouble and you'll be safe almost all of the time.
no issues if your vacation was to the french quarter of new orleans.
Hahaha. Live in Louisiana. Drink anywhere you want just don't be absolutely wasted while doing so.
Sure, the US has lots of places with no open container laws. I doubt you are going to go take a taxi outside of the city to drink a couple beers though...
If if were me? I'd give them to a homeless guy, or just leave them in my hotel room. Because yeah, most places either won't let you bring outside drinks (besides some fancy restaurants where you will need to buy a fancy meal) or will forbid alcohol entirely. Potential to bring them home in a checked bag.
Not that I know of, only best option I have found is getting the largest coffee cup with top you can find and fill that up with beer. Also make sure there is a place to pee.
You can drink liquor in most parks in my city (USA)
What city are you referring to?
Every city I lived in had clear laws against drinking in public parks. But then I found this post: https://vinepair.com/articles/map-states-drinking-public-parks
In any of the following states, you can basically kiss the concept of enjoying drinks in public parks goodbye: Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia all enforce statewide bans on public alcohol consumption with no exceptions. If you live in any of these states, it’s time to make some friends with nice backyards.
So it's definitely state by state!
walk around a neighborhood and find someone hanging around their house. ask them if they would like to share your beers on their property.
The alleyway behind Costco
In a lot of places, if an establishment has a liquor licence, it is forbidden to drink your own alcohol you brought from outside. Technically you can't bring a beer back to your hotel room from anywhere but the hotel's own bar.
Alcohol laws are complicated.
I do this all the time. I’m in the US and I like to smoke cigarettes when I drink. Can’t smoke inside so I just find an outdoor area, usually near a smoker’s post, and just start drinking. No hotel staff have ever mentioned it to me in the dozen-or-so times I’ve done it. I usually stay out pretty late too. Around midnight. Disclaimers: IANAL and I’m sure I could be ticketed or even arrested depending on the state if an officer saw me doing this.
Here in Calgary AB, public consumption of alcohol is allowed in some parks.