Ummm… I don’t know. Well, here in the UK, I can understand why people would invest their free time being silly or doing silly things that have nothing whatsoever to do with the real stuff, the intellectual talks and the intelligent gatherings. People here work like machines. Words would not be able to describe London round the clock; you have to take my word for it. I am not excusing or justifying the drinking culture here or stupidity in general, I am just saying that the way it is here in London forces one to retreat to a place in one’s mind where as little braincells as possible can/may be used. Manytimes I feel I am one of those people; set aside the fact that I am a research student, which alone is a huge commitment, life in London is very mecanical, fast and daunting. After those long hours of work/study, you want to be the stupidest you could be. This is my answer to your question. A point of view.