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Originally Posted by demonrail666
Just listening to the radio where a guy was saying how when he was in a restaurant in the US and ordered a second bottle of wine (he was dining with one other person) the waiter slipped him a card with the second bottle, giving information about the dangers of excessive drinking and a telephone number if he needed help. A question for the Americans on here: does his story sound believable to you, or is he more likely making it up? I've visited different parts of the states on a number of occasions and never had anything like that happen to me.
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Not unheard of for a restaurant to "cut off" someone who seems to be drinking too much, because the restaurant may be liable for the consequences. But I've never heard of a restaurant referring someone to a help line. And to do it on the second bottle of wine seems ridiculous.
I love America, but sometimes I think we're too willing to let people shed responsibility for their own behavior. Maybe restaurants should not be liable for customers' irresponsible behavior.