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eschew

2024-08-10 15:24:19 | Reading - local
GenZ don't drink alcohol. They don't have greasy foods. They choose healthier options. Older generations line on queue of ramen and donuts shops.

Smoothies and vegan food are the new pre-flight pint for UK holidaymakers
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/10/uk-travellers-airport-pints-smoothies-vegan-food

This article contains good expressions for writing, speaking, and drinking (in the UK).
e.g. [quote]Sales of alcohol-free drinks are up, but plenty of British tourists are still keen on the ritual of a pre-holiday beer.[unquote]
[quote]We’re going on holiday and there’s going to be a lot of drinking there, so we just didn’t want to get too tipsy.[unquote]

gut health - it's like sort of '腸活' words - gut health shots / gut shots
third-degree sunburn / third-degree [Collins]Third-degree burns are very severe, destroying tissue under the skin.
overindulge
all-inclusive
[quote]A breakfast pint at the airport is as much a part of the typical British holiday as third-degree sunburn and overindulging on the all-inclusive.[unquote]
eschew [Collins]If you eschew something, you deliberately avoid doing it or becoming involved in it.
'selfie-conscious' - google doesn't show the result of this word. It's not self-conscious.
tipple (BR) [Collins]A person's tipple is the alcoholic drink that they usually drink.
tipsy [Collins]If someone is tipsy, they are slightly drunk.
sugar crash
turn the tide [quote]It’s almost like that turning the tide with cigarettes
dead (BR) [quote]it’s dead easy to get something healthy, whereas not that long ago it was pizza and chips[unquote]
bland [quote]People don’t want a bland or overly boozy experience
odd [Collins] You use odd after a number to indicate that it is only approximate. [quote]had stuck to the same holiday routine for 20-odd years
smellies [Collins]pleasant-smelling products such as perfumes, body lotions, bath salts, etc

I tried draught Heineken 0.0 at airport lounges. I like them.
[note to self] Non-Schengen lounge 52 : staff serve alcohol / Schengen lounge 25 : self-service

[BR] draught beer [AM]draft beer

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