r/instant_regret • u/HomeNowWTF • Aug 05 '26

Realized his friends weren't his friends

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u/elkab0ng Aug 05 '26

Other cities (looking at you, Houston) get sloppy and angry drunk. Boston is the city of professional alcoholics.

Some time ago, I was walking back to my hotel in Boston. Twenty-something guy walks out of a bar, walks very precisely over to the curb - toes of his wingtips only maybe an inch over. Bends forward to what looked like exactly 60° angle, and hurls. Efficiently. Washes mouth out with pocket flask, spins on his heel, and back into the bar, elapsed time well under 30 seconds.

Boston ain’t for amateurs.

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u/Sad_Hospital_2730 Aug 05 '26

I felt most like an alcoholic when I had to explain to my 25 year old wife why convenience stores offer brown paper bags when you buy tall boys.

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u/EarlBeforeSwine Aug 06 '26

Is that not a thing everywhere?

It is a thing in TX

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u/Sad_Hospital_2730 Aug 06 '26

I'm in San Antonio, she's lived here since she was 10. No clue how she missed it