Intoxication and mankind have a long story. The main purpose of getting intoxicated is to " experience" the different state of mind. It could be said that intoxication gives a reprieve from day to day problems.(Finally, it becomes THE PROBLEM).
Moreover, intoxication level reflects the financial status. A rich man goes to a pub ( it includes woman) to flaunt his wealth and to unwind the tensions.
What about the middle class and low class they cannot be left behind. They go to nearby TASMAC shop. There are two places where one could see true" socialism". 1.TASMAC Shop. 2. CREMATORIUM. Here you won't see any inequality.
Intoxication have various levels. Its all depend upon your the size of your wallet. The intoxication goes both ascending and descending order. Can't understand @&%+-% i.e. The effect of intoxication. If a man is wealthy enough he could ( again I say, the phenomenon is not just restricted to man) " uncork" a bottle of champegne. Ultimately, he would attain the stage of drinking local "stuff"(arrack). Intoxication gives you a roller coaster shades of human life.
When I say intoxication I am not restricting to liquor consumption it goes beyond. Like petrol snuffing, adhesive snuffing, snake sting( don't get frightened that the snake stings are not life threatening) LSDs. In chennai, particularly, in coastal areas there is a drink called " sunda congee or dabba conjee". ( rice beer). For a guy who wishes to reach the " pinnacle" . He would start with any of these available stuffs.
Once you become a habitual drunkard. You simply attain " nirvana". The tipplers lying on the pavements remain unconcious and unmindful of their "exposure".This nirvana is different from buddha's nirvana. (After attaining the nirvana stage, a tippler is just one short of SAMADHI. No status, No self esteem, No Ego all these qualities are shunned to acquire a peg. The drunkard hang around the liquor shop doing some errands in order to have a "shared drink" or rumbling over the empty liquor bottles. These things are done to get the feeling " high".
