Ok, let's go. I'm Alberto from Italy. Now I'm in Ireland for my Phd, at Joarnstown (I hope it's right wirte), near to Belfast. It's my first travel completly alone. It's an new experience for me, very hard, very interesting. I have the opportunities to know new people and above all a new way to view the think. For instance, this evening i had a nice walk near to the sea, I lighted a sigarette, thought to the day and drunk a bier. Ok, it's all fine. But while I was coming back, I see a poster writing some like that "it's very offensive have alcholic drink in a public place. All offender could have a penalty up till 100 pounds".... WHAT!?!?!? WHY!?!?!??!! I drunk my bear very fast asking me why? So, in Italy, in the city where I live, Florence, there isn't laws like that, it's not important, because it's not so easy to meet people drunk and bothersome. May my mind too much closed to understand this way. Anyway I'm happy for that, I have learned another thing and now I wil don't drink anything alcholic in a public place, in Irlend. :D