Recent study revealed that the pressure of being perfect and flawless at the workplace is responsible for increasing popularity of binge-drinking culture despite the government warning to limit number of drinks.
Research team led by Dutch-born Professor Anna van Wersch in the Teesside University analyzed data collected from interview of 32 men and women living in north east England aged 22 to 58. Most interviewees believed that binge-drinking helps them to revitalize for the working days.
Prof van Wersch said: "People in England are more high achievers than the Dutch. The quality of their work has to be perfect and their performance is much higher. "
Cologne, Germany - Carnival celebrations in Germany have been marred by brawls, police said Friday as the festivities shifted into high gear in a band of cities along the Rhine valley.
The annual celebrations are set to reach a climax on Monday with nationally televised parades of papier-mache floats through the streets of Dusseldorf, Cologne, Mainz and other towns.
Rio de Janeiro - Three days before its "official" beginning, the world-famous Brazilian Carnival started Thursday in the historic city of Salvador, in the northeatern state of Bahia.
According to municipal tourism body Salvatur, over 650,000 tourists were expected in the city for the event, where hotels showed an occupancy rate of over 90 per cent.
Rio de Janeiro - Young foreign tourists who travelled to Brazil for the world-famous Rio de Janeiro Carnival were facing an unexpected threat Thursday: the raids of criminal gangs on youth hostels in the city.
In just 24 hours, police investigated two such raids, affecting at least 50 tourists, most of them foreigners.
Cologne, Germany - In the 1950s, people met to watch television in so-called TV parlours. Now, a young Cologne man says he has founded the first cinema living room.
The Ivory Tower living room cinema fills the void between the cinema and a DVD at home, said founder Markus Altmeyer. The room, which seats up to 30 people, is decorated like a cinema with film posters on the walls, but guests sit on sofas and living room chairs as opposed to cinema seats.
Cologne, Germany - Carnival celebrations in Germany have been marred by brawls, police said Friday as the festivities shifted into high gear in a band of cities along the Rhine valley.
Rio de Janeiro - Three days before its "official" beginning, the world-famous Brazilian Carnival started Thursday in the historic city of Salvador, in the northeatern state of Bahia.
Rio de Janeiro - Young foreign tourists who travelled to Brazil for the world-famous Rio de Janeiro Carnival were facing an unexpected threat Thursday: the raids of criminal gangs on youth hostels in the city.
London, Feb 19: White wine
