From our coffee addiction to a weekend pub tradition, some of the simple pleasures many Australians have taken for granted now feel like luxuries. But if patrons can no longer afford to visit the pubs and cafes we love, there may be something bigger at stake.
100% this. Property prices and business rents have destroyed the good life.
My childhood suburb had nearly 30 pubs and bars when I was 18. Nowadays, half the pubs have been bulldozed and overpriced apartments take their place.
Sad thing is with the size of apartments now, we need pub spaces to share with mates more than ever.
My crew stopped going to pubs due to prices. We now play video games while drinking at home. What cheaper and zero risk of DUI!
Scratches that itch well enough IMHO
Drinking out is now a luxury and I am not willing to feed the parasites with my shit habits