'R' for Responsible

RSA. Responsible Service of Alcohol it stands for in theory. But does it really mean that there is going to be a Responsible service of alcohol by the bar staff? On too many occasions do i go out to clubs and pubs and see a lack of this. While the government is trying to prevent drunken behavior and the cost of medical fee's on ongoing health issues caused by excessive service and drinking alcohol. While i have done my RSA, i haven't got myself a job in bar work yet, so i probably don't fully understand how hard it must be to identify a drunken person and limit their drinks, but in theory it doesn't seem that hard. If you get the right training you shouldn't have too much issue identifying this. It almost seems that the 'R' stands for 'Ridiculous'. Many a time i have felt like im heading over the limit, even in quiet circumstances, yet the Bar Staff are more than willing to serve me an extra schooner. I suppose the underlying factor in all of this is money. If the owner can find a way to grab more money of consumers, they i suppose he/she can train their staff that way. I have only ever seen 4 or 5 people get kicked out for being too drunk only when they start a fight or make a ruckus, which leads me back to not serving a person for being too drunk. I think i have been only told off twice, and both times it has been by security, rather than the actual staff that employed exclusively by the pub/club. Not too long ago those who wanted to get a water to slow their drinking rate had to go up to the bar to get water. For me, it was another temptation to buy another drink. Nowadays, clubs like Northies and Fusions (both at cronulla) now have jugs of water on the bench, which is easily accessible and reduces the temptation of drinking more alcohol. While these clubs are leading the way, many other places are very slow in making this a regular occurrence. I like this move, as i said, it's leading the way and its putting 'Responsible' back into the RSA.
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