Melbourne, July 6 (ANI): The next time your husband turns up drunk at home but behaves as if he's not, just observe his speech and walk to make out whether he's lying or not.
Bureaucrats in Australia have drawn up an official list of 39 intoxication symptoms, so that pub owners can tell when patrons are drunk.
Among the 39 steps towards drunkenness are: "bumping into furniture", "sleeping at a bar or table" and "inability to find one's mouth with a glass".
The intoxication guidelines, drawn up by the New South Wales Office of Liquor and Gaming, were distributed to club and pub managers last week.
Number one on the list of 39 signs of intoxication is slurred words, followed by rambling or unintelligible conversation, reports News.com.au.
Bar staff are also urged to be on the lookout for patrons fumbling change, being rude, argumentative and aggressive, and those who cannot stand or who fall down.
Club patrons seen as "overly friendly" or exuberant could also soon find themselves shown the door, as will those who vomit.
If a patron fails to leave, managers have been advised to contact police in order to avoid being fined.
The department said the guidelines were drafted to help bar staff form a reasonable belief that a person is intoxicated. However, it warned that the list was neither exhaustive nor conclusive.
The 39 signs of drunkenness are:
1. Slurring words 2. Rambling or unintelligible conversation 3. Incoherent or muddled speech 4. Loss of train of thought 5. Not understanding normal conversation 6. Difficulty in paying attention 7. Unsteady on feet 8. Swaying uncontrollably 9. Staggering 10. Difficulty in walking straight 11. Cannot stand or falling down 12. Stumbling 13. Bumping into or knocking over furniture and people 14. Lack of co-ordination 15. Spilling drinks 16. Dropping drinks 17. Fumbling change 18. Difficulty counting money or paying 19. Difficulty opening doors 20. Inability to find one's mouth with a glass 21. Rudeness 22. Agression 23. Belligerent 24. Argumentative 25. Offensive 26. Bad tempered 27. Physically violent 28. Loud or boisterous 29. Confused 30. Disorderly 31. Exuberance 32. Using offensive language 33. Annoying or pestering others 34. Overly friendly 35. Loss of inhibition 36. Inappropriate sexual advances 37. Drowsiness or sleeping at a bar or table 38. Vomiting 39. Drinking rapidly (ANI)
