Can drinking make people happier?

Can drinking make people happier?

Ian Malcolm (Bartender) gives expert video advice on: How is a bartender's perspective on happiness unique?; Why do so many people seek happiness in bars?; In your line of work, do you see more happy people or unhappy people? and more...

I do not think drinking, in and of itself, makes people happier. I do not think by taking a shot of Jameson, you are going to suddenly be a happy person. It is not going to happen. I think that drinking in the best possible world can help. It can help. It can also hurt. A lot. Because alcohol lets your boundaries down at first and then it makes you stupid later. In the short term, can it take away the stresses of your daily life? Yes. It can make you forget the things you do not want to think about, the things you have not done, the things you should be doing, the things that are making you unhappy. So in the short term it can make you - I do not call it happy, I call it giddy because it is an ignorance of life.