Except these laws have shit all to do with "they took our jerb" conservatives.Just package it in a "No Shaira law" bill, and trick all the jeebus lovers to vote for it.
The liquor stores here are always closed when I really want liquor.
Over in Garrett you still can't buy alcohol for the most part on Sundays, though I think they did make a change recently that you could purchase alcohol with a meal at restaurants between 1-10pm?I think blue laws vary by county here in Maryland, too. I remember years ago when I worked in restaurants, in P.G County were weren't allowed to sell alcohol before noon on Sundays. We'd get people coming in at 10:00 or 11:00am and trying to order bloody marys and other brunch-style drinks and they'd get pissed off all the time when told they had to wait until noon. As far as I know it's still like that.
There is all kinds of odd/pointless social stigma shit but no one does anything about it. Alcoholism is downright prolific in Japan so I don't think it's seen as that odd. Plus, I was always walking around with friends. My point is that there's no actual retarded legislation against it. It's fantastic, and those little shops thrive. If we had that kind of stuff in the states I'd be hitting it up all the time.Don't you have to go out drinking with your workmates in Japan otherwise people will think you are weird or something?