POPPIN OUT FOR A PINT
Nice boozers become like Mary
BOOZERS can be split into four types of drunken personalities, say experts.
They reckon after a tipple revellers are either a Hemingway, a Nutty Professor, a Mary Poppins or a Mr Hyde.
Hemingways are said to be the lucky ones whose behaviour only changes slightly after booze.
Nutty Professors are the opposite, changing dramatically from a shy person when sober to a loud and confident type when on the sauce, just like in the Disney films.
The group personified by children’s nanny Mary Poppins have her same sweet traits when drunk, keeping their friendly nature until the small hours.
Some 15% of drinkers managed to pull this off, as the researchers explain: “The Mary Poppins group of drinkers essentially captures the sweet, responsible drinkers who experience fewer alcoholrelated problems.”
The others are Hydes, who are named after the sinister alter-ego of Dr Jekyll.
These 23% of boozers showed large reductions in both conscientiousness and intellect as well as becoming increasingly nasty.
More women than men were inclined to show Mr Hyde behaviour when out on the town.
The research team, from the University of MissouriColumbia, added: “Individuals in this group also incur acute harm from their drinking, for example experiencing a memory blackout or being arrested because of drunken behaviour.”