Rheinbund
Established Nation
Updated for Eiffelland-Retalia
Legal status of alcohol: Legal. The sale of alcohol is restricted to supermarkets (only the sale of beer and wine allowed), dedicated beer shops (only beer), dedicated wine shops (only wine), liquor stores (beer, wine and liquors) and of course in hotels, restaurants, cafés, pubs and night clubs (beer, wine and liquors).
It has to be mentioned that Continental Eiffellandians, Rügeners and Helgolanders generally frown upon getting drunk. Getting drunk is OK when you are between 18 and 30 years old, but after your 30th birthday you loose your face and dignity when getting drunk. But also before 30 years of age, Eiffellandians tend to not drink very much, because they generally don't like to loose control. As a result, Continental Eiffellandians, Helgolanders and Rügeners are generally not really alcohol-resistant. Retalians are more relaxed about getting drunk.
There is also a special situation regarding alcohol during the Lenten season (the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter). During that period, Continental Eiffellandians, Rügeners and Helgolanders only drink alcohol on Sundays, when they do not have to fast. From Monday to Saturday, bars, pubs, cafés, restaurants, hotels and clubs don't serve alcohol. This is not an issue in Retalia.
The bars, pubs, cafés and clubs in Köln have a tradition to usher in the Sunday during the Lenten season: The bartenders already accept orders for alcoholic beverages five minutes before midnight, so that everyone who wishes so has something alcoholic at midnight. Then at midnight, everybody yells “Happy Sunday”, toasts with each other and takes a nip of their beverages.
Legal drinking age: 12 years for beer and wine in presence of the parents; 16 for beer and wine without presence of the parents; 18 years for liquors.
Average price of beverage per litre (supermarkets, beer shops, wine shops, liquor stores) (€M) (1 Euromark = 1 RL US Dollar): €M 0.50 to €M 2.00 per 0.33 litre bottle or can for beer (depending on the quality); €M 4.50 to > €M 100.00 per 0.75 litre bottle for wine (depending on the quality); €M 25.00 to > €M 200.00 per 0.75 litre bottle for liquors (depending on the quality; especially high quality Gunnish whiskys can be very expensive).
It is forbidden to make special offerings with alcoholic beverages.
Average price of beverage per litre (bars, pubs, cafés, restaurants, hotels and clubs) (€M) (1 Euromark = 1 RL US Dollar): €M 2.00 to €M 4.00 per 0.3 litre glass for beer (depending on the quality); €M 2.50 to > €M 15.00 per 0.15 litre glass for wine (depending on the quality); €M 3.00 to > €M 10.00 per glass for liquors (depending on the quality).
It is forbidden to organise happy hours (e.g. two for the price of one).
Estimated % of population who have tried alcohol: 80%
Estimated % of population who drink regularly: 75%, when one beer or wine at Friday night to start the weekend and one or two glasses of wine during dinners with friends or at the restaurant are considered regular.
Most popular alcoholic beverages: Beer and wine. Silas Keith's whisky and Alexander Gunn's whisky are quite popular as well, but not as popular as beer or wine.
Legal status of drugs: Illegal, and severely prosecuted against. Drug dealing is punished as attempt to murder; drug possession is punished with large fines. The government is going to work on a proposal to legalise hash and marihuana.
Average price of substance per gram (€M): Unknown.
Estimated % of population who have tried drugs: 10%.
Estimated % of population who use drugs regularly: < 1%
Most popular recreational drugs: Hash, marihuana, blud.
Legal status of prostitution: Legal. Minimum age of prostituants is 18 years.
Legal status of homosexuality: Legal everywhere in the country. The prohibition of homosexual intercourse in Helgoland was lifted in 2019 to stimulate tourism. Tolerance towards homosexuality is generally high in the cities with 100,000 inhabitants and more, quite low in rural areas and in Rügen, and almost absent in Helgoland (although the situation is starting to improve).
Legal status of bestiality: Not specifically prosecuted, but procecuted as animal cruelty.
Legal status of divorce: Legal.
Legal status of extra-marital or pre-marital sex: Legal.
Age of consent: 16 years in Retalia and Continental Eiffelland; 16 for straight sex and 18 for gay sex in Rügen and Helgoland, as well as all the islands ruled from Rügen or Helgoland.
Average daily wage of a sex worker (€M): €M 200.
Estimated % of population who have used prostitutes: 30%
Legal age of purchase for tobacco: 18.
Restrictions on sale (e.g. is advertising banned or must they be hidden or sold in specialist stores with a license?): Advertising forbidden. Supermarkets, magazine shops, gas stations, shops dedicated to tobacco, pubs, bars, cafés, restaurants, hotels and clubs are allowed to sell tobacco. Packages are all uniform: 30% of the surface is reserved for scary pictures about what smoking can do to you, 30% of the surface is reserved for warning texts and telephone numbers of help lines for quitting smoking, 10% may be used for the brand name, and the remainder is coloured in a very ugly mixture of brown and green.
Restrictions on smoking: Smoking is only allowed in the open air (minimally 10 meters from building entrances), specially dedicated smoking rooms, private houses and private cars. Of course smoking is not allowed outdoors, either, when in a fire-risky situation, or at fuel-stations (especially not while filling the fuel tank of a car); safety regulations are very stringent and very strict in Eiffelland-Retalia.
Average price in Euromarks (€M) for a 20-pack of cigarettes or 20 grams of tobacco: €M 10.00.
Legal status of alcohol: Legal. The sale of alcohol is restricted to supermarkets (only the sale of beer and wine allowed), dedicated beer shops (only beer), dedicated wine shops (only wine), liquor stores (beer, wine and liquors) and of course in hotels, restaurants, cafés, pubs and night clubs (beer, wine and liquors).
It has to be mentioned that Continental Eiffellandians, Rügeners and Helgolanders generally frown upon getting drunk. Getting drunk is OK when you are between 18 and 30 years old, but after your 30th birthday you loose your face and dignity when getting drunk. But also before 30 years of age, Eiffellandians tend to not drink very much, because they generally don't like to loose control. As a result, Continental Eiffellandians, Helgolanders and Rügeners are generally not really alcohol-resistant. Retalians are more relaxed about getting drunk.
There is also a special situation regarding alcohol during the Lenten season (the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter). During that period, Continental Eiffellandians, Rügeners and Helgolanders only drink alcohol on Sundays, when they do not have to fast. From Monday to Saturday, bars, pubs, cafés, restaurants, hotels and clubs don't serve alcohol. This is not an issue in Retalia.
The bars, pubs, cafés and clubs in Köln have a tradition to usher in the Sunday during the Lenten season: The bartenders already accept orders for alcoholic beverages five minutes before midnight, so that everyone who wishes so has something alcoholic at midnight. Then at midnight, everybody yells “Happy Sunday”, toasts with each other and takes a nip of their beverages.
Legal drinking age: 12 years for beer and wine in presence of the parents; 16 for beer and wine without presence of the parents; 18 years for liquors.
Average price of beverage per litre (supermarkets, beer shops, wine shops, liquor stores) (€M) (1 Euromark = 1 RL US Dollar): €M 0.50 to €M 2.00 per 0.33 litre bottle or can for beer (depending on the quality); €M 4.50 to > €M 100.00 per 0.75 litre bottle for wine (depending on the quality); €M 25.00 to > €M 200.00 per 0.75 litre bottle for liquors (depending on the quality; especially high quality Gunnish whiskys can be very expensive).
It is forbidden to make special offerings with alcoholic beverages.
Average price of beverage per litre (bars, pubs, cafés, restaurants, hotels and clubs) (€M) (1 Euromark = 1 RL US Dollar): €M 2.00 to €M 4.00 per 0.3 litre glass for beer (depending on the quality); €M 2.50 to > €M 15.00 per 0.15 litre glass for wine (depending on the quality); €M 3.00 to > €M 10.00 per glass for liquors (depending on the quality).
It is forbidden to organise happy hours (e.g. two for the price of one).
Estimated % of population who have tried alcohol: 80%
Estimated % of population who drink regularly: 75%, when one beer or wine at Friday night to start the weekend and one or two glasses of wine during dinners with friends or at the restaurant are considered regular.
Most popular alcoholic beverages: Beer and wine. Silas Keith's whisky and Alexander Gunn's whisky are quite popular as well, but not as popular as beer or wine.
Legal status of drugs: Illegal, and severely prosecuted against. Drug dealing is punished as attempt to murder; drug possession is punished with large fines. The government is going to work on a proposal to legalise hash and marihuana.
Average price of substance per gram (€M): Unknown.
Estimated % of population who have tried drugs: 10%.
Estimated % of population who use drugs regularly: < 1%
Most popular recreational drugs: Hash, marihuana, blud.
Legal status of prostitution: Legal. Minimum age of prostituants is 18 years.
Legal status of homosexuality: Legal everywhere in the country. The prohibition of homosexual intercourse in Helgoland was lifted in 2019 to stimulate tourism. Tolerance towards homosexuality is generally high in the cities with 100,000 inhabitants and more, quite low in rural areas and in Rügen, and almost absent in Helgoland (although the situation is starting to improve).
Legal status of bestiality: Not specifically prosecuted, but procecuted as animal cruelty.
Legal status of divorce: Legal.
Legal status of extra-marital or pre-marital sex: Legal.
Age of consent: 16 years in Retalia and Continental Eiffelland; 16 for straight sex and 18 for gay sex in Rügen and Helgoland, as well as all the islands ruled from Rügen or Helgoland.
Average daily wage of a sex worker (€M): €M 200.
Estimated % of population who have used prostitutes: 30%
Legal age of purchase for tobacco: 18.
Restrictions on sale (e.g. is advertising banned or must they be hidden or sold in specialist stores with a license?): Advertising forbidden. Supermarkets, magazine shops, gas stations, shops dedicated to tobacco, pubs, bars, cafés, restaurants, hotels and clubs are allowed to sell tobacco. Packages are all uniform: 30% of the surface is reserved for scary pictures about what smoking can do to you, 30% of the surface is reserved for warning texts and telephone numbers of help lines for quitting smoking, 10% may be used for the brand name, and the remainder is coloured in a very ugly mixture of brown and green.
Restrictions on smoking: Smoking is only allowed in the open air (minimally 10 meters from building entrances), specially dedicated smoking rooms, private houses and private cars. Of course smoking is not allowed outdoors, either, when in a fire-risky situation, or at fuel-stations (especially not while filling the fuel tank of a car); safety regulations are very stringent and very strict in Eiffelland-Retalia.
Average price in Euromarks (€M) for a 20-pack of cigarettes or 20 grams of tobacco: €M 10.00.
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