Discussion essay

THE "BOTELLON" ISSUE

It is a place where many young people are aged 15 and above meet to drink alcohol, smoke, take drugs at  weekends. In Granada this place is very popular;  it is located next to the highway and Hipercor.



On the one hand this idea is fine, as this is more controlled and young people do not drink in the rest of the city, and this place is usually controlled by the police, although there are always problems. But it is also a good idea, as the drinks in bars or nightclubs are very expensive.



But this place is always very dirty especially when the spring festival, to which thousands of people attend there are also many children who are not supposed to drink and police do not fine very often.


I think it is a very problematic issue, as  you can only find people drinking, smoking, taking drugs or people in fights.
But most of the time it is OK.

The ‘Botellon’ issue

A place much visited in Granada is the 'botellódromo' ("bottle track") . It is a place frequented by people of all ages where you can go drinking. People usually go botellón (Spanish for "big bottle") first and then go to discos.

 Botellon suits  stores because it increases demand. People usually come there either because they use drugs or are just having fun with friends. The police come as well because people gather to drink at a particular site.

It also has its downside because there is less demand for alcohol in pubs and bars. People consume drugs and alcohol, so fights and arguments are quite usual too. At the end, the botellódromo ends up torn and dirty.

In my opinion the 'botellodromo' is a bad place and too frequently visited by young people where they consume drugs and fight all weekends.