It’s one of the evolutionary puzzles of our species. Why (oh why) do we do it, asks writer Rich Pelley
‘You are expected to bring an exaggerated laddish version of yourself, even if your laddishness is no larger than your big toe.’‘You are expected to bring an exaggerated laddish version of yourself, even if your laddishness is no larger than your big toe.’he last hurrah? A collective show to the world of anarchic solidarity? A time to take stock, to be joyful, to be maudlin – perhaps all three? What is it about the stag do? They are mainly awful.
Last week, eight British men were arrested on a stag do in Mallorca after a brawl with beach club staff who allegedly repeatedly asked them to stop throwing beer cans and rubbish into the sea. This was notable but not unusual. You might not be that drink-all-day, sleep-it-off-in-the-cells type of person, but the peer pressure may well be enough to make you behave like one. And you need antennae, the fine tuning of which will depend on the group. Working out who are the biggest alpha males among the blokes you don’t know is a vital survival skill. Of course, it might be you.‘I’ve found myself paintballing in a forest in Nottingham .’ Rich Pelley on a stag do.Then there are the expectations: it’s got to be absurd.
But it rarely is. As my brother’s best man, I led a trip to Dublin and organised daytime five-a-side football. The stag was made to dress as a leprechaun.
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