When neither of them had any alcoholic drinks there was no problem. But when they'd had drinks and they locked themselves in their room, fights would erupt. But I can't tell you who was right or who was wrong because the door was always shut.

When they didn't drink, their lives together were better. When they drank it would ruin everything.

Yes, their problems were always when they drank.

[It denied as] ridiculous ... he does not take alcoholic drinks.

Понимаете, бутылка хорошего вина предусматривает хороший разговор. Люди сидят за столиком и разговаривают, и тут одно дополняет другое – без хорошего разговора вино не доставляет удовольствия. А американцы не любят и не умеют разговаривать. Вы заметили? Они никогда не засиживаются за столом. Им не о чем говорить. Они танцуют или играют в бридж. И предпочитают виски. Выпил три стопки – и сразу опьянел. Так что и разговаривать незачем. Да, да, да, сэры, американцы не пьют вина.

The ordinance says a bar is exempted, and a bar is someplace where the primary function is serving drinks. When the voters went to the polls, they knew that; and, in their minds, they knew what was a bar and what wasn't.