epepper9 said:
That reminds me of this really foul wine over here 'passion pop' (haven't tasted it, but it smells sickly sweet) and costs $2 for 1.5Litres or something and I overheard some people my age (About 15) saying "hey mad there's this passion pop, we can get like 10 each and totally get pissed!". It's pretty sad really.. They don't even care about the flavour anymore
So in general, that statement is true, though there are responsible ones. I have never had a drink myself though, just occasional tastes..
It's foul. Leave it well alone.
But seriously, have a drink every now and then, it's not going to kill you or anybody else if you have a beer or a wine or two. In fact, doctors recommend a glass of red wine a day saying that it's good for you. A glass of wine a day is not going to kill you.
As for the people saying "I don't drink cause I'm supposed to stay in control" do you really lack the eency bit of self control that you simply cannot allow a glass of wine to pass you lips for fear that somehow "The Devil" will possess you and make you do horrible things?
I drink fairly regularly, not heavily, usually a max of three or four drinks total in a session at the pub (I'm a big guy) and never drive after more than one drink. Most of the time I'll have one glass of wine or less often, a beer at night after dinner.
I have neither the cash nor the inclination to drink to excess but see the occasional drink as totally harmless - certainly not evil as the US would have me believe.
Back when I was underage I didn't really go to parties (bit of a loner in my teenage years - much better to be out of the home and at uni) but always had a drink at dinner. My folks taught me about wine, how it tastes, how to drink it etc. and introduced me to spirits and liqueurs as after-dinner drinks. It gave me an appreciation of alcohol rather than give it a air of the forbidden.
Alcohol is a part of our society - since they figured out how to make it it has permeated out civilisation and it always will do so no matter what people try to do.
IT IS UP TO PARENTS TO EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN
Yes, keep an age limit on alcohol, 18 is perfect. But stop the whole "drinking is evil, mmkay" attitude and you will dry up most of the mystique held by kids towards it. If society treats responsible alcohol consumption as something ho-hum rather than something to be kept to darkened alleys and smokey bars the less kids will be willing to risk a lot to get to it.
Yeah, it's long and rambley but I don't care. I was just sick of the whole "Don't drink, it's bad" attitude.
Drink, just don't get drunk. Very easy to do.
