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RMadd · 11-10-2005, 01:46 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by aussiecreeder) i think a better solution is to change the drinking culture. the problem with societies like ours is really the only time we drink is to get flat off our faces. now people can have a good time and get drunk, not a problem at all but if every time you have a drink you are off your face there is a problem. the european culture has people drinking with their meals all the time and people don't get drunk every meal obviously. heck in holland you can soft drugs legally and the rate of problems arising from that is lower than where its prohibited like australia.

that'd be a hard thing to do, change the drinking culture. you'd prolly have to start out by banning colleges in general. and maybe high schools, too lol. IMO, alot of the responsibility is the parents', at least in raising the kids. My parents were fairly strict and I didn't dare drink in high school (even tho they said, if you ever go to a party and need a ride but can't get one, don't hesitate to give us a call... we'd rather you did that than be afraid of us punishing you and wind up dead or seriously injured) and really haven't had much of a desire to do so in college either (particularly this semester, which is ironic b/c I just turned 21 a month+ ago). unfortunately, people seem to like the carefree qualities which alcohol instills and won't easily give it up.

11-10-2005, 01:46 AM	#9
RMadd USER INFO » Status: Found The Real Posts: 10,546 Joined: Aug 2003 Currently: Offline	Quote: (Originally Posted by aussiecreeder) i think a better solution is to change the drinking culture. the problem with societies like ours is really the only time we drink is to get flat off our faces. now people can have a good time and get drunk, not a problem at all but if every time you have a drink you are off your face there is a problem. the european culture has people drinking with their meals all the time and people don't get drunk every meal obviously. heck in holland you can soft drugs legally and the rate of problems arising from that is lower than where its prohibited like australia. that'd be a hard thing to do, change the drinking culture. you'd prolly have to start out by banning colleges in general. and maybe high schools, too lol. IMO, alot of the responsibility is the parents', at least in raising the kids. My parents were fairly strict and I didn't dare drink in high school (even tho they said, if you ever go to a party and need a ride but can't get one, don't hesitate to give us a call... we'd rather you did that than be afraid of us punishing you and wind up dead or seriously injured) and really haven't had much of a desire to do so in college either (particularly this semester, which is ironic b/c I just turned 21 a month+ ago). unfortunately, people seem to like the carefree qualities which alcohol instills and won't easily give it up. __________________