ArtificialRobot

November 21, 2010

"Socialising with alcohol is fun and we should not pretend otherwise. We also shouldn’t fool ourselves into thinking that young adults won’t eventually discover this and want to do it themselves. There is a reason why a taste for alcohol is not specific to a single demographic in society; why it is not something we ‘grow out of’ and why, no matter how many times the NHS warns of it detrimental effects, we won’t stop drinking the stuff. That’s because chatting with friends over a pint or a bottle of wine is an enjoyable cultural tradition: the fuel of conversation, intimacy and the exchange of ideas."

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Suzy Dean.

(via [The Awl]: bbook)

And…

“We should be encouraging young adults to drink sensibly, but to do this we need to be honest. We do regularly drink more than the government’s daily recommendation of two pints or glasses of wine and there’s nothing wrong with that. There’s also nothing wrong with a drink to unwind, relax and forget about our stressful day at work. More people need to stand up and say this in order to combat the moralising of anti-alcohol campaigners. We need to integrate young people into our drinking culture earlier, making sure that they learn how to drink rather than forcing them to first encounter alcohol in hiding on a park bench.”

Please go read the full story on The Independent here.

(via americandrink)

It always seemed like the kids who went most crazy and ended up vomitting all night in college (repeatedly, god knows most of us had our bad night) were the ones who had never been exposed to alcohol growing up. I feel like it’s all about a healthy view of alcohol and making it something that is to be enjoyed responsibly and in moderation, not something that is taboo. Making something taboo only makes kids want it more…for that matter the same could be said about sex.

(via americandrink)

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