Underage Drinking

[NarEkoO]

speaking of dirnking. http://www.coorslight.com/beergame/

motherxxxxers, if someone was REALLY drunk, taht xxxx would littery xxxx them in the ass.

[thedebutante]

Some people are too shy to dance when they're sober.

[SagGal]

You know what's funny? When people say that they drink a lot to get drunk and have a LOT of fun. Sad thing is, they don't remember what they did that was FUN and all they get after is a hangover.

I was shocked to hear that most of them said that their parents didnt know and that they wouldnt tell them. I'm sure that in reality their parents assume that their kids are drinking in college, but the fact that they had never told their parents really shocked me.

Because parents can be clueless about their kid's actions, I'm not surprised at them not knowing that their kids drink. Or if their parents do know/assume, they (parents) just don't want to get involved in their kids' lives. A lot of American families think that once the child is 18, he/she is able to make his/her own decisions. Especially as the kids go away to college and all.


Now, how many of you drank alcohol before turning 21? :-)

[gevo]

I only drink during social events,, it does losen things up a little.. but NEVER have i been anywhere near drunk outside of my house.. ihave however found comfort in the home and with my family and stuff and drank till i was drunk.. it feels good when you dont go crazy on it.. i dont get sick or throw up.. and my hangovers (not very many) are none existant... i also drink once in a while (wine again, hommade) to go to sleep and sleep better.. ... as for those who lie and drink and crap.. oh well.. what else do you think they would do to proov how so significantly COOL they are compared to the next jackass that thinks that way...

[GSTracer05]

I drink socially. I have been drunk before (many times). I have thrown up once (remember, drink beverages containing vodka before you have 5 beers, not the other way around...it hits like a sledgehammer). I drank when I was under 21. Just in the last Vegas trip, i had over 15 shots of Patron Tequilla in one evening. No I dont have hang-overs. My parents dont care if I drink/get drunk, as long as I'm not driving and not dying from alcohol poisoning.

It all has to do with self-control, knowing your limits, etc. It also has to do with how you behave yourself when you are intoxicated. Some people can drink and still maintain themselves in a proper manner while others become obnoxious idiots to dangerous individuals. Sitting here and analyzing underage drinking is pointless.

The only thing I am strongly against is guys who get girls drunk for "other" purposes. Much like at your average frat party.

[NarEkoO]

Some people are too shy to dance when they're sober.

not me...at an armenian party...drunk or sober...I'm dancing the whole night through.

[GSTracer05]

At an Armenian party, I'd HAVE to be drunk or at least have a niiice buzz to be dancing.

[loseyourname]

I never understood drinking either. You....consume something that tastes like sh*t so you can act like a retard?

If that's the reasoning behind it, I suppose it would make no sense, but there are many people out there who actually like the taste of certain beverages and like the feel of a decent buzz who never act like idiots. Where do you live? Joliet? I'm getting the impression from your posts that your region must have the lowest collective IQ of any place in the world if it's really the way you describe it.

Most people behave like idiots even with just the "light buzz" that the "good" drinkers stop at. If you're not even interested in at least achieving a buzz, then you're not drinking alcohol for the effects of it. So that leaves us with drinking for the taste of it, but that's just ridiculous seeing as to how any alcoholic beverage tastes like vomit.

If you mean most 15 year-olds, you might be right about them behaving like idiots with only a slight buzz. As far as taste is concerned, I actually do like the taste of a good red wine or unfiltered hefeweizen or stout. I also like the way things slow down a bit after a couple of drinks. Mind you, I've really never been drunk, but the loss of stress and tension that comes after a moderate amount of alcohol is similar to the effects of a muscle relaxer and has proven health benefits.

[Sip]

I... Just in the last Vegas trip, i had over 15 shots of Patron Tequilla in one evening. ...

See, that almost sounds like you are bragging! And I hear this all the time among armenians ... I had this many vodka shots, that many I don't know what elses and I didn't feel it at all or I didn't throw up or I didn't have a hang over etc etc etc

As if that is a test of some admirable quality?

[ckBejug]

Now, how many of you drank alcohol before turning 21? :-)

I started university when I was 17, and I drank at frat parties and parties at my apartment. I liked the buzz I got from drinking and the drinks tasted good, mixed drinks usually do. I'm pretty sure my parents knew I would drink at parties, but since they trusted me (obviously, after letting me move out when I was 17) it was no problem. Like loser said, it's nice to be able to relax with alcohol and since we almost always went to parties after our midterms (which are pretty much every other week for bio majors) it was great to forget about the test we just took. Funny thing is, I haven't been anywhere near even slightly buzzed since I turned 21. I've had maybe four or five drinks, literally, in the last year and a half. Of course, I don't go to parties as often as I did in college, but even when I go to a bar or to parties, I don't much feel like drinking anymore. The one, and only, time I got completely messed up was when we were at a party with some friends and the guy who took us, a friend who lived across the hall, made us drinks with everclear, and we didn't realize how strong it was until we had the whole cup full, fast. The room was literally bouncing around by the time I realized how much alcohol was in my drink. Of course, the guy got his for being so dumb because the girl who went with me threw up all over his M3. lol. Luckily I hadn't eaten right before we went out so other than the bouncing room, I was ok.