Glass bottles should be banned from public events.

[*ryan777*]

I found this good article, I learnt quiet a bit from it just now.

http://www.peele.net/lib/sociocul.html#vi

How Chinese children are introduced to drinking:
While drinking was socially sanctioned, becoming drunk was not. The individual who lost control of himself under the influence of liquor was ridiculed and, if he persisted in his defection, ostracized

How Italian youth, as distinct from American youth, are taught to drink:
"Italians, like Jews, are a group whose members tend to drink and to have low rates of alcohol problems. The attitudes and behaviors of Italians in the United States are a reflection of those in Italy, where children are introduced to alcohol as part of their regular family life and learn to drink moderate amounts while still young. In both countries, alcohol is commonly drunk with meals and is considered a natural and normal food.
People are not pressured to drink, and abstention does not offend others; drinking reflects sociability and social cohesion rather than a means to achieve them

In Australia
It's clear that heavy drinking was an established cultural norm transported to Australia along with other Anglo-Celtic cultural baggage. At the time of colonisation of Australia, it was the norm in Europe to drink heavily. It was the time of the gin epidemics which were devastating communities in Britain. Alcohol in Europe had long served as a food and source of nutrition as the diets of the time were very restricted and there wasn't a lot else to choose from. In some 19th century cities alcohol was also seen as a real alternative to water, or to anything that was water-based, because of problems of pollution. All these different factors led to traditions of heavy drinking being brought to Australia on the first fleets. Once in Australia, these heavy drinking traditions contributed significantly to the destruction of Indigenous culture.

http://www.dulwichcentre.com.au/alcohol-in-australia.html

i can see how this culture helps avoid binge drinking and its related crime, i think one problem in some western society is that we are denied it so much that as soon as ppl turn 18 they just cant hold back and end up going way to far

[Albeno69]

I found this good article, I learnt quiet a bit from it just now.

http://www.peele.net/lib/sociocul.html#vi

How Chinese children are introduced to drinking:
While drinking was socially sanctioned, becoming drunk was not. The individual who lost control of himself under the influence of liquor was ridiculed and, if he persisted in his defection, ostracized

How Italian youth, as distinct from American youth, are taught to drink:
"Italians, like Jews, are a group whose members tend to drink and to have low rates of alcohol problems. The attitudes and behaviors of Italians in the United States are a reflection of those in Italy, where children are introduced to alcohol as part of their regular family life and learn to drink moderate amounts while still young. In both countries, alcohol is commonly drunk with meals and is considered a natural and normal food.
People are not pressured to drink, and abstention does not offend others; drinking reflects sociability and social cohesion rather than a means to achieve them

In Australia
It's clear that heavy drinking was an established cultural norm transported to Australia along with other Anglo-Celtic cultural baggage. At the time of colonisation of Australia, it was the norm in Europe to drink heavily. It was the time of the gin epidemics which were devastating communities in Britain. Alcohol in Europe had long served as a food and source of nutrition as the diets of the time were very restricted and there wasn't a lot else to choose from. In some 19th century cities alcohol was also seen as a real alternative to water, or to anything that was water-based, because of problems of pollution. All these different factors led to traditions of heavy drinking being brought to Australia on the first fleets. Once in Australia, these heavy drinking traditions contributed significantly to the destruction of Indigenous culture.

http://www.dulwichcentre.com.au/alcohol-in-australia.html

i can see how this culture helps avoid binge drinking and its related crime, i think one problem in some western society is that we are denied it so much that as soon as ppl turn 18 they just cant hold back and end up going way to far

yea aggree this happens so oftern ppl I know and try not to assicote with go most weekends drinking and partying in the city mainly getting smashed. Also the way acessability to fake ids is so easy these days or youths.

[*ryan777*]

i cant see how so many ppl actually get that "smashed", i swear the more alcohol u drink the worse it tastes lol

[humph]

i cant see how so many ppl actually get that "smashed", i swear the more alcohol u drink the worse it tastes lol

Nah, other way around. I've been so drunk before that I actually thought VB tasted good

[*ryan777*]

i cant see how so many ppl actually get that "smashed", i swear the more alcohol u drink the worse it tastes lol

Nah, other way around. I've been so drunk before that I actually thought VB tasted good

LOL, i guess id need to b pissed off my face b4 i even wanted to go near that sh*t again