<p>Recently I've noticed a ton of threads in the various college forums vis-a-vis the serious amount of drinking that goes on in college. I've noticed most CCers seem to be pretty averse to drinking in all forms.</p>
<p>I'm not here to preach, I'm not here to tell you to act one way or another; those are things I am against. But what I am telling you is that those of us who do choose to imbibe firewater do not care whether you do or not. What we don't like are people who are prejudiced against drinkers, those of you who seem to think that you are "too good" to drink. Basically, what we take that to mean is that you are either "too scared" or "too moralistic" to drink.</p>
<p>Again, I'm not here to advise you one way or another. It's fine if you don't drink, we don't care nor will anyone at college, and really you shouldn't care whether we care. But what really gets on my nerves are people who think that drinkers are all huge wastes of space. In fact, it's possible to drink responsibly, to drink safely, and to drink in moderation. Though I'll admit that some of the fun in drinking comes from breaking these rules once in a while, they don't have to be broken.</p>
<p>Another thing I think is crucial to remember is that when your parents were our age, the drinking age was 18. Drinking laws are relative from country to country; they were set at 21 here because MADD as a lobbying group had more power than 18-21 year olds in Washington. All I'm trying to say here is this: make your own choices. Be your own person. Try new things, in moderation. And above all, don't stereotype people based on one behavior they have.</p>
<p>dude someone on CC just died a couple of days ago for exactly the point you're "arguing" . . . its a fact, alcohol is bad for you. no one's sterotyping you .. except for post #2</p>
<p>sarorah, no one's ever died from drinking IN MODERATION. And, there are plenty of studies showing that a drink a day prevents heart disease. Your "facts" have been gotten by too many hours in DARE class.</p>
<p>I think this board is generally full of people who weren't particularly social in high school and closed-minded/ignorant with regard to drinking and drinkers. Notice, I say generally, so don't all get on my case. But, quite frankly, most people here seem like the stereotypical AP kids. Normally, people don't react so adversely to the mention of booze.</p>
<p>woah now. I'm not trying to argue, it is a fact, alcohol is bad, and someone really did die, and he DID drink in moderation. Maybe it depends on the type of person you are, in terms of how much you can handle .. I'm not lying, would you like me to post the thread? Hey i mean, i have NO problem if you drink, none at all, and hey listen, if you want to drink in moderation, go ahead. Really, if someone wants to do something, why should I argue with them . . </p>
<p>Plus, the studies are true, but it does this because it eliminates free radicals by providing antioxidants. You can get even more antioxidants and prevention of free radicals by drinking pomegranite juice.</p>
<p>Like a lot of things, it has its consequences, but I really don't look down on anyone who drinks,</p>
<p>To the OP: You should post this in the College Life forum (or the Cafe). Most of the users in the HS Life forum don't drink and are probably averse to drinking under 18 at least, so until then...</p>
<p>No one said that, don't put words in my mouth. Notice how I said the ignorance was with regard to drinking, and you seem to have neglected that in misquoting me. I never said the people here were not social because they didn't drink, I merely said that IN GENERAL they seemed representative of the typical AP population. Prove me wrong.</p>
<p>sarorah, I hate to respond, because I am not privy to the situation you mention, but I seriously find it hard to believe anyone died from drinking "in moderation." Drinking to the point of alcohol poisoning certainly is not in moderation. And I think it's extremely closed-minded to say "alcohol is bad." Sure, drinking too much alcohol can kill you, but so can drinking too much water.</p>