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Old 04-20-2007, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Coramoor View Post
It's unfortunate that some people think that alcohol and social conduct don't work...I don't know what the hell those kids are going to do in the real world. Every job I've had (since I was 16) threw parties and had massive amounts of alcohol. Now I'm in the military and in Germany...let's just say that if I didn't not learn how to conduct myself around alcohol I'd be extremely embarrassed by now. Those kids are really hurting themselves in the long run.
An excellent point- and there is ample scientific research on the different attitudes about exposing the young to alcohol at the dinner table in the US vs. Europe which supports what you are saying.
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