I'd like to nominate sigmagirl to spearhead our prohibition initiative in greekdom...hahahah, j/k
Honestly, personal experience and raw emotions make for poor arguments. I come from a family with a long history of alcohol abuse, but does that mean me, my brother or sister (as well as cousins) are going to be future Barney Gumbels? No, definitely not. For my demographic, i drink very rarely. I fully understand the consequences of consumption, and this enlightenment didn't hit me just at 21/19.
Like Gphi2k,
I live in a Ontario with a drinking age of 19, but a short drive across the Ottawa river and we're in Quebec, where beer can be bought at any corner store assuming you look or have proof of being 18. In Ontario there's one of 2 places to purchase alcohol - the LCBO and the Beer Store. The age should be dropped a year, because it's very difficult for underage kids to purchase alcohol otherwise. Mind you, there's probably nothing stopping an underager's older sibling or chum from buying it for them. The point is, one way or another if they really want to, they'll get toasted. Better to get them drinking beer than vodka, or listerine.
One last argument, not everyone who drinks goes out to get completely hammed. After every game and practice on my touch football team, we usually sit back and enjoy one or two beers. It's good times to relax and shoot the #%.
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BTW, rudey -
How about some sources on those random numbers?