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[tootiepie2]

MU2Driver- although it was very hard for me to tell that this was sarcasm I will admit that you are right on several points. When I moved to Louisiana from Kentucky I was blown away by the casual attitude towards drinking. It does often cause problems with our younger people because it is such and accepted part of the culture. That is not just and LSU thing, it is all over south Louisiana.

As far as your experience tailgating I have read online about people saying they had bad experiences but I have never seen that going on in person. Maybe some of the college age guys get out of hand but I have never seen people being anything but nice. I think the secret is to play along, when you get upset they get worse!!! It is just a very different culture than you will find in other southern states. Lots of people love it, but its not for everyone.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by tootiepie2

MU2Driver- although it was very hard for me to tell that this was sarcasm I will admit that you are right on several points. When I moved to Louisiana from Kentucky I was blown away by the casual attitude towards drinking. It does often cause problems with our younger people because it is such and accepted part of the culture. That is not just and LSU thing, it is all over south Louisiana.

As far as your experience tailgating I have read online about people saying they had bad experiences but I have never seen that going on in person. Maybe some of the college age guys get out of hand but I have never seen people being anything but nice. I think the secret is to play along, when you get upset they get worse!!! It is just a very different culture than you will find in other southern states. Lots of people love it, but its not for everyone.

You have to realize that Louisiana was the last state to accept the 21 age for drinking - and we did it to get federal highway tax money. It was 18 for years before that. You are right - it's different there....thank goodness!

[tootiepie2]

Originally Posted by Titchou

You have to realize that Louisiana was the last state to accept the 21 age for drinking - and we did it to get federal highway tax money. It was 18 for years before that. You are right - it's different there....thank goodness!

I was actually living in Louisiana by the time this happened. The first time the difference hit me was one night at a festival put on by our local Catholic school. I was drinking a beer( that I bought in a booth there) and when I saw a police officer I tried to hid it. Everyone that was with me just died laughing at me. It just didn't occur to me that if they were selling it on the school grounds it was obviously okay to drink it in public!!!!

[thetalady]

For those not familiar with game day at Ole Miss and the Grove, here is a taste:

Tailgating Goes Above and Beyond at the University of Mississippi