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Quoth Midnight_Angel View PostSame here. As a child I was fascinated by that 'beer' stuff my father tended to order when we were going out. So, after I had pestered him long enough, he commented 'Sure, take a sip!'
The (for a kid) horribly bitter taste I experienced reduced my interest down to zero for quite some time (until I was about 16 or so...)
My, how times change.
Ya know, now that I think about it, that may have been Mom's way to try to get me to NOT drink beer. I often forget how truly bright my mom is. She tried something similar when I was 6 and asked for a sip of her coffee, which she gave me...and it completely disgusted me. And while I have tasted it since, out of curiousity or drunkennes (or both), to this day I can't stand coffee.
Quoth staticI don't believe kids can buy it, but children under 18 can drink alcohol on private property with their parents permission.
Not that people adhere to this law to the letter, of course, but I am amused by how strict it is.
"The Customer Is Always Right...But The Bartender Decides Who Is Still A Customer."
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Re: Jester's alcoholic teaching methods for his totally-awesome soon-to-be-adopted-daughter Dragon.
I'll not get into the right-or-wrong debate about it. But it's good that he is interested in teaching her responsibility and moderation. Just another example of why he's like the coolest Dad/uncle ever.PWNADE(TM) - Serve up a glass today! | PWNZER - An act of pwnage so awesome, it's like the victim got hit by a tank.
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Quoth depechemodefan View PostI imagine there are a lot of people who started to drink while underage and came out fine, but I just can't imagine why any parent would let their underage kids start drinking while they are young.
My family was always very open about letting me try anything I was interested in - within limits, usually a sip or wine or hard liquor, or a shot glass serving of beer, only at home. I bonded many a weekend evening with my grandpa with my little beer stein shot glass of brew, from the age of 3 or so. Yeah, I came out fine. No, I don't drink much, and I never have. Maybe I'm speshul ETA: or not, judging by the others who have said the same thing - I didn't see the third page of responses :hide:Last edited by vikingchyk; 06-27-2012, 06:23 PM.Smile, or I'll smack you silly!
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I'mma ramble on a bit if no one minds;
I had my first sip of beer at age 5. I actually didn't mind it. (Although it was Coors Light...which now I cannot stand)
Over the years, while mom seemed to be that, "BLARGBLAR ALCOHOL IS EVIL" type...my dad was relaxed. When I was 16, he would let me have a beer with him.
I got severely drunk first time in my life at age 19 though. I was at a party. Horrribble (I cannot stand pineapple vodka, still, two years later)
Instead of getting angry, he just let it happen and let me clean up my own messes. He laughed at me later for it.
Maybe he was too lax, but I'm glad it was around him.
Now, oddly enough, despite the legal drinking/smoking age in Japan being 20, teens are commonly seen in pubs and out smoking, and police let it be. I look like I'm still in junior high, so I get carded often, but in Japan, when I ordered a beer, no fuss, no muss. My own friend was even able to work and serve and pour alcohol when he was 18 back there before he moved to the States.
However, lately, Japan is cracking down on bigger cities, since according to another friend, for the the first time, drunken driving is on the rise over there. :/
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Yeah, what is worse is when they want to debate the finer points of the law, and your philosophy, like that is going to change the present reality even if you did agree. Saying you are a prude or implying you are being a hall monitor or puritan is pretty laughable aswell.
It's like look her DB the law clearly states that i can neither knowngly or not server a minor alchohol, whether i agree or not, and no amount of money a loser like you is going to come up with, will cover me for the fines, getting fired, and possibly blacklisted for hire anywhere else.
Yeah some of these people and their views on how others should bend over backwards for them is incredible.
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Quoth Jay 2K Winger View PostJust another example of why he's like the coolest Dad/uncle ever.
Quoth Kaycichu View PostI got severely drunk first time in my life at age 19 though. I was at a party. Horrribble (I cannot stand pineapple vodka, still, two years later)
Instead of getting angry, he just let it happen and let me clean up my own messes. He laughed at me later for it.
When I was 17, I got completely trashed one night at a party. So trashed that when my friends drove me home, two of the larger guys literally had to carry me to my front door, at which point I decided I could walk. Which I did, kind of, right past my mom, who followed me as I pinballed off the walls on my way to my room.
In my room, my mom tried to talk to me about it. After just a few moments I said, "Mom, you can sit here and talk to me and I can pass out, or you can get the hell out of my room and let me pass out, but either way, I am going to pass out now, thank you very much." So Mom left the room. This is not, however, why I think my mom is so damn cool. THIS is:
The next morning, right around the crack of noon, I came to with a hangover the size of Europe. I stumbled bleary-eyed and fuzzy-tailed into the kitchen, where Mom was sitting there, drinking her coffee. Without saying a word, Mom just handed me a bottle of ibuprofen.
I take my cue with my nieces from my parents. I think they set a pretty damn good example for me. And now my niece is 18, and not only drinking beer, but drinking good craft beer. I think I set a pretty good example for her. Is she drinking under the legal age? Yes. Is she enjoying herself and drinking responsibly? Yes. So I really have no issue with it, especially since, as long as I'm not serving her, I have no problem with a legal adult enjoying some adult beverages.
Quoth Cosmart Security View PostYeah, what is worse is when they want to debate the finer points of the law, and your philosophy, like that is going to change the present reality even if you did agree.
However, I do not work under my philosophy. I work under Florida state law, which has quite a different viewpoint. And as long as I work under Florida state law, my serving practices will remain as strict as that law, and not as relaxed as my personal philosophy.
"The Customer Is Always Right...But The Bartender Decides Who Is Still A Customer."
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Quoth Kaycichu View Post
However, lately, Japan is cracking down on bigger cities, since according to another friend, for the the first time, drunken driving is on the rise over there. :/
And the driver's not the only person who gets to pay the fines. There's also the passenger, whomever supplied the alcohol, and the owner of the car.
Of course in the big cities, there's really no reason to have to drive drunk anyway. If the bar isn't already in walking distance (and believe me they often are) then you can just hop a train.
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