PWA "The Lounge" PART 2

[brandotron]

[Zabo]

Originally Posted by brandotron

...for some reason that picture bares a striking resemblance to your avatar.

[Synerbee]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

POTD

I think the 12-17 chart is wrong by a lot
many underage kids will never admit they drank before to a survey

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by Icandrivejustnotlegally

I think the 12-17 chart is wrong by a lot
many underage kids will never admit they drank before to a survey

And some kids will lie to their friends and say they have drank when they really haven't. Those numbers seem reasonable to me. Figure 39% of kids 12-17 would mean that nearly everyone in the 16-17 range has drank, while relatively few in the 12-13 range have, with 14-15 being somewhere in the middle, but skewed towards not drinking. Seems about right to me.

Now, for the 6% that have had 40+ days of drinking, that may seem low but the more I think about it, the more reasonable it becomes. Figure 40 days is about once a month for 3 and a half years, or once every other week for a year and a half, or once every week for 9 months ... thats a pretty difficult pace for a kid in highschool to keep up.

[shank0668]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

And some kids will lie to their friends and say they have drank when they really haven't. Those numbers seem reasonable to me. Figure 39% of kids 12-17 would mean that nearly everyone in the 16-17 range has drank, while relatively few in the 12-13 range have, with 14-15 being somewhere in the middle, but skewed towards not drinking. Seems about right to me.

Now, for the 6% that have had 40+ days of drinking, that may seem low but the more I think about it, the more reasonable it becomes. Figure 40 days is about once a month for 3 and a half years, or once every other week for a year and a half, or once every week for 9 months ... thats a pretty difficult pace for a kid in highschool to keep up.

Im almost 15, and have never drank more that 1. Guess im lame

[helmincamaro]

Originally Posted by shank0668

Im almost 15, and have never drank more that 1. Guess im lame

well, I'm almost 21... and never had one period... your not lame!

[FenwickHockey65]

So far I've only had one drink since I started college.

[Xanthos]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

So far I've only had one drink since I started college.

I've only had one drink in the last 10 minutes.
- X

[PoorMansCamaro]

today is my friday. i'm going to go have one when i get off work.

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by shank0668

Im almost 15, and have never drank more that 1. Guess im lame

Not at all. For the most part, underage drinking (particularly while in high school) isn't all that fun ... or easy. first you have to get the booze, then you have to figure out how to deal with your parents when you get home from a part drunk ... much better to just avoid it all together and wait till its legal

Originally Posted by helmincamaro

well, I'm almost 21... and never had one period... your not lame!

I keep forgetting that 21 is the limit in most states. Its too high. 18 or 19 seems a lot more appropriate. I didn't drink a whole lot until I turned 19 (not that I became an alcy after that though) but I probably wouldn't have held off that long

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

So far I've only had one drink since I started college.

From the time that I moved to Oshawa for university until I had my first drink was about 3 days. Second was about a half hour after that ...

[helmincamaro]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

I keep forgetting that 21 is the limit in most states. Its too high. 18 or 19 seems a lot more appropriate. I probably would have gotten a fake ID if I had to wait until I was 21

well, don't know what I missing out on, so its not that bad I guess. Don't really need it anyways, koolaid's just fine in my books . I know in some parts of europe, its actually as low as 16

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by helmincamaro

well, don't know what I missing out on, so its not that bad I guess. Don't really need it anyways, koolaid's just fine in my books . I know in some parts of europe, its actually as low as 16

See now 16 is too low

[helmincamaro]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

See now 16 is too low

I gotta agree there.... I might try it just for the sake of it when I turn 21.... idk, don't need to.... plenty of other things though I plan on doing once 21 .

[GMtothecore]

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