Yeah, being Polish too I never get these artificial forms of socializing which I always see in American movies. I even don't get these 'drinking games' - can't

Yeah, being Polish too I never get these artificial forms of socializing which I always see in American movies. I even don't get these 'drinking games' - can't you just drink the booze and talk/party without all those strange add-ons - games, contests, tests? I don't know a lot of Americans but I always thought it's a nationality easy to socialize with, and most of which I met IRL confirmed this POV. Existence of such organized social groups always make me wonder - why do you need them?