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I think it's a problem of adjusting to something new. Looking at alcohol for comparison, societies have evolved cultural norms for dealing with it. In W. Europ

by ds9 12y ago

I think it's a problem of adjusting to something new. Looking at alcohol for comparison, societies have evolved cultural norms for dealing with it. In W. Europe for example, wine is part of meals; in UK a pint at the pub is a routine social occasion. In the US, with the heritage of puritans, "reformers" and a younger culture, there is more of an "all or nothing" mentality, the prohibition experiment, and youth drinking to get drunk. As cannabis legalization spreads, norms will develop to govern what's acceptable in households, coffeeshops, etc.

doktrin 12y ago
> in UK a pint at the pub is a routine social occasion. This minimizes both the alcohol consumption and alcohol consumption to excess in the UK. For instance, Britain ranks 17th in the world in terms of total alcohol consumption - just below Russia. [1] More importantly, binge drinking rates in Britain and Ireland are the highest in Europe : > "A Europe-wide study found that although the British are not the EU's most regular drinkers – only consuming alcohol an average of four times a week – they drink the most at one sitting." [2] When combined, this data paints a slightly different picture than a nation of tempered well-acquainted drinkers who just hang out with a pint or two. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_co... [2] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7616405/Britain-is-the-binge-drinking-capital-of-Europe.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7616405/Britain...
- judk 12y ago
  Britain is not the only euro nation with youth acess to alcohol, so something else is going on.
rhizome 12y ago
I think it's a problem of adjusting to something new. This sounds like "parenting," to me. You don't want your kids getting acclimated to something that is outside of your experience. Natural in some ways, but in this case I think it's overblown.

by ds9 12y ago

doktrin 12y ago

> in UK a pint at the pub is a routine social occasion. This minimizes both the alcohol consumption and alcohol consumption to excess in the UK. For instance, Britain ranks 17th in the world in terms of total alcohol consumption - just below Russia. [1] More importantly, binge drinking rates in Britain and Ireland are the highest in Europe : > "A Europe-wide study found that although the British are not the EU's most regular drinkers – only consuming alcohol an average of four times a week – they drink the most at one sitting." [2] When combined, this data paints a slightly different picture than a nation of tempered well-acquainted drinkers who just hang out with a pint or two. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_co... [2] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7616405/Britain-is-the-binge-drinking-capital-of-Europe.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7616405/Britain...

judk 12y ago
Britain is not the only euro nation with youth acess to alcohol, so something else is going on.

rhizome 12y ago

I think it's a problem of adjusting to something new. This sounds like "parenting," to me. You don't want your kids getting acclimated to something that is outside of your experience. Natural in some ways, but in this case I think it's overblown.