tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526747184305043416.post2310205738261134538..comments2024-03-25T23:20:44.844-04:00Comments on Twenty-One Debunked: Case Closed? Not So FastAjax the Greathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167950118189207851noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526747184305043416.post-89864316166595478972014-03-04T15:29:20.706-05:002014-03-04T15:29:20.706-05:00I found a great article about the differences betw...I found a great article about the differences between the UK and USA, and why their drinking cultures are so different from one another. And no, it's not the drinking age.<br /><br />http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/november_december_2012/features/last_call041131.php?page=allAjax the Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167950118189207851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526747184305043416.post-83543100873139850432014-03-01T14:21:58.832-05:002014-03-01T14:21:58.832-05:00Indeed. I think that the debate about the drinking...Indeed. I think that the debate about the drinking age is strengthening in the Baltimore and Washington metropolitan areas. I have read articles from the Baltimore Sun and the Washington Post which mention Maryland's Attorney General briefly being at a party for high seniors. I read one of those articles from the NYRA website news stub. Fortunately, the Attorney General said that it wasn't his job to punish high school seniors for drinking alcoholic beverages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526747184305043416.post-37824780206962518182014-03-01T12:34:16.605-05:002014-03-01T12:34:16.605-05:00You brought up a great point about the possibility...You brought up a great point about the possibility of America's drinking culture having a negative influence on Canadians. Unfortunately, since about 1994 or so it seems that such a spillover effect has already happened to some extent. While Canada still has significantly fewer alcohol problems than the USA does overall, they appear to have been catching up to us despite making more progress than us from about 1980 to 1993. Though very recent years suggest that their more rapid progress may have (hopefully) resumed once again, and only time will tell.<br /><br />The UK's legendary drinking culture is notoriously worse overall than most other countries except perhaps New Zealand and the former Soviet-bloc countries like Russia. Fortunately, since the early 2000s the British have made considerable amount of progress in reducing their alcohol problems, at least among young people. But unfortunately that hasn't reversed their (and our) pernicious influence on other European countries. While it may very well be just be the latest moral panic (and deviancy amplification spiral), many younger people in countries like France, Italy, and especially Spain have recently begun emulating the more intense and irregular British (and American) style of drinking, which is likely a result of cultural diffusion from heavy tourism to such countries.Ajax the Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167950118189207851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526747184305043416.post-69547622426007048792014-02-28T22:34:30.760-05:002014-02-28T22:34:30.760-05:00William DeJong didn't give enough importance t...William DeJong didn't give enough importance to the Miron and Tetelbaum study because he knew that study would sabotage his research. His report didn't mention Canada, that country shouldn't be ignored, despite the fact that there has many similarities and that Canada has reasonable drinking ages. Hopefully, young people in Canada will always be responsible when it comes alcoholic beverages. I fear that the troubled culture about alcoholic beverages over here might erode alcohol responsibility in Canada. This blog and my blog are never going to forget about the importance of lowering the drinking age to 18. Hopefully, the debate about the drinking age strengthens again this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com