User blog comment:Mrdaimion/Serious Sam - Issue 2 - Alcohol/@comment-2021069-20120313030401

Though I'm not usually one to really comment on serious topics, this is one that I actually have an opinion of. One side of my family is mostly made up of Polish immigrants, and (while this is such a stereotype) they all drink heavily. There are some of them that I really don't think I've ever seen sober. To be honest, it's just a cultural thing for them. There are so many anti-alcohol ads out there because it is such a common thing. To be honest, I think it is just something that we just need to learn to live with.

People can try to ban alcohol, but anybody who's ever studied Prohibition knows how well that works. Even if something is illegal, who's saying this will stop people from wanting to do it? I think it might even make people want to do it more. Teenagers love to break rules just because they can. It's not legal for me to drink, but I know I have done it before just for the thrill of getting away with it. Yes, there are risks, but the people who are so anti-drinking all seem to assume that everybody who drinks is going to get completely wasted. As you said, drinking in moderation isn't necessarily a bad thing. Not everybody is irresponsible enough to not be able to handle themselves.

Alcohol's a part of our culture, as much as people hate to admit it. It's just something that really doesn't seem to go away.