Alcohol

In Bich Nguyen's memoir, food is used to "make visible" the "invisible" cultural practices that define us as "American." Reflecting back on your own childhood, think of an example when a particular food (or foods) served to include or exclude you from a group of which you wanted to be a part. Describe the food, the situation, and how it made you feel. Minimum length: 200 words.

Alcohol
To drink, or not to drink?
That was the question…
For me, it was a fairly easy decision…
I’ll pass, thanks.

I would say the divisions started sometime during my freshman year in high school.
Fortunately, from the beginning, these divisions seemed to not affect me
I had always been the athletic type, and so were most of my friends.
A typical day in our lives was:
Sports all day long
Grab some dinner together
Just relax and probably watch sports on TV
Drinking didn’t even tempt us.
We were able to have a good time without alcohol.

Then, things started to changed…
We became juniors and seniors.
A bunch of my friends decided to give it a try
Heck, I even gave it a shot
Nothing crazy, but none the less
I guess I drifted away from some friends because of their new drinking habits
But, for the most part, not of my close friends got overly involved
I’m not condemning alcohol by any means, just saying it wasn’t for me, and still isn’t
Does that mean I’ll never drink a drop in my life, probably not
But for right now, during my time of study, I’ll take a Gatorade over a bottle of beer every time.
Try walking around a party when you’re the only sober one their…its interesting…haha
((Alan))