Originally Posted by
Sutage
I personally hate seeing drunk people at parties, especially females.. no offense.. but peoples personalitys totally change when theyve had too much to drink. Why do young people drink? Social, fun. Why do people get shit faced? Too much alcohol and not knowing their limits. Hohum.
Yeah, I come down on the Social Conditioning side of the argument too.
Teenage behaviour has a lot to do with status, being recognised, and being in with the crowd. Older, more mature societies like Italy and France & so on, don't have a problemo because they acknowledge their young Men & Women earlier, and better than we do. Present-day NZ often shows a totally dysfunctional approach to alcohol, sex, and personal responsibility.
Jewish culture holds Bar (Boy) & Bat (girl) Mitzvah's to formally welcome the ex-child into adult ranks.
If we developed "Welcome to Adulthood" ceremonies in NZ which expressly welcomed 16 year olds into adult society, and getting totally pissed wasn't the mark of being an adult -------- who knows, we might get better behaviour ???? But mostly our adults are too insecure, too emotionally illiterate to ever develop an appropriate Welcoming ceremony for our young 'uns.
And if the parents won't do it, who will?
Creepy Cults, church zealots, your local gang, the teenagers themselves??
Of course - Whangamata at New Year's YEAH 
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If it's not, then it's not The End.
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