Blog Assignment #3

I do not believe that drinking can be a part of one’s cultural heritage. My dad’s sides of the family are all very Irish; they are also all drunks. I have not been to one family get together with them where they did not all get very wasted and do incredibly stupid things. My mother tells me that when they were young they would get kicked out of every place they went to. She tells me one story of how one of my uncles set off fireworks inside of the club and lit the whole building on fire. Although it seems that they like to drink seriously because they are Irish, this is not the case. They drink because they like to drink. I think it is more about the people than the culture.

My mom’s side of the family is very reserved and proper. They buy fancy things and care about what they look like; many of them are also drunks. They are Egyptian, European, and polish; none of which are places known for their drinking. Although they keep the presentation of being refined and perfect, they get trashed as much as my dad’s side of the family. They all love their wine.

I believe that it is all personal preference. Some people love to drink, and others not as much. Cultural backgrounds have nothing to do with think. There are people from every country and every race that love to get obliterated and there are also people from all different places that do not like to drink, or otherwise, only like to drink a little bit on special occasions.