154. Why Is There So Much Social Pressure Around Alcohol?
No Stupid Questions
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🗓️ 16 July 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | She is just screaming uncontrollably. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Angela Duckworth. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm Mike Mon. |
| 0:08.0 | And you're listening to No Scoop The Questions. |
| 0:11.0 | Today on the show, what's with the pressure to drink alcohol? |
| 0:15.0 | Hey, why do you care? |
| 0:17.0 | Let him not drink. |
| 0:30.0 | So Mike, I've got a question for you, but not from me, from Paddy Cooper Leverance. |
| 0:40.0 | Are you ready? |
| 0:41.0 | I have always wanted Paddy Cooper Leverance to ask me a question. |
| 0:45.0 | That's a great name, by the way. |
| 0:47.0 | Paddy Cooper Leverance, it really is. |
| 0:49.0 | So, Paddy writes, alcohol has never been part of the fabric of my family. |
| 0:55.0 | Not as a moral issue, just personal lifestyle preference. |
| 0:58.0 | My grandparents and parents had boisterous and happy families, successful careers, and full social lives, as have I. |
| 1:06.0 | Just like you would think somebody named Paddy Cooper Leverance would have, yes? |
| 1:09.0 | Yes, absolutely. |
| 1:11.0 | Here's the crux of the question. |
| 1:13.0 | Through the years, we've tried to understand why people are so uncomfortable with non-drinkers. |
| 1:18.0 | My adult children are finding it a frequent conversation among their friends. |
| 1:22.0 | How could attractive successful, normal, young people not drink alcohol? |
| 1:26.0 | Alcohol is the constant refrain. |
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