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No Stupid Questions

154. Why Is There So Much Social Pressure Around Alcohol?

No Stupid Questions

Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Society & Culture

4.63.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Why do people drink? Why do people not drink? And why specifically do Angela and Mike not drink?

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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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