In the town in VA I grew up in it was a scandal when my parents moved into town and threw parties and openly had liquor out for people to consume. The custom was a room in the back grown ups would sneak into and pour a drink.

Town was dry and you couldn't buy and drink alcohol on site until about 5 years ago. Yet we had shot houses and people with terrible drinking problems. Go figure.

Anyway one thing Europeans have sold me on is drinking responsibly around your children and they are more likely to learn to drink responsibly.

I don't think I would do shots in front of kids though but they do know how to do toasts.


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