Serious drinking definitely has an effect on cultural heritage in families, positive and negative. I think that with kids growing up around family members who drink greatly, they are surely impacted. There are some heritages that are known to seriously drink on occasions and at dinner times. For families that engage in this type of drinking it is quite possible for someone to turn to serious drinking. But on the other hand it is possible that a person may not turn to serious drinking, it depends on the mentality they have when it comes to drinking. Some people are stronger in the way the think when it comes to making decisions about drinking alcohol. An example of a person like this would be my grandmother who is Irish yet she stands away from the stereotype that most Irish families are heavy drinkers. She hardly ever takes a drink, maybe one for her wedding anniversary or her birthday but she keeps her distance from alcohol. My grandfather on the other hand isn’t of the Irish decent and at one time in his life became a serious drinker. Honestly, I’m not too sure about his parents and alcohol as he was growing up whether it was in the household. Since then he has leaned away and been sober for some years. He was able to overcome the power of alcohol and not be dependent on it. So it goes to show that heritage can play a part in becoming a serious drinker and can turn people away from wanting to drink. It all depends on how the person chooses to deal with alcohol when in their presence. Serious drinking is a apart of heritage, I don’t deny that but I think it’s up to the individual.
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