5/11/2023 0 Comments Phil cook sitting on a fence tabThey are choosing spirits and mixers, and the pre-mixed drinks such as UDLs and Vodka Cruisers are hugely popular. Young drinkers are not experimenting with beer or wine. So what can we do? Part of the problem lies in the fact that the nature of alcohol being consumed by young drinkers has changed drastically. There is a level of truth to that, however, the nature and environment in which alcohol consumption is taking place now is fundamentally different from even five years ago. Some dismiss those who are warning of the dangers of youth drinking patterns, and argue that young people have been drinking illicitly for generations. More than 40 per cent of 16 to 17-year-old drinkers consume alcohol at hazardous levels. And being popular does not make it good – no matter what the owner of the Normanby may hope.Īnd so we find that alcohol abuse and binge drinking have become popular, and is a fast-growing problem for Australian society.įigures recently quoted in The Courier-Mail, and sourced from the National Health and Medical Research Council, suggest there are staggeringly high levels of binge drinking occurring in young Australians. I know what is good, but the good is not always popular. It's why I choose a chocolate bar instead of an apple for a mid-afternoon snack, or sleep in instead of getting up and exercising. Hence, a smoker will tell you that they know cigarettes are bad for them but they still smoke. One thing our society is generally good at, supported by underlying philosophies such as individualism and materialism, is elevating short-term pleasure over long-term benefits. And why do we tend to lean towards popular – even when we know that, sadly, carrots are better for us than chocolate. But neither of them is "good".įurthermore, being good doesn't always guarantee popularity – if that was the case, carrots and celery would be in much higher demand. It's not rocket science to realise that popularity is not necessarily an indication of whether something is good. The owner of the Normanby Hotel (in Queensland), defending his hotel's record on public safety, was recently quoted as saying: "If we're so bad, why are we so popular?" Interestingly, our Prime Minister's remarks make for a fascinating juxtaposition with those of someone in the alcohol service industry. Phil is fourteen years old when he finds a child amongst the rubble.Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was right when he said recently that alcohol abuse was a growing problem and that the "epidemic of binge drinking" he had witnessed was "not good". Not long.Mobs have taken over the world, reducing most civilizations to ash. The half-carcass of the rabbit rotting in the corner. A teddy bear with no arm and a race car was flipped upside down, lying among toy-like shards of glass. The way the vines had started creeping up into the sides of the window, strangling the vehicle from the outside. As he looked around the van, those words repeated in his head over and over again. “Not long,” he repeated, and Phil’s heart broke. There was a tidal wave behind those words, pulling itself back and then pushing forward again. “Not long.” Tommy’s voice was hoarse, strained, watery. Maybe it was Wilbur’s tone of voice or the way Techno wouldn’t look at him. “Oh,” Phil replied, but something didn’t feel right. “Tommy’s parents are going to be back soon.” “Um,” Wilbur was the one to break the silence, crossing his arms over his chest, something he’d picked up from Techno. Technoblade & Phil Watson (Video Blogging RPF).Wilbur Soot & Technoblade & TommyInnit & Phil Watson.Antifa_snacks Fandoms: Dream SMP, Video Blogging RPF, Minecraft (Video Game)
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