Even better, it's full of drinkers who perfected their technique in college, college being the perfect training ground for alcohol use and abuse. This may not have been the original intent of any college's founding fathers, but it's only natural. Next thing they know, they're surrounded by other boys and girls coming from the same predicament-with no one to question their whereabouts, no one to smell their breath, no one to ground them. The closest thing to a parental unit is a Residence Assistant, and the worst they can do is give you even more freedom by having you kicked off campus. The stage is set.
Love is in the air, alcohol is in the bloodstream.
The brain says it's time to go loopy. So, moments later, everyone's abusing everything within reach. It's 10 cents a glass on Tuesdays. You drink to excess, and you drink without shame. It's the only time in life you can do so and not face scorn from your peers.