Drinking + driving = stupid
It scares me that the following topic has to be discussed. It scares me that it exists, and that a lot of people don’t seem to care at all. I’m talking about the combination of drinking and driving.
In my world, drinking is fun and driving is fun. But they are two things that should never ever be combined. I’ve seen the result of drunk driving too many times – a 10-year old girl, living in the same street as I do back home, is forever an invalid. This, just because a person made the decision to drink and drive. There is never an excuse for doing this, ever.
I’ve seen too many people in Stillwater drink and drive. There is nothing that scares me more. But there is nothing I can do, except for expressing my opinions. Believe me, I’ve tried. Because why would they listen to me when themselves, and some of their friends, don’t see anything wrong about it?
Through different posts, I’ve been talking about different kinds of culture shocks that I’ve experienced. Mostly, it’s the small things – the big pickle at the movie theatre or the lack of knowledge about the whipping cream. Some things have had a bigger impact on me, for example the issue about drinking and driving. And I’m afraid its things like this that I will remember. That’s too bad, since I would rather see this problem not even being worth discussing.
February 28th, 2006 at 1:18 pm
It is a really sad topic. If you wanted to do more, you could join community organizations like SADD (student against drunk driving). I’m not sure if that is a college org or not, it may just be for highschoolers, but you could check around. My roommate, last Thursday, told me that he and his friend had been out the night before drinking and they were both pretty drunk and still drove. I was very disappointed in them. They even damaged this guys car b/c drove into a stationary object.