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karla wrote:D.Dickin wrote:
I'm not there for fun to begin with. I'm there for an education and to become qualified for a professional career. If I wanted to act like an idiot (which I don't) with some friends for a few hours I'd do that on my own time. Casual drinking around the house is one thing, drug use and pointless initiation ceremonies is another.
Ok nobody said anything about drug use and I think you don't quite understand what frosh week is. You also sound boring/lame and WAY too serious No one drinks during frosh week? There's no other drugs brought in to liven the party?
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Clearly you don't party very often. Almost none of the parties I go to have drugs, and if they do it's definitely not in the house. Many of the frosh week parties are also in bars. Last time I checked you can't bring drugs in there. Calm down and live a little.
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karla wrote:Clearly you don't party very often. Almost none of the parties I go to have drugs, and if they do it's definitely not in the house. Many of the frosh week parties are also in bars. Last time I checked you can't bring drugs in there. Calm down and live a little. Clearly you would be correct, if your definition of "party" is to get hammered and act like an idiot for a night, with a few moments in between for puking your guts out and saying sexual things to friends you don't really want. Just because the parties you go to don't have drugs doesn't mean they're not present. Alcohol, like marijuana, is a gateway drug where one usually enables the other to be found and consumed quite easily.
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you clearly have never been to a party before...and how can you say booze is a gateway drug, are u saying everyone who drinks or smokes weed is going to do other drugs, you are making a huge generlization...grow up, and try not look for trouble on forums
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Tasha wrote:Here's just some of the maannnyy things we're doing at my frosh week this year at York:
black light party, campus tours, comedy or hypnotist show, toga party, condom olympics, pros vs. joes, carnival, water wars, capture the flag, laser tag, ikea trip, island party, wonderland, wasaga beach, boat cruise... It sounds so awesome! I signed up a couple weeks ago. CONDOM OLYMPICS LOL Hahahah I feel like Lamoid. D.Dickin is such a party pooper on every thread =( Honestly, sugar could be a gateway drug if you're going to be so wary; it makes people hyper and too excited about trying new things. =__=
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d.dickin...have you ever had a friend in your life? if not...frosh is a great time to make em'
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D.Dickin wrote:karla wrote:Clearly you don't party very often. Almost none of the parties I go to have drugs, and if they do it's definitely not in the house. Many of the frosh week parties are also in bars. Last time I checked you can't bring drugs in there. Calm down and live a little. Clearly you would be correct, if your definition of "party" is to get hammered and act like an idiot for a night, with a few moments in between for puking your guts out and saying sexual things to friends you don't really want. Just because the parties you go to don't have drugs doesn't mean they're not present. Alcohol, like marijuana, is a gateway drug where one usually enables the other to be found and consumed quite easily. Wow. Obviously you have never been to a party. I go to parties, I drink, I would say I get drunk. I don't act like an idiot, in fact I act so similar to my normal self that people usually can't tell I'm drunk. Nobody I know has puked from drinking in years. I don't say sexual things to friends, and neither do many of the peopel I know. Drinking alcohol does not equal doing marijuana, I know many MANY MANY people who drink but would NEVER do pot. The more you post the more I think, this poor guy probably has such a boring life. Live a little and don't assume everything is bad/stupid.
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There's a difference between social drinking and alcoholism. Also, about the gateway crap, unfortunately for me a few of my closest friends were and still are potheads. Despite all the peer influence and pressure, I remain adamant against using drugs. Their poor choice has been going on for a few years now, and some people have actually made remarks at how I could not have done pot myself with such negative influence. But back on topic, I am a terrible drinker, but I still drink because it really de-stresses me and I become more social, and I never drink till I puke.
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D.Dickin wrote:Alcohol, like marijuana, is a gateway drug where one usually enables the other to be found and consumed quite easily. While I do agree that marijuana can be a gateway drug, and that statistically those who use pot are more likely to use other drugs, I disagree with alcohol being compared to marijuana as a gateway drug. I think it's a fairly large jump to go from alcohol, which is legal, to illegal drug use.
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karla wrote:D.Dickin wrote:Alcohol, like marijuana, is a gateway drug where one usually enables the other to be found and consumed quite easily. While I do agree that marijuana can be a gateway drug, and that statistically those who use pot are more likely to use other drugs, I disagree with alcohol being compared to marijuana as a gateway drug. I think it's a fairly large jump to go from alcohol, which is legal, to illegal drug use. I agree, sorry I forgot to put that in my post, but alcohol and pot are different in my books. I find that pot (from what I've seen) just makes people less talkative, zoned out, and paranoid. Though there are times when they do laugh at the most simple of things, like drunks ;)
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Legit wrote:you clearly have never been to a party before...and how can you say booze is a gateway drug, are u saying everyone who drinks or smokes weed is going to do other drugs, you are making a huge generlization...grow up, and try not look for trouble on forums Why do you say "clearly"? How is what I'm saying so clear when your assumption is wrong? I'm not looking for trouble, I'm stating my opinion and others are responding to it, where I am also responding back. Pinku wrote:D.Dickin is such a party pooper on every thread =( Honestly, sugar could be a gateway drug if you're going to be so wary; it makes people hyper and too excited about trying new things. =__= Too bad my opinions take away from everyone's ignorant state of mind  Let's define gateway drug: "Gateway Drug: a habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other addictive drugs." So your attempt at connecting sugar to a long list of gateway drugs doesn't work. A gateway drug works because it connects people to those who have access to drugs (those who can get one usually know those who do others) and because it gets them in the mentality of finding and doing drugs. Studies have concluded that alcohol does lead to the want and willingness to do other drugs: here's one. snakeyes wrote:d.dickin...have you ever had a friend in your life? if not...frosh is a great time to make em' Nah, I'm too busy on the forums responding to all these comments...  karla wrote:Wow. Obviously you have never been to a party. I go to parties, I drink, I would say I get drunk. I don't act like an idiot, in fact I act so similar to my normal self that people usually can't tell I'm drunk. Nobody I know has puked from drinking in years. I don't say sexual things to friends, and neither do many of the peopel I know. Drinking alcohol does not equal doing marijuana, I know many MANY MANY people who drink but would NEVER do pot. The more you post the more I think, this poor guy probably has such a boring life. Live a little and don't assume everything is bad/stupid. Why do you go to parties?
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You didn't really state an opinion. There was no "I think". It was more like you saying that parties involve drinking till you puke, drugs, and other bad/inappropriate behavior. Which we are all disagreeing with and don't understand why you think that.
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Stating "I think" is contradictory and takes away from your argument. I'm the one who's writing it, so it's obviously my opinion. Nice grade 7 English lesson for you 
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I'm just saying it seemed more like you were stating facts than opinions.
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Fair enough
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Sure university is there so you can learn and make a career, but you need to have some fun along the way. And that doesn't mean you have to be irresponsible and do drugs. I just find it kind of offensive when you assume that people who drink do drugs and drink till they puke.
I go to parties because it gives me an opportunity to see my friends all together. I enjoy having a drink every once in a while, I enjoy meeting new people, and I can do all of the above at parties. And not all the parties I go to are drunken ragers. Every christmas there are many christmas parties, and while everybody is drinking and some are getting drunk, I would say it's quite a classy event.
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Wow D. Dickin you're gonna have a crappy university experience
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student101 wrote:Wow D. Dickin you're gonna have a crappy university experience Because I don't want to get drunk and waste away an education I'm paying thousands of dollars for to receive?
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karla wrote:I go to parties because it gives me an opportunity to see my friends all together. I enjoy having a drink every once in a while, I enjoy meeting new people, and I can do all of the above at parties. And not all the parties I go to are drunken ragers. Every christmas there are many christmas parties, and while everybody is drinking and some are getting drunk, I would say it's quite a classy event. Why does alcohol need to be involved for you to have a good time? If you're there to enjoy your friends, what's the problem in serving water and juice?
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You're not going to waste away your education if you get drunk once in a while. I went drinking in my first year and had a 3.9 GPA.
I never said alcohol needs to be involved to have a good time, but it usually is. I have had many fun times with my friends without alcohol being involved.
Have you ever drank/been drunk/been to a party with drinking involved?
Besides you can go to parties and not drink.
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