Question: Have I been drinking in the picture above?
Over the course of my lifetime (I'm getting old, the Jordan birthday is coming up), I've noticed a particular pattern in alcohol. To be honest, I did not acknowledge the presence of alcohol until late in high school. I guess I was very sheltered by my family since they didn't much at all or none at all. The only time I really even heard/read about it was the "Do Not Drink and Drive" campaign from the DARE program (In the fifth grade, I wasn't even thinking about driving, nevermind drinking". This is probably much different than most people's experience.
Then, the first encounter with it was as a freshman in high school. My brother went to an orientation for the university is attending the following year(which will be not named) and the day after we had a tennis match at another school. Being very innocent in my teenage years, I didn't know what was wrong with him. He was not himself at all, he looked tired and out of it. Turns out he was hungover (Maybe even drunk) and I'm pretty sure he lost his match too. How sad.
Then college occurred. That should be enough said.
From personally observation, it seems like most Asians cannot drink as much as other races. It could be due to the lack of enzymes to break the chemicals down. As most people know, Asians get red when they drink, the Asian Glow. For me, it doesn't make a difference; my cheeks are always red! How cute, right? I know! And the colorblindness affects the way I can see the Asian Glow which is that I can't see it. But maybe it's a trend that Asians can't drink much because they are usually of a lower weight. And a general observation is made through that concept. But lately, this has been slowly being disproved by examples from my brother (Something he'll always be better at than me) and my doppelganger (Props: 17 drinks Friday).
From personally experience, Asians cannot drink at all. This is how my experience has been. My body cannot tolerate alcohol very well at all (Let's just say the fast few times did not up with happy endings). But if I am active, whether that is a sport, games, or dancing, I can usually have no problem with drinking. But it's when I am not doing anything active or focused on something competitive is where I start having problems. Maybe it's a mental thing. But I sure do enjoy my cider! And having my father encourage me to drink more is always good! (Note: My father can't drink at all)
A great waitress (Hi! if you are reading this! Woot!) at a great local place, Dash-In, is going to help out determine the different tolerances. This study will help determine whether Asians or "White girls" (As she put it) have worse tolerances to alcohol. The observations will be posted after it's done. Either way, Asians will always be good at math! The square root of 69 is 8 something, right? Cause I be trying to work it out, OOOWWWW! But seriously, it's 8.31.
Answer: You may have seen the Budweiser bottle and my red face (Maybe the fact I can't keep my eyes open for pictures) and thought you were truly observant. Then, the natural answer would be yes, I have been drinking. But the answer is actually "No". I was just carrying the drink for friend that went to the bathroom.