Turki and I mainly talked about the cultural
differences that he had encountered while living on campus. Turki told me that
the other night, while trying to get inside his apartment, he was accosted by a
drunk student who was sitting in front of his door trying to talk to him. I
could see that this annoyed him a great deal, and know that it probably
reinforced the dangers of drinking for him, since his being Muslim prohibits
him from drinking alcohol, and this experience only seemed to harden his
resolve. This led to a discussion about college binge drinking culture in
general and some cultural reasons as to why people would engage in it. I for
example, grew up drinking wine at the table during dinner, so for my family and
I, it was more of a meal accompaniment than a drinking competition, which is in
stark comparison with some students, whose lawns I’ve walked by to find
completely trashed from the night before.
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