Well I for one don't care for the taste. It's not that cheap either. At best you can find one that is inoffensive. Why would I spend money and effort going to a bottle shop for something I regard that way? Drinking it at home confers no social benefits, confers no meaningful health benefits either, nor is it the cheapest method of getting drunk if that's what you're after.
Some of the sweeter ports are pleasant. I basically only drink water now though.
It's yet another facet of the constant infantilization of young people. They're not really given a chance to grow up. All of the TV shows, films, etc are a constant rehash of things from their childhood, the bands they listened to as kids never really stop, they're not paid enough to take on adult responsibilities like mortgages or having kids, and, it seems, they're still expected to drink sweet, sugary crap instead growing into adulthood with a good Rioja like they ought to.
Along with your view on not growing up: from my observation in at least in my neck of the woods (NYC/New Jersey), much of the younger crowd prefer getting totally wasted as quickly as possible on hard liquor or bitter high alcohol beers as the "adult" way to enjoy alcohol. You can do the same on wine of course if you chug a bottle, but it has the "old person" image of needing to be enjoyed slowly.
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[ 4.1 ms ] story [ 28.7 ms ] threadSome of the sweeter ports are pleasant. I basically only drink water now though.
Why don't children like olives? Is this a phenomenon or just a fact.