I am French and only drink very occasionally with friends or family. About a beer or two per month, and maybe a glass of wine or two a month as well.
I do not like alcohol in the long run. I like the first few sips and then it becomes a burden. Friends look at me as if I was crazy when I pour the remaining of my glass to the sink.
I learned to taste alcohol that way, for the taste and not the effects. My children are now teens and since they have seen me doing that a lot, they are not even drawn to alcohol. I let them taste in the past when they wanted to try but the taste was horrible for them and since they saw that I am not a big fan either they do not see it as a taboo thing.
I do not like alcohol in the long run. I like the first few sips and then it becomes a burden. Friends look at me as if I was crazy when I pour the remaining of my glass to the sink.
I learned to taste alcohol that way, for the taste and not the effects. My children are now teens and since they have seen me doing that a lot, they are not even drawn to alcohol. I let them taste in the past when they wanted to try but the taste was horrible for them and since they saw that I am not a big fan either they do not see it as a taboo thing.