Originally Posted by
abrelosojos
Thanks a lot for the comments and feedback. I will hold off on the purchases until after arrival.
And Jayagopal50, I do not agree that Indians "prestige drinking to get drunk". Most I have met and found do not fall in this category. If anything, I have found this "let's get drunk" mentality mostly amongst Americans.
You are probably comparing American students with Indian adults, who drink a lot more than adult Americans.
Every Indian who has visited drank--a lot-- every day and asked for more. No American visitor has asked for a drink, many refused even when offered.
It seems that drinking isn;t just a social thing for Indians. They drink to get drunk.