47, Female, Guayaquil Ecuador

I grew up watching alcohol in a very safe normal context . Wine with family dinners , champagne for special occasions and so on . The bar was always open in my place it was never taboo I knew it was reserved for “adults “ but my parents always said that if I ever felt curious I could try it with moderation at home . I never felt like it until I was 21 . In college I probably drank a little more but it was always responsibly … and now as an adult I think I live in a very “alcoholic” culture especially in the post pandemic years . But I only have a glass here and there socially cause I honestly enjoy certain flavors and I am a mixologist but never ever to feel “happy or numb or take the edge off “ or any of those things . And in my place it has never been taboo either . The bar is always open and my kiddos never feel the urge to si something stupid . It’s just a part of our culture and society and life but everything in moderation and responsibly .