There has long been a debate about rather or not alcohol will make a person more outgoing and confident, but is this true? To find out what people really think the question, “Does alcohol instill confidence in social situations?” was asked to random Frostburg State University students.
According to sophomores Angela Callahan and Candice McDonald drinking “instills a false sense of confidence.” Candice adds that, “Oh, the confidence is there, but it is definitely false.”
Brad Miller, a freshman on FSU’s campus, said that alcohol “makes people put themselves out there like that [confident].” He later states that, “I’ve seen friends fall all over themselves, they look like an idiot really.” “I’d say it’s a false sense of confidence.”
Sophomore Amber Haning feels the reason that many people believe alcohol instills confidence is because of the drinking age. “People are not brought up around it [alcohol] so when they are exposed to it they believe in those misconceptions.” She goes on to say, “I think if the drinking age was not so high people would not be so quick to believe these misconceptions.” She later states that, “People think they are confident at the time, but the next day they are generally embarrassed.”
It seems that this age old debate would not hold much ground for argument on the Frostburg campus.Where do you stand?
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