Interview-Old Town Liquor store
Place:Old Town Liquor store
Subject:Scott
Questions:
1. Have you ever worked in another city? Which one?
Yes, Granite City (IL).
If yes, do you think the number of people who drink alcohol in Carbondale much more than the other place?
Yes.
2. Is the amount sold in the weekend more than in the weekdays in Carbondale?
Yes.
If yes, how many people approximately do you think binge drinking in the weekend?
Over 1000.
3. Is the amount sold better than last year in Carbondale?
He doesn’t know because he wasn’t here last year. But according to his experiences, the amount sold is increasing every year.
4. Do you think the buyers are most young people, and most of them are SIU students?
Yes. SIU is kind of famous party school in America, you know, he said.
5. Do you think SIU students have the problems of binge drinking and heavy drinking?
Yes.
If yes, is the number much more than another university?
Yes.
6. Do you think different countries cultures have different drinking culture?
Yes.
If yes, where do you think the most buyers are from?
Germany.
7. If the government increases the price of beer, do you think it will reduce the number of buyers? And how do you feel about it?
No. He won’t feel happy.
8. Do you think people who drink alcohol won’t drive in Carbondale?
No. Unfortunately, people do drive after drinking alcohol.
9. Do you think there are many alcohol-related accidents that happen in Carbondale?
Yes.
10. What is your opinion of drinking and driving?
It’s not good. It is really bad behavior. There will be someone getting hurt. People who drive after drink alcohol should be arrested.
September 29, 2006
What Scott said and My opinion:
According to Scott, the liquor store salesman in Carbondale, young people who are almost SIU students binge drinking a lot. SIU is famous for having a lot of parties. (I heard this info after I came to the U.S.) He thinks there are more students have the problem of binge drinking and heavy drinking than other universities, also, the amount sold in Carbondale is more than other cities. He thinks maybe over 1000 people binge drinking in Carbondale. He believes the amount sold is increasing every year, according to his experience. The amount sold in the weekend is better than in the weekdays. Different countries have different drinking cultures, and the biggest buyer among these countries is from Germany. (I was surprised because I think the answer will be Koreans.) He thinks if the government increases beer’s price, that won’t reduce the number of buyers, and he won’t be happy if the government does this.
Unfortunately, people do drive after drinking alcohol in Carbondale. Thus, there are many alcohol-related accidents happened in Carbondale. In his opinion, people who drive after drinking alcohol will hurt someone else or themselves, and they should be arrested if they do so.
If SIU administrations do care the decline of enrollment, they should struggle to get rid of the discredit of “party school”. If I’m parents, I won’t let my children study in a “party school” where they may learn bad hobbies, such as smoke tobacco, binge drink etc, or get bad friends who will involved their children in alcohol. If this kind of fame could be changed, the enrollment will increase.
When I got there around noon, there were many people in the store, and the goods just arrived. Obviously, the business was good. Later, I went there again around 3:30pm, I did the interview. Meanwhile, there were still a lot of customers there.
by Bi-Chien