May 3rd
This morning our new hosts picked us up from our hotel. My host is Dean, and his parents were born in Greece. He made me feel at home immediately. He had even bought tulips! In the morning we visited casa romantica (www.casaromantica.org) and learned everything about the history of San Clemente. It's wonderful to see that people are so proud of their history, even if the history is relatively young.
In the evening we had a dinner party at the house of Linda's host. We talked a bit about politics, but we especially talked about alchol abuse and binge-drinking. It turns out that there are several reasons why people abide the law in a more strict manner in the USA compared to the Netherlands. Of course the age limit for drinking is 21 years old, and bars have to pay large amounts of money if they do serve alcohol to adolescents. Not only the owner, but also the employee who sold the alcohol gets fined. Moreover, at home a lot of parents don't dare to serve alcohol, because of the chance of getting sued when something happens to a friend of their son or daughter when he has been drinking and gets an accident. Conclusion: I don't like the means, but I do like the outcome.....
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