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The sober life is the good life.... High on Life

 

High on life

THE ASIAN AGE. | MANEK S KOHLI
If a certain study is to be believed, alcohol just does not cut it anymore for youngsters. Some of them are happier kicking the habit, and for good reason.
Shaira walks into a bar. She goes up to the counter and tells the bartender, “A blueberry mocktail, please.” She collects her drink and joins her friends, who are dancing to the music, each holding a glass with an alcoholic beverage. As the night goes on, her friends get drunk and jokes fly around. Soon, it is time to leave. Shaira is, of course, the designated driver, but she doesn’t appear to some mind.
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