Hmmm...read "Summer" again, and although I don't find anything
slightly romantic about getting drunk (perhaps having a number of
alcoholics in my non-immediate family influences my opinion...) I
really liked the part about "the ocean is the best teacher."

YAY! someone is still reading my stories!

I can understand where you're coming from, but there are folks
who've told me that that's their favorite part.

I don't think that the sake scene was at all unrealistic.
A majority of people try drinking at least once, I thought that
Ranma and Akane would have probably try it together. And anyway,
MI had a lot of drinking in it, so it's not something Rumiko
would never write about.

        J.

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