Page 90 - Malcolm Gladwell - Talking to Strangers

And then:
P: What did you do after dinner?
Julia: After dinner [I] Ubered to a place called Griffin Suite.…

P: And what was going on there at Griffin Suite?
Julia: A pregame.
P: What’s that?
Julia: Oh, sorry. It’s a jargon. It’s a pre-party that involves drinking.
After pregaming, Julia heads to the Kappa Alpha party, where she discovers an unopened bottle
of vodka in the basement.
Julia: I opened it and we poured it into cups and took shots.
That leaves Emily Doe.
P: And so you started drinking with the shot of whiskey, and then how many—how many drinks
did you have before you left your house?

Doe: Four.
P: And were they the same type of drink—a shot of whiskey—that you had the first time?
Doe: I had four shots of whiskey and one glass of champagne.
P: OK. So do you know approximately what time frame this was that you had the four shots of
whiskey and one glass of champagne?

Doe: Probably between 10:00 and 10:45.
Then she and her friends go on to the party.
P: OK. And so after you guys kind of were goofing around, being the welcoming committee,
what did you guys do?
Doe: Julia discovered a handle of vodka.

P: OK. And what is your description of a “handle of vodka”?
Doe: Probably, like, this big, Costco size…
P: And what happened when she presented the vodka?
Doe: I did a free pour into a red Solo cup.
P: OK. Were you measuring in any way how much vodka was in your cup?
Doe: I thought I was, but I was unsuccessfully measuring. I poured right below the second
marking on the cup, which I thought was going to be two to three shots. It turned out to be
maybe three to four shots, because that marking was five ounces.
P: And you’re talking about a red Solo cup.
Doe: Yes.

P: Kind of something that you typically see at parties?
Doe: Yes…
P: OK. Now, when you were—after you poured the vodka, what did you do?
Doe: I drank it.
P: How did you drink it?
Doe: Just—for all.
P: Like, all at once?
Doe: Pretty much all at once. So I was already feeling drunk, because I was able to do that.
And then:

P: How—describe for us your level of intoxication at this point.