Young Americans: Thoughts

I've realized that it's nigh impossible to watch an episode of Young Americans without making a drinking game out of it. But first, here are some things I've learned from Young Americans.

First, at wealthy all-boys schools there are only two classes: English and Rowing.

Rowing practices are held throughout the day, and are casual to the point where your friends can stop by and have a meaningful conversation with you in the middle of practice.

If you're constantly surrounded by boys and rarely see girls, it's difficult to determine which boys are actually girls wearing boys clothes--though the girl in boys' clothes has an extremely young, feminine-looking face, sort-of breast, and a higher than average speaking voice.

At all-boys schools there is only one teacher. This teacher is responsible for imparting all lessons of an academic nature, and generally about life.

Here's the makeshift drinking game:

+1: When Finn imparts a piece of wisdom to Will.
+1: When you see a boat.
+1: When any character rides a bike.
+1: When someone says the name of a famous writer or philosopher.
+1: When Bella is working on a car.
+1: When the Dean of Rawley Boys Academy is mentioned.
+1: When you hear Will's voice in voiceover form.

+2: When someone quotes a piece of famous writing, or quotes something a famous writer said.
+2: When you see Jake/Jacqueline wearing a bra.
+2: When you see a motorized boat of any kind.
+2: When Scout pines over Bella.
+2: When Will talks about how either he can't believe he's at Rawley, or how lucky he is about being at Rawley, or how Rawley is another world.
+2: When you see any girl other than Jacqueline or Bella.
+2: When you hear the word "scholarship."
+2: When someone sits on a dock.

+3: When any Nick Drake song plays.
+3: When you see any parent of a character other than Will's parents.
+3: When Will doles out wise advice to anyone (including Flinn).
+3: When Flinn tells Will he did a good job at something.
+3: When anyone says the words "New Rawley" together.
+3: When you see the Rawley Girls Academy.
+3: When someone talks about how they are from New Rawley and don't belong up there at Rawley (the school).
+3: When Scout professes his love for Bella (even though she's his sister).
+3: When Jake wears women's clothes.

+4: When Hamilton uses his camera.
+4: When Jake uses a computer.

+5: When you see the Dean of Rawley Boys Academy.
+5: When you see someone with an accent from a foreign country.
+5: When you see a minority.
+5: When someone orders a burger OR a Coke at Friendly's.

Finish the Bottle: When you realize all of these characters are supposed to be fifteen.