Poll: Do you drink alcohol?

[anthony87]

I love how these threads always end up with people who know so much about what alcohol can do to you without having ever touched the stuff...

OT: Yes I drink. I'll generally go out with the friends once or twice every 2-3 weeks and my drink of choice is usually Jack Daniels/Jameson, not big on drinking at home but I've been less against it in recent years.

 

[zehydra]

I love how these threads always end up with people who know so much about what alcohol can do to you without having ever touched the stuff...

OT: Yes I drink. I'll generally go out with the friends once or twice every 2-3 weeks and my drink of choice is usually Jack Daniels/Jameson, not big on drinking at home but I've been less against it in recent years.

Fair enough. Alcohol only matters to you if you try it. From my experiences it turns most of my friends into assholes and my enemies far worse.

But NOOOooooooOooo they have to have their fun.

 

[bl4ckh4wk64]

I'm a college student at "arguably" a party school. Does that answer your question?

That being said, I definitely drink less than other people here. I'm not saying I can't hold my own liquor, but I tend to try and stay at the buzz rather than the full black-out drunkenness like some people here.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Not really. I have before, and most the time I'll choose a soda or just water because it taste better and is a lot cheaper. Jager was about the only alcohol I somewhat liked.

 

[deathzero021]

Nope, never have and never will. i refuse to poison myself with the intention of temporarily damaging my brain so that i can have a "good time". In fact it's quite depressing to know i'm always in the minority on these things... but what can i do? Just gotta live with it.

 

[AD-Stu]

I enjoy alcohol, mostly in moderation. By all accounts I'm actually a pretty happy drunk but I hate / am too old for hangovers so I tend to avoid drinking to excess these days.

I'll also only drink stuff that I like the taste of - which can be difficult on occasion, because I live in Australia and 99% of the beer we produce by volume is undrinkable goat piss.

 

[JemothSkarii]

Mm, I do enjoy a good bourbon with friends, sometimes rum. I was an alcoholic for about six months, but my friends helped me get out of it so now I just have a couple of drinks every now and then. Can't stand beer, makes me feel more drunk than Bourbon or Rum does.

 

[zehydra]

I love how these threads always end up with people who know so much about what alcohol can do to you without having ever touched the stuff...

OT: Yes I drink. I'll generally go out with the friends once or twice every 2-3 weeks and my drink of choice is usually Jack Daniels/Jameson, not big on drinking at home but I've been less against it in recent years.

Fair enough. Alcohol only matters to you if you try it. From my experiences it turns most of my friends into assholes and my enemies far worse.

But NOOOooooooOooo they have to have their fun.

Then chances are your friends are assholes in the first place. As Katatori mentioned earlier, alcohol in no way modifies behavior; it just strips us of whatever minor inhibition prevent us from acting the way we want.

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I'm gonna take a stab in the dark and assume you're under 20 years old? You sound just like me a few years ago.

I keep hearing this, but it isn't correct. Alcohol DOES obviously change behavior. People often have their reasoning impaired when drunk.

I suppose I'm really more angry at people that drink heavily than someone that just drinks a beer or two a night.

 

[Xarathox]

I used to be an alcoholic, but I quit about 5-6 years ago. I will have a drink once every blue moon, usually if I'm out having a nice dinner with someone. I like sipping some saki at a local Japanese restaurant when I'm in the mood for sushi, or a cold beer with a really good steak.

 

[zehydra]

I love how these threads always end up with people who know so much about what alcohol can do to you without having ever touched the stuff...

OT: Yes I drink. I'll generally go out with the friends once or twice every 2-3 weeks and my drink of choice is usually Jack Daniels/Jameson, not big on drinking at home but I've been less against it in recent years.

Fair enough. Alcohol only matters to you if you try it. From my experiences it turns most of my friends into assholes and my enemies far worse.

But NOOOooooooOooo they have to have their fun.

Then chances are your friends are assholes in the first place. As Katatori mentioned earlier, alcohol in no way modifies behavior; it just strips us of whatever minor inhibition prevent us from acting the way we want.

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I'm gonna take a stab in the dark and assume you're under 20 years old? You sound just like me a few years ago.

I keep hearing this, but it isn't correct. Alcohol DOES obviously change behavior. People often have their reasoning impaired when drunk.

I suppose I'm really more angry at people that drink heavily than someone that just drinks a beer or two a night.

I don't mean to imply that alcohol in no way affects behavior, just that if you're the kind of person who would never bahave a certain way (and I mean you REALLY wouldn't, not just that you say you wouldn't becaus it makes you look good) then no amount of alcohol will change that.

The problem with that idea, is that most people have learned to stop themselves from doing things early in their childhood. It doesn't reflect on who they are if, when they're reduced to the mind of a small child, they act like a complete ass/idiot. The alcohol simply obliterates any learned self-restraint, good or bad, and even that part of you is in fact a part of you.

 

[ShinyCharizard]

No I don't like to drink. I find that I don't get the pleasant buzz that others seem to get from drinking. Instead I just feel kinda dizzy and tired. It's pretty unpleasant.

 

[Berithil]

Though I'm underage (in America...), I've consumed alcohol a grand total of 3 times, and only on special occasions. I plan to still follow that rule loosely when I turn 21.

 

[WaysideMaze]

Until about a month or 2 ago, yeah I was a drinker. I stopped since I didn't like how I got after drinking. I used to always end up a mess, but just shrugged it off and just did the same again next time I went out, but that last time just made me want to kick it completely.

Also, decided I was sick of being fat and lazy, so been on a bit of a health kick recently, and knocking back pint after pint really doesn't help with that.

 

[Pifflestick]

Yes, yes I do. Mostly Malibu rum, either mixed with soda (any soda) or just straight if I'm feeling lazy. I love rum. Generally I pick up a mickey and split it with my boyfriend and we spend the night gaming while drunk.

 

[an annoyed writer]

I always found alcohol to be too bitter for my taste, and I've been raised in a household where one of my parents was a really bad alcoholic, so with those two combined I couldn't ever get into that stuff. As long as you're doing it in moderation you're okay, but if you are getting so drunk that your fat ass is blocking the halls because you've gone on all fours and are taking an hour to get to bed, I can't say that I'm going to like you very much.

 

[LiberalSquirrel]

Very rarely, and usually only socially. By which I mean: someone wants to celebrate a special occasion with a glass of wine, I take a glass. I'm on vacation at the beach with my family, I buy myself a ridiculous fruity drink with a little paper umbrella in it (yeah, I'll admit it: strawberry daiquiris are delicious). Never more than a glass of something, though. Alcoholism and addictive personalities run in my family; I'm not planning on testing my restraint when I don't have to.

And, having witnessed many friends completely embarrass themselves while drunk, I have no desire to do the same.

 

[Boris Goodenough]

The problem with that idea, is that most people have learned to stop themselves from doing things early in their childhood. It doesn't reflect on who they are if, when they're reduced to the mind of a small child, they act like a complete ass/idiot. The alcohol simply obliterates any learned self-restraint, good or bad, and even that part of you is in fact a part of you.

The fact they want to do stupid stuff in the first place is an indicator that they are bad people to begin with. No amount of self-restraint changes that, they just don't end up in a court room.

I don't become an asshole, or mean, or aggressive or things that could get me into a court room when I am drunk, so not everyone falls into your category of children when stripped of restraint.