Poll: Isn't being a "lightweight" a good thing?

[bojackx]

It's quicker and cheaper, where are the disadvantages?

About 3 hours ago, my brother said to me "you're a lightweight!" after I'd ingested about 5 units of alcohol and wanted to stop, and made it out to be a bad thing, which pissed me off, so I came here and seeked the opinions of internet peoples.

This of course means I'm still a bit drunk when I write this. Nonetheless, I want a super serious discussion.

 

[Jonluw]

It may be practical, but manlyness isn't always about practicality.
Were beards ever practical? No.

 

[bobmus]

Pros:
Cost-effectiveness
You'll think yourself much funnier
Ladies will sympathise with you
Attractive to gay men


Cons:
Stop drinking before your friends
You'll be the drunk idiot the fastest
Be the least funny after four drinks
Have to water everything down
Lose all drinking games
Lack of manliness
Probably can't even grow a beard
Not attractive to women

 

[DirtyJunkieScum]

Anyone ever accuses me of being a lightweight, I challenge them to inject 1/2 a gram of heroin. That shuts them up...in fact they rarely talk to me ever again.

 

[Lucem712]

Well, it is cheaper. Though, if you are you a lightweight and don't know it, you can severely overestimate your capabilities your first time getting trashed.

 

[Total LOLige]

Pros:
Cost-effectiveness
You'll think yourself much funnier
Ladies will sympathise with you
Attractive to gay men


Cons:
Stop drinking before your friends
You'll be the drunk idiot the fastest
Be the least funny after four drinks
Have to water everything down
Lose all drinking games
Lack of manliness
Probably can't even grow a beard
Not attractive to women

And ladies and gentlemen The Bobmus wins the thread.

If your a lightweight you're not a man because as we all know manliness is measured in how many liters of beer we can drink.

EDIT: If you're a woman it's probably for the better, men are attracted to women that are wasted easily. If a woman can drink them under the table they're going to get intimidated.
EDIT: Not all men.

 

[Doclector]

I'm pretty lightwieght. Thing is, I have this nice level of tolerance that means I can be wasted for under a tenner, but I never really seem to be so much of a mess that I need to be carried home, and I rarely even embarass myself, I seem to retain that little voice that stops you doing something really stupid that most people lose when that drunk.

Of course, perhaps I'm being more careful because I know I'm lightweight...

 

[Rylot]

I think it's fantastic. It's been since October since I drank, so when I got trashed the other night it took only about three shots of Vodka and five or so beers to keep me going the whole night. I used to have to buy doubles just to get anywhere. As for anyone questioning my manliness I have a girlfriend who doesn't really drink so I'm not out to impress anyone and by that point I'm too shit faced to give a damn. Plus I recover faster in the morning. It's an all round win.

Edit: Doclector I swear I'm not stalking you.

 

[Diddy_Mao]

Depends on your goal for the night.

If all you're after is to drink until hammered then yeah I guess being a lightweight is more efficient.

If you're out to enjoy a night of drinking and enjoying the company of friends then being the first one to be staggering drunk while the rest of the group is still working up a buzz does kinda make you a pain in the ass to be around.

 

[Foxglove]

My experience is that anyone can drink just as long as their friends do by alternating drinks with water/eating something first or just drinking more slowly. And usually when it's a group of friends nobody is keeping score or gives a shit so long as people are having fun.

OP in your original scenario it just sounds like your brother's being a dick and doing the "You're not a man if you don't want to do X that I want to do now but don't want to do alone" routine. Has nothing to do with being a lightweight.

 

[Dags90]

I'm a lightweight, literally and figuratively. I also hate beer and prefer hard alcohol, so it's not the best combo. I get tanked without realizing it and all of a sudden my balance is shit and I feel pukey. I went out drinking last week with some professors and students. I got myself a Jack and Coke, one of my professors bought me another one. Then a guy I had class with bought a round of Jameson. By the end of the Jameson I had to switch to water/food.

In general, it just really creeps up on me. That's why I try to stick to alternating drinks and waters.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

It's quicker and cheaper, where are the disadvantages?

About 3 hours ago, my brother said to me "you're a lightweight!" after I'd ingested about 5 units of alcohol and wanted to stop, and made it out to be a bad thing, which pissed me off, so I came here and seeked the opinions of internet peoples.

This of course means I'm still a bit drunk when I write this. Nonetheless, I want a super serious discussion.

It's faster, cheaper, and more fun.

Also - 5 units? Ha! I had an ex-boyfriend who was drunk after ONE unit. I used to buy him one drink just for the entertainment of watching him be a stupid drunk thereafter. Then, a few hours later, he'd be fine - no hangover, no sexual side-effects, nothing. All of the fun of drunk as hell, none of the mess afterwards.

Actually, I know a young woman like that too (who gets drunk after one drink). She's fun, albeit for a different reason....

 

[Rose and Thorn]

Super serious? Ok.

I don't really care if someone is a light weight or not, I am not the type to make fun of someone unless I am making fun of someone who makes fun of people.

As long as I am drunk I am happy, who cares if the person next to me is done drinking for the night?

 

[Rawne1980]

EDIT: If you're a woman it's probably for the better, men are attracted to women that are wasted easily. If a woman can drink them under the table they're going to get intimidated.

For the record, not all men think like that.

For me personally I prefer a woman that can drink as much as me (like my missus) to one who expects me to stand at a bar and order half a lager or an alcopop or even worse .... a glass of wine.

Would be even better if my wife could drink a lot more than me. Then it wouldn't matter if I forget where I live she can carry me home.

 

[Total LOLige]

EDIT: If you're a woman it's probably for the better, men are attracted to women that are wasted easily. If a woman can drink them under the table they're going to get intimidated.

For the record, not all men think like that.

For me personally I prefer a woman that can drink as much as me (like my missus) to one who expects me to stand at a bar and order half a lager or an alcopop or even worse .... a glass of wine.

Would be even better if my wife could drink a lot more than me. Then it wouldn't matter if I forget where I live she can carry me home.

Yeah I know I could have sworn I'd put some men.

 

[Xan Krieger]

Pros:
Cost-effectiveness
You'll think yourself much funnier


Cons:
Stop drinking before your friends
You'll be the drunk idiot the fastest
Be the least funny after four drinks
Lose all drinking games

Had to fix it for accuracy, I'm a lightweight and on my weeks off I tend to have quite the beard.

 

[Slayer_2]

It's good in that you save money, but you'll get a lot of teasing.

 

[Arakasi]

It's better not to drink at all.

I win.

 

[loc978]

Disadvantage: it pretty much displays a somewhat weak constitution, or at least a major susceptibility to mind-altering chemicals. Hope ya never go in for surgery, or if you do, hope the anesthesiologist goes closer to the minimum dose than the maximum.

Also, never get drugged and kidnapped, or any other outlandish scenario involving involuntary drug use. Avoid the merest breath of deadly neurotoxin... and try not to get pepper sprayed (that stuff actually doesn't work on me... I used to cook for the gas chamber).

 

[Treeinthewoods]

I always prefered having a high tolerance so when the ladies were all shit faced I was functioning smoothly.