I don't like the taste or smell plus it's expensive. My ex with her drinking would drive up the bill almost two fold at times.
Who else is 21+ and doesn't drink?
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I'm in my mid 30s and have very rarely drunk much alcohol. I haven't tasted anything I especially liked so I'd only be drinking to get drunk and would rather avoid learning to like that.
I have enough issues and could see myself becoming dependant on drink to get through them if I did aquire a taste for it. So it's for the best it stays unappealing.
I have enough issues and could see myself becoming dependant on drink to get through them if I did aquire a taste for it. So it's for the best it stays unappealing.
Very rarely drink. Nice to see so many in the same camp.
Usually get teased for it by my friends for it, bur it doesn't affect me.
Usually get teased for it by my friends for it, bur it doesn't affect me.
Add me to the "family alcoholics turned me off the stuff" list. Been a decade since I turned 21 and don't have any curiosity or inclination to ever drink any alcohol. Part of me is scared I'll end up like them, the other part becomes ill at the smell of it because of the negative memories associated with it.
I have a beer every now and then. My fridge is stocked with them, but it's usually months between single beers. On rare occasions I will let loose. Just yesterday I got hammered at Epcot and it was a blast, but I can't do that all the time, the shit wears on you. So I definitely drink, but I tend to avoid it more than not.
So before I get to getting drunk, lemme say that first and foremost I think alcohol tastes amazing — the richness of wine, the freshness of sake, the incredible complexity of cognac and calvados, the refreshing bitterness of beer, the relaxing warmth of chartreuse, the cheerfulness of vodka... And how all these drinks complement food! I don't know how I'd live without these things. But in all fairness, I also can understand how people living in the US might not see it the same way. When I lived there I found good alcohol to be super expensive compared to Europe (or just straight up unavailable). If I grew up in a world where Bud Light is considered a beer, I probably also would've never developed love for drinking.
As for getting drunk, well, first of all it's not like every time you drink you get drunk. Most of the time it's plenty enough to have a couple glasses of wine with your dinner and a class of cognac with a cigar afterwards and feel perfectly fine. Sure you feel some effects, but usually it's just a pleasant relaxation, people letting go, making jokes. It's fun.
But actually getting drunk, it takes a bit of dedication, honestly. I get drunk after maybe ~10 beers or 2 bottles of wine or a bottle of vodka or half a bottle of whiskey (and anything beyond that is wasted, with lapses in memory and such). And to drink so much, you've got to have a good company and a free morning next day. But every time I get properly drunk it's just a lot of fun. People are cracking dumbest jokes (which seem like the funniest thing you've ever heard), the atmosphere becomes warm and super friendly, you're having fun, if you're out you're meeting random weird people. It also becomes much easier to speak foreign languages, which also contributes to the overall friendliness. I mean almost every time I get drunk I have like 10 fun things to remember from the previous evening. Some of the dumb shit I got into with drinking buddies, like, 3 years ago are still among the funniest stories we remember each time we see each other. It's hard to explain properly (especially when you're sober haha), but it's really incredibly fun. When drunk you do stuff a sober you won't think of (and it's not necessarily some anti-social.bad thing you're doing), like laying on friend's bed and listening to several of Mahler's symphonies for 3 hours straight. Sure next morning aint gonna be pretty. But I think spending half a day with a headache isn't too bad (unless it becomes too regular of a thing) for all the fun memories you get out of it. In the past three years or so I had 3 times when I was like "yeah, that was too much, I got more trouble out of it than fun", but normally getting drunk with friends is something really fun.
This is me for the most part, but I still drink socially on occasion. In college I think I got a little close to getting dependent on alcohol to have fun, I ended up withdrawing from my drinking circle of friends. I'm 33 now, and I've pretty much lost that acquired taste for beer. I wouldn't say that I flat out don't drink, but I can count the amount of times I get buzzed per year on one hand, and I don't think I've been drunk drunk in almost 10 years.
I binge drank a lot in college. Completely burned out of it. Don't touch any alcohol really, neither beer nor liquor. Not even occasionally. I can go an entire year without drinking. I really like it this way, honestly, and have no desire to increase my alcohol consumption.
30 and never touched the stuff. I don't have a problem with anyone who does, unless your idea of a good time is "let's get so fucked up we don't even remember tonight". I quickly stop hanging out with folks like that.
37 and never drank. Like others here, I just can't stand the taste of alcohol. Then I'll hear people say "juts try x drink, you can't taste it at all" and that's a load of nonsense. I can taste it every time, and it tastes awful. It's made it basically impossible for me to make friends because everyone just want to hang out and drink.
You can also add me to the list of never smoked nor done any drugs.
You can also add me to the list of never smoked nor done any drugs.
This is absurd. Genuine nonsense.
What always bothers me about some people who don't drink is the air of superiority often on display. Plenty of valid reasons to abstain from alcohol, but some of y'all take it too far with showing how much better you are than those alcohol-drinking commoners.
On a very rare occasion I might indulge, but that might be once a year or less. I don't see much of a point. I try to be healthy in what I consume, and drinking alcohol doesn't contribute to that lifestyle in the least. I feel like I'm over it. I can have a good time without it.
I don't drink beer/lager. Tastes like dog piss. Does that count?
Send everything else my way though. ;D
Send everything else my way though. ;D
I love being anything but sober at any given time but the taste of alcohol and the nausea/headaches that come with it often stop me from going with drinking. Id have to be really miserable with no other option to go with booze.
I never have ever. I just dont want to or have any reason to.
Is there a reason why some people look down on people that don't drink though?
There was a guy on the first page saying that people who don't drink aren't normal, so it goes both ways.
Is there a reason why some people look down on people that don't drink though?
There was a guy on the first page saying that people who don't drink aren't normal, so it goes both ways.
Moderate alcohol consumption may provide some health benefits, such as:
- Reduce your risk of developing and dying from heart disease.
- Possibly reduce your risk of ischemic stroke (when the arteries to your brain become narrowed or blocked, causing severely reduced blood flow)
- Possibly reduce your risk of diabetes.
Guidelines for moderate alcohol use
Moderate alcohol use for healthy adults means up to one drink a day for women of all ages and men older than age 65, and up to two drinks a day for men age 65 and younger.
Examples of one drink include:
- Beer: 12 fluid ounces (355 milliliters)
- Wine: 5 fluid ounces (148 milliliters)
- Distilled spirits (80 proof): 1.5 fluid ounces (44 milliliters)
I'm 33 and while I can't say I would never take another drink again I can say that I don't drink. After my teens to early 20's I started to use other intoxicants that helped me to see how problematic my alcohol consumption was. So slowly it made me stop drinking and helped me to see alcohol as the dangerous and often underestimated drug that it is.
When I drink, I get a buzz, and start feeling that drinking more will make me feel even better, even though on an intellectual level I know that the good feeling you get from alcohol is limited, and usually caps out at around 5-7 beers max. Any more than that is more likely to make you feel worse (It certainly won't make you feel better.), especially the day after.
Sort of like eating chips. Only the first 10 or so provide you with that feel-good-snack sensation -- eating any more than 10 is just going through the motions, hoping to get some more of that feel-good-snack sensation, and don't provide any additional satisfaction or pleasure. Despite this, I often want to finish the bag.
Sort of like eating chips. Only the first 10 or so provide you with that feel-good-snack sensation -- eating any more than 10 is just going through the motions, hoping to get some more of that feel-good-snack sensation, and don't provide any additional satisfaction or pleasure. Despite this, I often want to finish the bag.
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I don't drink much. The odd beer at night, maybe, but other than that very little. While friends always wanted to get drunk, I often didn't care to or enjoy it.
Used to drink heavily on weekends up until I was about 24. 29 now and I can count the times I've has alcohol in the past year on one hand.
I think that when you ask if you drink, the assumption is that it's the type of drinking that makes you black out and puke to be considered "real drinking".
I personally have 1 or 2 beers in a restaurant, having food means I never get drunk. I've never experienced blackouts and they are so easy to avoid I'm a bit baffled it seems to happen all the time in parties.
I personally have 1 or 2 beers in a restaurant, having food means I never get drunk. I've never experienced blackouts and they are so easy to avoid I'm a bit baffled it seems to happen all the time in parties.
I am depressed and spend a lot of time alone. I am worried that if I get in the habit of drinking alone, it will be detrimental to my health. I drink sometimes when I am with friends, or if I am alone and not feeling well I might have a drink or two to relax but I never have got drunk since I was a teen.
Im all about that sober grind.
It took a lot if time but i finally got that feeling back of having fun while being sober. I love it.
It took a lot if time but i finally got that feeling back of having fun while being sober. I love it.
It's pretty hard for me to get drunk or hungover, so I don't mind drinking a glass of bourbon regularly. Helps with my anxiety and shit.
28 here. I drink, but not much. Small glass of wine 2 times a week maybe. And a beer or two max when I'm out with friends. Something stronger (shots) only... I don't know 2-3 times per year.
I have no idea how some people can drink more than 3 beers and not just throw up. Weird. But it's cool that 2 is my limit (not because I'm already drunk after 2, it's just I feel like I can't pour more into myself :P). My wallet likes it.
I have no idea how some people can drink more than 3 beers and not just throw up. Weird. But it's cool that 2 is my limit (not because I'm already drunk after 2, it's just I feel like I can't pour more into myself :P). My wallet likes it.
