I seldom drink. The last time I had a drink was when CanadianSue was visiting back last July. Probably won’t drink until I visit her this July.
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Kee-errr-ist, how do you folks do it? My life ain’t that great that I’d want to go through it completely sober. I wouldn’t even wanna try.
Yeah, ultress, them pesky, evil Canucks with their seductive, beery ways. Gotta watch out for them. < ducks >
Seriously, I didn’t have a drink until I turned 21. It was a couple of wine coolers. Like many have already said, I don’t really like loosing control of myself. It took me years before I realized that I’m one of the lucky few that don’t lose my judgement when I drink: I know when to quit, and I’ve never driven while drunk.
I got into drinking for a couple of years in my late 20’s. Nowadays, 'll go for months without touching the stuff. Even when I drink, a couple of ritas or tequila sunrises do me just fine.
You say “cheesy” like that’s a BAD thing.
I don’t drink at all anymore. When I did drink, it was only a glass of wine or champaigne at formal events hosted by my parents and such. I don’t do it for the reasons listed by several people above. I’m a control freak, and I don’t like the idea of chemicals taking over my actions. I hung around with a partyin’ crowd for a while, and seeing all these drunk people doing things they’d regret in the morning disgusted me to no end. So, it’s no alcohol for me. I have also pretty much cut out caffeine, as well, although it’s difficult to avoid sometimes. I used to be a Dr. Pepper addict. It kept me awake on the job. Then I realized the only reason I needed to be kept awake on the job was because I didn’t get enough sleep the previous night, because I was all hopped up on the massive quantities of caffeine I had ingested the previous day to keep me awake on the job. So, I cut it out, and now my sleep patterns are much healthier.
Here lies Pierre de Fermat. Unfortunately, there is not enough room on this tombstone for a proper epitaph.
Eve, my dear, I’ve never known anyone allergic to alcohol - this is a clear case of the cure not being worth the treatment.
Too bad, now I have to cancel my plans to take you to the city of lights for some divine Flambe on the Seine followed by a romantic romp through the Cognac region.
Courtship is a hell of a lot easier when your all loaded up on Henessey.
Traveling Mountebanks + Mental Institutions always = fun!
Quadzilla: I don’t know about France, but I went to Germany when I was 16, and had no problems not drinking. My host sister wasn’t a drinker, but they really don’t drink to get drunk over there, anyway. Water is ALWAYS available. I just hope you like your water carbonated. (they equate non-cabonated with tap water, and tap water is largely untreated.)
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He's all floppy. Could he have
Reptile dysfunction?
-Chef Troy, Haiku MasterAnother non-drinker here.
Reasons? I don’t like the taste, which seems to be a major obstacle. It would hinder a lot of the things that I am good at. I want to remember good times, and I don’t see the sense or thrill in waking up with hangovers or being the life of the party due to drunkenness. And, I think it would take a good bit of alcohol to get any kind of a buzz out of me. My sister-in-law also caused herself a lot of problems by drinking too much too often in high school before righting her ship.
That said, while I frown on drinking, I don’t have any issues with people doing it. It is just a choice that I have made and decided to stick with.
Well, honey just tastes better when it comes from a bear’s head.
I don’t drink because I don’t like the taste. Simple as that. Also, having seen how some of my friends act while drunk, the extent to which I lose control when stoned (not much, I just act giggly and loquacious, or dead tired) is quite enough, thanks.
I don’t like the taste either. A lot of folks say “You get used to it” but I can’t figure out why anyone would want to get used to something so revolting!
Also, Cessandra’s sentiments match my own almost exactly. Seeing the way it affects a person’s personality, changing them, really frightens me.
I don’t have anything against folks who do it, but it disappoints me when they rely on it to have ‘fun’, and sometimes makes me feel uncomfortable to be around them…
As y’all know, alcohol is illegal in The Netherlands.
I was in France at the time, yes. I’m not sure about water, but I drank a lot of Coke that summer. It’s not the same as American Coke, but it’s pretty good. The only problem is that you can’t keep the bottles!
Water ought to be fairly cheap, depending on where you are. I was in a small town which literally had open springs for drinking everywhere you went. It was hard to charge a lot for it when you could walk to the corner and drink your fill of fresh, clean groundwater.
Of course, if you go to nightclubs everything will be more expensive.
Are you going to be staying in France long? Are you planning to hang around with natives? This presented the biggest problem for me. They insisted that I drink with them. Remember that it is your choice, and be firm when you say no.
I would’ve gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for those meddling kids!
Teach your kids to bungee jump.
One them might have to cross a bridge someday.
I was in the Army. I was in Germany. End of story.
Clog boy said:
So’s that why y’all ship all your beer over here?
Hey, Quadzilla. My best friend just called to say she is picking me up tonight instead of tomorrow, and since she is half-French and lives in France every summer, I asked her about the water. She told me that food-vendors are legally required to provide free tap water to customers on demand. It’s meant to prevent dehydration. Texas ought to have that law, I think.
I would’ve gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for those meddling kids!
I’m not a drinker (or a smoker or a drug-user). Just by choice.
Hey what can I say I like to drink and I love to smoke pot. I’m getting high right now 
(but I don’t use when I have important things to do) I also like to exercise and have umm umm… S E X. I could go on and on but what’s the point.
Hey neurotrashgrrrrrrrrl I think I could convert you into a straight grrrrrl. 
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Wow, so many people saying the same things.
#1) It tastes bad.
#2) Don’t like how it alters behavior.
#3) Relatives with drinking problems.
#4) Hangovers.
Did I miss any?
Just to fill out my answer a little, I have never been buzzed. I’ve never been able to drink enough to feel it. The gag factor kicks in too soon.
Being a social outcast probably helped keep me from starting early in high school. My parents aren’t drinkers - in fact, I don’t remember even seeing alcohol around till I was in high school, when the uncles and aunts started keeping beer around. It became okay to drink around us kiddoes when we were old enough to understand. My folks even offered us some once so we could get that awkward “you’ve gotta try it” thing out of the way. I didn’t even drink then.
Beer smells nasty. I can’t understand why anyone would willingly drink it. Yeah, I’ve tried it. Didn’t change my opinion. Still smells nasty, doesn’t taste any better.
I tried wine. It tastes like unsweetened grape juice. Since I’m not particularly fond of grape juice anyway (too bitter), it’s not enjoyable.
I didn’t get into partying in college. Despite having opportunities, it wasn’t my thing. I just don’t understand the mindset of people who’s idea of a good time is to go consume massive quantities of alcohol, to see how fast and how much they can drink? The point is to have fun, but the alcohol affects judgment and behavior, and then you wake up the next morning feeling sick with a headache, maybe having vomited. Now you’ve forgotten the fun parts of the night before but remember the hangover. What’s the point of that?
After college, I tried to do the social thing after work or at parties a few times. Even tried to drink beer. One night I set out to see if I could get buzzed to know what it felt like. I didn’t get there. I couldn’t drink enough to feel it. I couldn’t stand the taste enough to drink it.
I have no desire to drink. I have no desire for the taste (some people like it), I have no desire to get drunk, I have no desire to lose control of my actions and emotions. And I don’t need to drink to have fun, to be funny, or to act goofy.
My sister has blood sugar problems, so she doesn’t drink anymore. She does kinda miss it a little. My brother had some really bad reactions and doesn’t drink because he blacks out and goes crazy. I don’t want to experience that myself. Family history of drinking problems just reinforces that decision.
UncleBeer commented:
What does drinking do that helps? Makes you forget how bad it is? Maybe that can be a benefit sometimes, but if all you do is drink to forget, that can keep you from changing things.
I’m not saying my life is the greatest. There are times I’m really down. I don’t see alcohol helping in those situations.
Nice to know there are others out there who feel the same way.
I think I am just missing the alcohol appreciation gene, because I really don’t like to drink at all. I would rather have a soft drink or water if given the choice. In college I went through a stage where I drank a lot of rum and cokes but I didn’t like being out of control when I was drunk so I decided not to drink hard liquor after that. Beer tastes soapy to me. Even beers that seem to be considered better beers like Heineken or Michelob taste crappy to me.
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The world’s loneliest doper.
Irishman—I will NOT make any “an Irishman who doesn’t drink?” jokes!
Sake—Oh, that’s alright, dear, you can still drop some valium in my Perrier . . .
Ike—Hmmm . . . So I STOPPED drinking the same year you STARTED? This cannot be a coincidence.
Now you guys know at least ONE reason I no longer attend the SD get-togethers; it’s no fun being “a lonely little petunia in an onion patch.”