# Not a fan of alcohol. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 4, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330 "2012-01-04T02:48:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/41 "2012-01-05T00:08:35Z")
I like a few drinks every once in a while but I don’t get the desire to get falling down stupid drunk. Also, my face flushes really bad when I drink and it’s not a good look for me. My sinuses give me grief for a few days after too. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/42 "2012-01-05T00:34:22Z")
I love a good beer and dry wine, and drink casually with meals, but I’m not a big liquor drinker. While I enjoy the taste of alcohol, I don’t particularly enjoy being drunk. I get drunk maybe once every two to three years…can’t stand the lightheadedness and nausea that can come from having too much. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/43 "2012-01-05T01:03:16Z")
The worst part about it is when I am on a dinner date. I have a prepared speech. I don’t drink. I have never had an alcohol problem, I don’t have an objection to other people drinking, I am totally fine with you having a glass of wine right now. I just hate the taste. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/44 "2012-01-05T01:41:25Z")
> [@sachertorte](#): > > I don’t like it. I don’t get a buzz, but do get headaches. Why bother? This is me. I still don’t get “buzzed”, I don’t even know what “buzzed” fees like. I just get sleepy and annoyed. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/45 "2012-01-05T01:47:42Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > The worst part about it is when I am on a dinner date. I have a prepared speech. > > I don’t drink. I have never had an alcohol problem, I don’t have an objection to other people drinking, I am totally fine with you having a glass of wine right now. I just hate the taste. Then the other person gets annoyed because they \*have \*to drink, they won’t drink alone, and by not drinking, you’re somehow ruining their evening. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/46 "2012-01-05T01:55:05Z")
I don’t like the taste and I get just a hot, flushed feeling then I get sleepy. It takes very little to get the flushed feeling and it’s really unpleasant. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/47 "2012-01-05T02:40:02Z")
I don’t care for anything alcoholic, especially beer, which tastes like dirty socks. And besides, alcohol is a depressant, which I definitely don’t need. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/48 "2012-01-05T02:53:50Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > The worst part about it is when I am on a dinner date. I have a prepared speech. > > I don’t drink. I have never had an alcohol problem, I don’t have an objection to other people drinking, I am totally fine with you having a glass of wine right now. I just hate the taste. In college when I didn’t drink I got so sick of saying pretty much exactly that every time I was at a party/gathering. “No thanks…no, I just don’t drink…no I don’t care if you drink…no I’m not an alcoholic…no my parents aren’t alcoholics…I just don’t like it that’s all…no really, I just don’t like the taste of beer…yes I can taste the alcohol in a [mixed drink]…no I’m not allergic to alcohol…honestly you can keep asking me, you’re not going to get me to drink a beer…yes, I’ll get high with you it’s not a straight edge thing, I really just don’t like the taste…etc etc etc” after a while I found it was just easier to wait until one of my friends had finished their first beer and carry around the empty for the rest of the night. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/49 "2012-01-05T02:59:04Z")
Aww, go easy on my pal alcohol. He’s a nice guy. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/50 "2012-01-05T03:16:25Z")
For me it was always something I could take or leave. I enjoyed a little occasionally but I never missed it if it wasn’t around. I’ve had to give it up due to health issues, and I really don’t miss it. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/51 "2012-01-05T03:32:13Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Aww, go easy on my pal alcohol. He’s a nice guy. It’s all fun and games until his Mexican cousins show up. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/52 "2012-01-05T05:34:23Z")
Don’t get me started on the Russians… :facepalm: ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/53 "2012-01-05T05:35:37Z")
I’m reading this thread while drunk. Just thought I’d add. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/54 "2012-01-05T06:01:07Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Don’t get me started on the Russians… :facepalm: If we were allowed to change quotes, I’d change your :facepalm: to :faceplant:. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/55 "2012-01-05T11:42:38Z")
What the OP says is exactly what my sister says about the stuff. She was all happy that she was finally going to try a drink at her 21st birthday party. She said it tasted awful, extremely bitter, and she couldn’t understand how anyone ever liked the stuff. She came home saying she would never drink again. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/56 "2012-01-05T19:46:13Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > What the OP says is exactly what my sister says about the stuff. She was all happy that she was finally going to try a drink at her 21st birthday party. She said it tasted awful, extremely bitter, and she couldn’t understand how anyone ever liked the stuff. She came home saying she would never drink again. Well, I certainly hope that you didn’t let her get away with that. I’m sure that you stuck up for alcohol, right? And you admonished her for picking on poor little alcohol like that, and you insisted that how dare she treat alcohol like that when it’s just a poor, misunderstood, picked-on thing!! You did do that, right?? ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/57 "2012-01-09T21:50:40Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > Then the other person gets annoyed because they \*have \*to drink, they won’t drink alone, and by not drinking, you’re somehow ruining their evening. Pull the bartender aside and ask for bitters in club soda or some such. It’ll look like you’re drinking. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330/58 "2012-01-09T22:00:19Z")
> [@Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](#): > > Just don’t like it, don’t particuarly like the taste or the effects of alcoholic drinks. Find it overrated. Anyone else feel the same? Are you sure? Here have a beer! Trust me, you’ll like it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330.md?page=2)