Not to sound like a prude or anything, but Yozzer reminded me that I really, really dislike being around drunk people. (FWIW, I’ve never had more than a glass of wine at one sitting, so I’ve never been into the whole party hearty thing.) Especially extroverted drunk people- they remind me of those amoeba people from Naked Lunch that schmoozle all over you. Shudder…
Who’s with me on this? Anyone?
-Ben
I am. I’ve spent too many years living with or next door to habitual drinkers to understand the appeal. I rarely drink, and then only socially. I’ve only been drunk three times, and it doesn’t do much for me. Oh well, not everyone feels that way so we’ll have to put up with more noisy drunks in our lives, huh?
I don’t necessarily hate drunk people, but I hate being around most people when they are drunk, if you see the distiction. The biggest exception being Stepfathers #1 and #3. I do hate them, drunk or sober.
I find it easier to lose respect for people when they’re drop-dead drunk. The only people (in this matter) that I truly dislike are those who espouse the evils of drinking, then go out and start drinking themselves (hypocrisy always gets my dander up).
Please note that there’s a distinction between “being drunk” and “being a drinker”. Barney Gumble is “drunk”.
Nah, you just hate being around stupid people. The problem with stupid people is that when they’re drunk, they are suddenly convinced they’re brilliant. I have never noticed any analogous problem with smart people who get drunk.
yes. i hate them. hate hate hate. usually i am hesitant to admit to hating anyone, especially an entire group of people. this is one of the few exceptions.
i work as an attendent at a parking lot on campus at the university of minnesota. i see a lot of drunk people there. a lot of drunk, noisy, inconsiderate college kids. i truly despise them. is it possible to be any more obnoxious? i really doubt it.
not to mention, a lot of the drunk people i see, since its a parking lot, are drunk DRIVERS.
this is even more disturbing than plain old drunks. not only are these idiots endangering their own lives, they are putting the lives of everyone else on the road at risk.
i hate drunks. and i hate drunk drivers even more.
and yes, i DO call the police when drunk assholes come to my box expecting me to let them out.
No, I don’t hate drunk people. I feel sorry for them rather than hate. I’ve had upfront experience with alcoholism in my family – still I don’t hate.
Some people will get so drunk they’re pains-in-the-butt, others just sleep it off in some corner. The pains-in-the-butt drink drive as well. And kill.
But I can’t hate them. Our society has legalised their drug of choice, and lauds that drug with sport and recreation. I can’t hate drunks.
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And when they’re sober, they are still convinced they’re brilliant. That’s the problem. :rolleyes:
I don’t neccessarily hate drunk people, but I certainly hate their attitude when they become drunk. I am not a prude as I enjoy a drink or two, but very rarely have more than a few. I just hate the way ordinary people can become real assholes when they are drunk.
I don’t hate drunk people, I think they’re funny. They are happy to say and do stupid things and they fall over. Hilarious.
Whenever I’m drunk I don’t find that people hate me. Quite the opposite in fact. Admittedly they sometimes run away and look terrified but I always think they’re just joking around. 
Actually, what I hate more than drunk people is smug sober people who sit around and look down their noses when I have more than one drink at a restaurant, or when I drink beer instead of wine, because it’s not as classy.
I try not to HATE anyone really, it’s sort of unbecoming. And generalizing all ‘drunk’ people into one category is super unbecoming.
Sometimes I drink one beer in fourteen days, sometimes I drink fourteen in one night. I’m not a ‘drunk person’, I’m an adult who can take care of myself and sometimes I like to go out and have fun.
jarbaby
I don’t mind being around people who are tipsy or people who are drunk and nice. But mean drunks who use being drunk to say and do stuff and then later say “oh I was sooo drunk man I didn’t mean nuthin by it” those people tend not to find me in their company when they are drunk or sober.
I agree with Zebra, it depends on whether they are nice & funny or not. Plus, you can do a video of them when they are drunk to show them what they were like later when they sober up. Which is kinda fun in itself.
Fills glass with scotch and more ice…
You said your what hurts?
hiccup
Seriously, though. I don’t enjoy being around drunk people when I am sober, so I see what you mean. Nothing more annoying than somone who is clearly drunk trying to have a serious conversation with a sober person. But if I am drunk too, it’s not usually a problem.
However, I don’t like agressive people - drunk or sober. And an aggressive drunk person is about as bad as it gets…
Heembo
Thank you, jarbaby.
Gee, I’ve been drunk, and I’ve never posted, nor said, anything like Yozzer.
No, I don’t hate “drunk people.” Don’t hate anyone, really - it takes far too much energy. I don’t like assholes, drunk or sober.
And if you don’t like extroverted drunk people, you might want to avoid Chicago Dope Fests.
Daughter, grandaughter, sister, cousin, neice and friend of alcholics checking in here. I’ve had seen lives destroyed by alcohol and I still can’t figure out the lure. I’ve studied chemical dependancy, worked on a detox unit and went to Al-Anon meetings. I remain just as confused as before.
One thing I have learned is that alcoholics never take responsibility for themselves and their actions. They are drinking because their spouse is an asshole, they’ve had a hard day, they’ve got legal problems, they’ve got financial problems, their children are uncontrollable and the best one is…I’m drinking cause you just don’t understand. They got arrested cause the cop is a jerk.
My dad’s an alcoholic and because of his drinking he has cerebelar atrophy–basically his brain has deteriorated. But the area where his brain is bad is the area that controls balance and motor activity. Put simply–his legs don’t work well, he has no balance. There is nothing that can be done for this. He has to hold on to things or use a walker to get around. Well he fell, shattered his shoulder and broke his humerus. If you are keeping count this means he is down to the use of one extremity ie his left arm. Of course he didn’t tell anyone when he fell because he knew he would have to stay in the hospital and therefore wouldn’t be able to drink. After 5 days, he finally called my brother to come help him to the bathroom, he had been in the same chair for 3 days. Dave took one look and called me and my sister, we are both RN’s and we had to force him to go to the ER. He barely survived surgery, went to ICU,then to an extended care facility–a very nice one-- for therapy. He spent 2 months there.
After finally getting him stable, through the dt’s and in a safe environment, my alcoholic sister took him home with her then promptly got arrested for her 8th DUI and was sentenced to 6 months in jail. He was not in immediate danger so I couldn’t make him go back to nursing home or anything, even though I have a durable power of attorney. To a drunk being able to drink supercedes all other considerations. Even with all my education and first hand experience, I just don’t get it.
FTR I do drink occasionally, a beer or 2 with hot wings or something like that. I was drunk plenty of times in my 20’s as well but still even stinking drunk, I still retained my basic common sense.
This totally doesn’t appply to alcoholics or chronic drinkers, but sometimes being sober while other people are buzzed is really great.
People open up so much more, people are more willing to talk about personal stuff. I found, once, I got to know someone better in one night than in the 4 months previous that I had been hanging out with him.
Also, as I have never been drunk, it’s fun to watch =>
Sometimes. When people are throwing up it isn’t fun at all.
Isn’t drinking to excess a behavior? A behavior that one doesn’t have to participate in? Aren’t drunks a group of people who tend to hang around each other because of the behavior they participate in?
Sooooooooo…it’s alright to hate someone based on the activity they participate in and the social group they conform with, even when that activity is legal is most settings?
Bigots!
I’m going to have a drink. Have a nice day.
I agree with this. I don’t hate all drunk people, but I do hate the drunk people in my apartment complex who talk loudly in the corridors and will occasionally, for no apparent reason, scream “Whooo!”
I’ve never figured this out. I’ve been drunk on a few occasions and around drunk people more often, but none of my friends have ever stood up and screamed “Whooo!” Is this drunk talk for “I’m having a good time?”
Answer: What is a sober person?!
I’ll take “who hates who” for 500 dollars, thank you
— G. Raven