# Why do you drink? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 11, 2003, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352 "2003-08-11T11:31:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CorBlimeyGuvnor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@CorBlimeyGuvnor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorBlimeyGuvnor)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/1 "2003-08-11T11:31:42Z")
Alcohol Why do you drink it?, social thing?, for the affect?, to look tuff? Personally I drink to get drunk, what about you? Cheers šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/2 "2003-08-11T11:47:11Z")
I worry a little about someone who is so arsefaced by Monday lunchtime that he canā€™t post in the right forum. ---
**Author:** ![CorBlimeyGuvnor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@CorBlimeyGuvnor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorBlimeyGuvnor)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/3 "2003-08-11T11:50:01Z")
oops, sorry, where should it be then?, havent touched a drop honest ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/4 "2003-08-11T11:57:06Z")
Welcome to the SDMB **CorBlimeyGuvnor** - I feel like I know you already! Hopefully a friendly moderator will be along in a moment to move this one to IMHO - the proper place for polls. Me, I drink alcoholic beverages because I like the taste and a very small amount of alcohol makes me feel mellow and happy (a larger amount will tend to make me vomit on the carpet, or merely ā€˜feel all funnyā€™, so I tend to keep it in moderation. ---
**Author:** ![CorBlimeyGuvnor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@CorBlimeyGuvnor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorBlimeyGuvnor)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/5 "2003-08-11T12:00:39Z")
Thank you for your kind welcome, let us hope that said friendly moderator realises I am a complete idiot and does the move. Nice to meet somebody of a sensible nature. WHELKS! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/6 "2003-08-11T12:07:08Z")
Whelk detection unit. ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/7 "2003-08-11T12:08:12Z")
Welcome **CorBlimeyGuvnor**. I usually drink whenever I feel in the mood to socialise a bit or meet new people, to help me forget about something thatā€™s been bothering meā€¦ and for the taste, of course. And as an added bonus I get good nightā€™s sleep. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/8 "2003-08-11T12:15:25Z")
Social Drinker but often to excess. Also drink to try out new and interesting beers. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/9 "2003-08-11T12:17:13Z")
Social drinker. Thatā€™s pretty much all the socialising I, and all my mates, do, actually. Often to excess too. ---
**Author:** ![Chagto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@Chagto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chagto)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/10 "2003-08-11T12:28:15Z")
well, i _start off_ as a light drinker, then move to social drinker followed by moderate drinker heavy drinker and finally, on bad nights, downright stupid drinker its gotten to the point where i use a new term for measuring distances to travel. Eg, from mates house to home is: 2 min drive 6 min run 10 min walk 25 min drunken stumble time is tripled if u run outta drinks on the way, and have to go bak for more. šŸ˜‰ Btw, wheres that moderator gone? ---
**Author:** ![CorBlimeyGuvnor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@CorBlimeyGuvnor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorBlimeyGuvnor)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/11 "2003-08-11T12:31:03Z")
Sounds very very similar to my experiences, but miss out the social bit! Cheers ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/12 "2003-08-11T13:11:43Z")
Off to IMHO. **DrMatrix** - GQ Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/13 "2003-08-11T13:32:37Z")
I donā€™t drink often. I get _truly_ blitzed no more than two or three times a year. (Chalk one up for yesterday, by the way;) ) Itā€™s not that I donā€™t enjoy the taste, there are some very tasty drinks out there. But I have a tendency to feel ill before I feel drunk. If Iā€™m good and determined, I can continue to drink through the initial discomfort, and then Iā€™m all smiles until the moment I decide I need to throw up. But I usually find I can have just as good a time without it, and I never have to worry about getting home. ---
**Author:** ![RotorHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/14 "2003-08-11T16:06:41Z")
I tend toward the social drinking side. Most of my drinking is usually out at a bar with friends. Probably about every 3-4 months I will drink at home, just for relaxation. I got messed-up drunk a couple times in the last few years, but not very often. Not fun. I donā€™t like being drunk. I have a control ā€œissueā€ I guess, and the idea of not knowing what I was doing or being out of control actually frightens me. Most of the time, I prefer to get just nice and toasty, so I think a little slower, or walk a little crooked, but not so far I would actually fall down or vomit. ---
**Author:** ![mipiace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@mipiace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipiace)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/15 "2003-08-11T16:22:19Z")
Depends. I drink for lots of reasons. I enjoy a good wine to compliment a meal. I enjoy a cocktail with friends to socialize. I enjoy a great beer just for the taste alone. Sometimes I enjoy getting shitfaced just for the fun of getting shitfaced. It kind of depends on my mood. ---
**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/16 "2003-08-11T16:40:23Z")
Itā€™s a great social facilitator. Iā€™ve noticed that gatherings of people other than friends (eg family, co-workers) tend to be immeasurably more enjoyable for everyone if there is a bit of alcohol available. It loosens everyone up. Of course, there is a threshold to be reached - once someone gets past the ā€œfriendly and outgoing drunkā€ to ā€œboorish asshole drunkā€ then it is more of a social inhibitor. ---
**Author:** ![bustmeanoreo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bustmeanoreo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bustmeanoreo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/17 "2003-08-11T17:08:40Z")
I agree with most when they say there are lots of different reasons. Iā€™ll have a few drinks with colleagues after work sometimes. Regularly, weekends will be spent socialising (read: getting hammered) with friends. And sometimes Iā€™ll ahve a drink or two at home just for the sake of it. Iā€™ve gotta agree with this tooā€¦ > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mipiace \* > \*\*Sometimes I enjoy getting shitfaced just for the fun of getting shitfaced. It kind of depends on my mood. \*\* šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![greck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@greck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greck)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/18 "2003-08-11T17:14:50Z")
I find that after a few beers, Iā€™m a REALLY good singer. seriously though, sometimes for the following reasons: 1. cause beer tastes good-sometimes I just crave one. 2. as an expression of a relaxed care free situation (couple of beers while barbecuing)- or celebration 3. wine with dinner/ itā€™s what goes with the meal or cheese. ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/19 "2003-08-11T20:36:33Z")
Well, the only time Iā€™ve really done the drinking thing much was the month when I was in Spain. There, it was more of a social thing, it made me feel good, and I was experimenting while it was legal. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352/20 "2003-08-11T20:58:23Z")
Back in my younger days, I was pretty good with a gun. It got so that every pissant prairie punk who thought he could shoot a gun would ride into town to try out the Waco Kid. I mustā€™ve killed more men than Cecil B Demille. Got pretty gritty. I started to hear the word draw in my sleep. Then one day, I was just walking down the street, and I heard a voice behind me say, ā€œReach for it Mister!ā€ I spun around and there I was face to face with a six-year-old kid. Well I just threw my guns down and walked awayā€¦little bastard shot me in the ass!! So I limped to the nearest saloon, crawled into a whiskey bottle, and Iā€™ve been there ever since. [sub]Well, _somebody_ had to do itā€¦[/sub] [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drink/194352.md?page=2)