I just don't like the taste of alcoholic beverages, and therefore I don't drink them.
Which non-alcoholic beverages do you like? I have a hard time finding good tasting alternatives.
Why I Don't Drink
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Re: Why I Don't Drink
#72Earlier quoted context omitted.
I (an American) drink fairly often, and occasionally to excess. I have a fairly high tolerance, so usually I won't notice much of an effect until I'm drinking at a rate of greater than 2 drinks per hour, or, if I'm drinking slower than that, until I've had at 7+ drinks. So it's not unusual for me to go out with some friends, have 5-7 drinks, and not "get drunk", only developing a slight buzz at most. As long as I'm m…
I think the OP saw a lack of nuance in the argument and explaining was speculating about where that comes from. I don't think anyone suggested that the European way is better. In fact, your reading of the OP's argument is very "American" because you talk about "European" as if it's a thing. Drinking culture in Southern Europe is very different from drinking culture in Central Europe. Eastern Europe is another thing a…
Heh, funny, I actually almost included "southern" before "European" (as the parent did) when writing that, but didn't think the distinction mattered all that much and left it out. I stand corrected.
As for the parent's suggestion or lack of suggestion of his way being "better"... sure, perhaps I'm reading too much into it, but whenever I hear a comment like that in person, it is, without fail, accompanied by a condescending tone. But I suppose it's a bit unfair of me to assume that's the case here as well, given that I don't know the guy and text is terrible at conveying tone.
However, given that you point out that Europeans of all stripes do occasionally get really drunk, that leads me further to believe that when someone mentions drinking as "a typical southern European", it's hard for me to avoid reading some implication that that way is somehow better.
Drinking water only helps relieve one of the causes of a hangover (dehydration).
Sure. That just tends to be the main, and usually only, cause that really affects me, it turns out. I can predict with near 100% accuracy the presence or absence of a hangover (in me) by how much water I've had to drink. I guess the other factors don't affect me quite as much, but everyone's mileage of course varies.
Re: Why I Don't Drink
#73 I enjoy certain intoxicants.
I enjoy hanging around people that are intoxicated
That said, one can give plenty of arguments for why alcohol adds something to your life. Mainly all of the reasons you gave against it were completely self-centred and if you acknowledge that the quality of your life is most greatly impacted by your interaction with others... well, alcohol can bring value to that.
As a side note, if you are going to parties and filling up on "other intoxicants" that make you thirst more for water than alcohol, you're not really doing yourself any favors.
Re: Why I Don't Drink
#74I just don't like the taste of alcoholic beverages, and therefore I don't drink them.
Which non-alcoholic beverages do you like? I have a hard time finding good tasting alternatives.
Pretty much all teas, juices, sodas, and almost everything else that I have tasted. I can only remember that, besides things containing ethanol, I can't seem to like coffee.