Sep 5th 2008 01:17 pm What’s so good about drinking?
I hate drinking, having such an acute sense of taste makes the taste of alcohol like a punch in my mouth of bitterness. The only option that’s tolerable, are lolly-waters, but what’s the point in drinking those?
a) you look like a wuss (for guys)
b) you’re only drinking it because it tastes like a soft-drink, why not just buy a soft drink, it’s cheaper!
If you don’t want to look like a wuss, you just bite the bullet and swollow it down, waiting for the 2-4th drink to kick in where you can no longer taste the bitterness, but at some point you got to ask yourself ‘why the hell am I putting myself through this torture?’.
I’ve heard people proclaim that alcohol is an acquired taste. This horrible for folks such as I who have twice the taste-sensitivity and hate the stuff, so again you got to put yourself through (expensive) hell just to acquire the taste for it, and for what? So you can look cool when partying? (which you won’t!) To fit in with the crowd? Why should we want to be part of something like that?
Now I can understand that people like to have a drink or two to unwind/relax, but it never happens that way does it? No, because you’re out to party, to have fun! You usually get shown-up by some 160kg guy who can drink half a liquor store in a single shot without blinking an eye, and you (stupidly) start to try matching his pace drink-for-drink. Or in other cases, you get drinks pushed in front of your face when other people are shouting for ya - or worse, you have no idea what on earth you’re drinking!. More often than not, regardless of any limitations you put in place for yourself, you will most likely get smashed due to the atmosphere you’re in when with your mates.
Here’s a breakdown of what generally happens (not all 5 cases happen each time or for everybody):
- Going broke for buying drinks that taste like shit
- Getting so drunk that you make an ass of yourself
- (in extreme cases) Throwing up everything u ate and drank (and payed for!)
- Getting a hangover the next day and no memory of the supposed ‘good time’ u claimed to have had.
- Being made fun of by your mates that were more sober than you to witness your stupidity the previous night.
Somehow I don’t see any part of that list enjoyable, or tolerable, even if the night was awesome. I think that if you want to have a good time, watching other drunks doing stupid things is more fun than actually becoming one of them - you’ll remember it the next day as well!
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Psychoz on 22 Aug 2010 at 5:24 pm #
Hmm, this sounds a bit biased. How would you understand the fun of acohol when you’ve never had a pleasant experience with it. There are plently of people that do and have a good time. Me and my friends for example drink for fun. We don’t have any mold to try to ‘fit into to’ and were not ‘trying to look cool’ we’re just having a fun time. I won’t lie, it doesn’t taste good. I don’t drink for the taste nor do I smoke for the flavor of the weed. It’s all for the effect. God, I sound like some druggy, but really I do it every now and then for fun.
I just feel that it loosens you up and makes you a little more susceptible to fun. However, you have to remember that everyone is different and different people handle their alcohol differently. I am usually mentally composed, but physically I teeter when I walk and stand. I don’t feel stupid because I’m not one of the arses that likes to fight or beat women or get into arguments or do just plain stupid shit when they’re drunk. I’m just out for a good time. Yeah, you puke sometimes, but that just means your body wants to sober you up a bit. My worst example is getting up off of my friends bed taking two steps and then puking on the floor. Oops. And yeah, when you drink a lot in one night you have a hangover SOMETIMES. The key to drinking is to stay hydrated because alcohol dehydrates you. Water is the best chaser so just keep a steady supply of that coming while you party and in the morning take an aspirin. My hangovers usually subside after that.
I’m not trying to get you to party, but don’t completely dismiss it because you don’t enjoy alcohol. Sorry about your taste sensitivity. You could always ice your tongue until it turns numb and then drink.
simon on 23 Aug 2010 at 1:10 pm #
Hi Psychoz
Well I have had some cases where I’ve managed to drink alcohol without feeling like gagging, and that was via lolly-waters, which I’m practically only drinking because it tastes like soft drink anyhow, just more expensive. As for the effect, I suppose other people might want it more than I do, I didn’t particularly need it to find things funny, or relax, I guess it’s a case of taking vitamin pills, you could take them to enhance your wellbeing, but you don’t necessarily need them to be healthy.
I know there are ways to avoid getting senselessly drunk and dealing with the dreaded consequences outlined in the rant above, but I don’t particularly feel inclined to acquire such a taste, and I don’t really need it to have more fun, it’s the company that makes the fun anyhow