Anyone else not like alcohol?

[Guest]

The so called claims that "drugs" (that includes alcohol, ladies and gentlemen) make you instantly freak out like Hannibal Lector is complete and utter BS, if I have to be honest.

 

We recently had a "culture-night" in Copenhagen, and I ran into some of my OLD classmates, and of course we all freaked out, hugging and all. One of them was totally stoned (most likely cannabis), the other one was totally shitfaced (alcohol).

 

Fun fact; the shitfaced one started a fight with a group of 14 people and nearly got his ass beat if it wasn't for his stoned friend, whom may I say was completely chill and cool, trying his best to stop the fight and calm his shitfaced friend down, who was just pumped up with adrenaline, ready for round 2.

Edited October 18, 2014 by Guest

[CosmicHooves 2,705]

Actually I'm pretty open to trying alcoholic beverages.

But hear me out.

I will NEVER get drunk.

From my life experience, people can be the biggest douchebags when they're drunk.

Too much alcohol is also really bad for your liver.

Also, DWI kills people every day.

When they say "drink responsively" just do it.

Don't abuse alcohol.

[Hashi 323]

I really don't like alcohol, it tastes horrible, smells horrible, and worst of all makes you lose a little or more control which I cannot abide. I would prefer to be in full control of my mental functions.

 

But I can get the appeal, it allows people to "relax" and loosen up.

Unfortunately I could never do that to myself so hey

 

FRUIT JUICE FOREVAH YEAH

 

this has made me depressed again goddamit I blame people

[Rainblow H. Ash 5,091]

so you've seen people on meth or heroine, and you claim that the drugs are not making them do anything that they wouldn't normally do?

 

Having responsible friends around you really controls you. If you take meth or heroine in an unsafe environment, what do you think is going to happen? Fact is, people are taking meth and heroine everyday and they're not getting the help they need. If we were more open about drugs problems and not ready to just throw people in jail, I think things would be much better. Why is it that we're so focused on "cleaning up the streets" instead of improving people's lives? People turn to drugs during hard economic times as well, so you're not going to be able to stop it. You just punish the people who do bad things or endanger others while they're on drugs and leave the responsible users alone.

 

... which is what we do with alcohol. But apparently that logic doesn't apply to other drugs for some strange reason.

[Nulln 755]

Having responsible friends around you really controls you. If you take meth or heroine in an unsafe environment, what do you think is going to happen? Fact is, people are taking meth and heroine everyday and they're not getting the help they need. If we were more open about drugs problems and not ready to just throw people in jail, I think things would be much better. Why is it that we're so focused on "cleaning up the streets" instead of improving people's lives? People turn to drugs during hard economic times as well, so you're not going to be able to stop it. You just punish the people who do bad things or endanger others while they're on drugs and leave the responsible users alone.

 

... which is what we do with alcohol. But apparently that logic doesn't apply to other drugs for some strange reason.

no, friends do not control you.  if you do drugs around friends and they let you, they're enabling it and making it worse.

 

when they go to jail, they get put in a room where they stay until their withdrawals pass.  then they're clean for the rest of the time they're in there.  whether or not they choose to stay clean is entirely up to them, but at least they're given a chance to think clearly.

 

if they're using drugs just because they're poor, they're causing their own financial problems.

 

there are no responsible meth/heroine/other really bad drug users.  i've lived around them my whole life, and all their friends and the people that come around them.  they think they have control, and they don't.

[Paradoxy 12]

i'm not sure if you've ever seen people on illegal drugs, but alcohol is nowhere near the level of them about causing problems.

you can control yourself with alcohol, not so much with other things.

Actually, there are some people who regularly do hard drugs and you wouldn't know the difference unless you saw them in their private time. I used to live next to a hard drug dealer whose main clientele seemed to be middle class white collar workers. The thing is, when an individual who partakes in cocaine on a daily basis is high-functioning and doesn't publicly make a fool of themselves, there's no way for them to be identified as a hard drug user. So the only examples of hard drug users we're familiar with are the kind of loser junkies who have a very clearcut problem. I'm not commenting on whether or not these kind of high-functioning users have healthy lifestyles, of course, just pointing out that they exist and are categorically difficult to identify, count and compare to less functional addicts.

 

On the topic, I used to think I hated alcohol, but it turns out I just didn't like the kinds I tried, and I was (and still am) put off by some drinking cultures. People who have to drink to be social really rub me the wrong way. But a little drink now and then, for me maybe once a week on average, is quite pleasant. It's nice to slowly sip wine while watching a movie, and once in a while I really like the way a few shots of sweet rum go down and make my brain feel warm and tingly and good. But I never get fall-over drunk, and because I keep hydrated with food in my stomach I've never had a real hangover even when I have a lot to drink. I'm pretty much of the opinion that if you throw up or suffer hangovers, you're doing it wrong.

 

I definitely think that alcohol is a substance that can dangerously impair a person's functioning as much or moreso than some illegal substances. There are people who exercise good self-control when they drink, and there are people who don't and/or can't, to some degree. But I don't consider that an argument against alcohol. Prohibition, like the "war on drugs", does more harm than good. Any substance that can endanger people should be regulated, not pushed into deadly black markets.

Edited October 20, 2014 by Paradoxy

[Nulln 755]

Actually, there are some people who regularly do hard drugs and you wouldn't know the difference unless you saw them in their private time. I used to live next to a hard drug dealer whose main clientele seemed to be middle class white collar workers. The thing is, when an individual who partakes in cocaine on a daily basis is high-functioning and doesn't publicly make a fool of themselves, there's no way for them to be identified as a hard drug user. So the only examples of hard drug users we're familiar with are the kind of loser junkies who have a very clearcut problem. I'm not commenting on whether or not these kind of high-functioning users have healthy lifestyles, of course, just pointing out that they exist and are categorically difficult to identify, count and compare to less functional addicts.

 

On the topic, I used to think I hated alcohol, but it turns out I just didn't like the kinds I tried, and I was (and still am) put off by some drinking cultures. People who have to drink to be social really rub me the wrong way. But a little drink now and then, for me maybe once a week on average, is quite pleasant. It's nice to slowly sip wine while watching a movie, and once in a while I really like the way a few shots of sweet rum go down and make my brain feel warm and tingly and good. But I never get fall-over drunk, and because I keep hydrated with food in my stomach I've never had a real hangover even when I have a lot to drink. I'm pretty much of the opinion that if you throw up or suffer hangovers, you're doing it wrong.

 

I definitely think that alcohol is a substance that can dangerously impair a person's functioning as much or moreso than some illegal substances. There are people who exercise good self-control when they drink, and there are people who don't and/or can't, to some degree. But I don't consider that an argument against alcohol. Prohibition, like the "war on drugs", does more harm than good. Any substance that can endanger people should be regulated, not pushed into deadly black markets.

the effects of cocaine only last about 2 minutes to an hour, so it wouldn't be as easy to tell someone using that than what we were discussing.

[Stacks 28]

I despise the taste of beer, wine is only when I'm drinking for the sole purpose of getting drunk, spirits with mates, and cider is really bad because I initially thought it was soda... I'm a lightweight, so take from that what you will. 

[Rainblow H. Ash 5,091]

no, friends do not control you.  if you do drugs around friends and they let you, they're enabling it and making it worse.

 

when they go to jail, they get put in a room where they stay until their withdrawals pass.  then they're clean for the rest of the time they're in there.  whether or not they choose to stay clean is entirely up to them, but at least they're given a chance to think clearly.

 

if they're using drugs just because they're poor, they're causing their own financial problems.

 

there are no responsible meth/heroine/other really bad drug users.  i've lived around them my whole life, and all their friends and the people that come around them.  they think they have control, and they don't.

 

That was my point. If you're doing these drugs in a bad environment, it figures bad things will happen.

 

Think clearly while being rung out through a lopsided justice system. I don't think that's a good thing.

 

I agree. But some poor people spend their money on expensive watches, televisions, and boats, and that's just as bad. Should we just outlaw irresponsibility?

 

I don't know what I can say to break you out of thinking like that, but that is an extreme generalization that you have no evidence to back up. Case studies don't prove anything, though they do prove that there are irresponsible drug users out there, and if you believe I'm saying there are none, then you are mistaken. It's simply that most people are irresponsible in general but people choose to focus on drug users for some reason, who really hurt no one but themselves for the most part. And if they do hurt others, they should be prosecuted. Do not prosecute people for using a substance, prosecute them for actions that actually hurt others.

[GreenEyedMonster 7]

Personally I just never had a taste for it. I when I was in college I would drink socially but then I had one bad New Years Eve experience where I drunk beyond my limits. After that, I could not drink, smell. or be around alcohol. Nowadays I only drink on special occasions but it has to be something low in alcohol content and where I can't taste the alcohol in my drink. Just enough to get a buzz   . But I personally think alcohol of any sort by itself tastes awful.

[Haruhi-chan 486]

I don't like alcohol. I hate the taste and the smell. I just can't stand it, even if it was mixed with something else. I also get scared by the idea of getting drunk for some reason or getting addicted to it. Sue me, I'm a paranoid person. DX

[Wulfgar Von Heltzer 42]

I don't care for most alcohol. I've never understood why people like it, and getting drunk. I've never been fully drunk, but I can't imagine why anyone would find being in such a state enjoyable. And from what I've seen, a lot of people just drink without getting drunk. So what are they even getting out of that? It's basically just expensive piss-flavored liquid.

 

It's almost as if they just drink it because of some strange cultural tradition.

[myzz7 73]

Turned 25 last month and never been into drinking. Both my parents are alcoholics while I never have one sip of the stuff.  

[~Chaos~ 3,967]

I don't drink it, and I don't want/need to. I'm fine with anything else besides alcohol.

[EquestriaGuy 1,074]

I'm usually pretty dehydrated, and a bit of a night owl, so if there's ever an occasion in the evening to go out with friends, and I haven't had anything to eat yet, 1 beer will give me the worst hangover ever, even if I don't even remotely feel any drunkenness before then. So that's 1 reason I'm not much of a fan. Then there's the generally shitty taste. I can drink cider and coolers no problem, because they're meant to actually taste good, but beer itself I could go the rest of my life without. 

 

There are times, though, like going out with friends, when it does seem compelling to join in with the festivities, and have a beer, whether I like it or not, just because the entirety of human history has taught us to celebrate with alcohol. 

[Gone Airbourne 21,977]

I hate beer I have tried many and I simply dont like it.

 

I really really love hard cider though. My favorite is woodchuck amber and strongbow. I have never gotten wasted but I have been very buzzed before. At most I have had about 3 glasses in about 2 hours at most.  I like wine as well but not as much as hard cider. 

 

For me it helps me sleep better and helps me relax and ease my mind at times

[Castle_Cross 331]

I've drink alcohol only three times in my life, and I liked the three, the first one was just a bit of whiskey with coke, and the second and third was tequila with honey and lemon, it was pretty nice.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

Don't and don't plan to. With Irish on one side and German on the other, and alcohol pretty much destroying one of my cousin's life I have all the reason in the world to not indulge in this vice. 

 

This isn't a condemnation to the life style in general, but merely something I have committed to.

[Stardust 641]

I don't want to drink it its bad for u. So much peer pressure though it's annoying so much socialisation is around alcohol like come on there is so much else to do in life.

[Savy 5,077]

Nope I don't drink alcohol, because it's bad for you.

[RaraLover 10,414]

Nope, I don't like alcohol. Even though I never tried it before, I know it's bad for you.

[Dreambiscuit 9,813]

Alcohol tastes like medicine and I don’t care for it. The closest I come to liking it is a bit of wine here and there, but that’s mostly to help me sleep rather than enjoyment.

[dead account 2,710]

I don't like the taste and it makes dizzy... So, there is no gain for me to consume that stuff.

[DixonTheAdversary 1,632]

I've never tried it, but knowing the effects that it has on people, I probably won't ever try it.

[They call me Loyalty 1,948]

I take a small drink of ethyl alcohol to reduce the blood pressure on my head temples, from time to time.

Most of the psychic work and remote viewing we do here can cause stress on the mind. Other than that, I don't drink alcoholic beverages, as it is counterproductive for procedures that require impeccable control of the mind.