Anyone else not like alcohol?

[Rainblow H. Ash 5,091]

Most of my family are alcoholics.  Never made me hate alcohol.  If anything, they helped me find my limits. lol

 

I should've added that about me as well. I've known at least a dozen alcoholics, and they taught me what not to do when drinking alcohol. Suffice to say, thanks to them I've never been drunk and I've enjoyed all sorts of alcoholic beverages to my heart's content. To me, it's a lot of fun to try all sorts of different wines, hard liquors, and yes, even beers, to find interesting tastes or flavor combinations. Heck, there's even mixed drinks which bring all sorts of wonderful flavors to the table.

 

I can understand not being a fan and perhaps having things in your life that cause you to not like alcohol, but don't judge others or discount it entirely based off of that.

[Nulln 755]

I should've added that about me as well. I've known at least a dozen alcoholics, and they taught me what not to do when drinking alcohol. Suffice to say, thanks to them I've never been drunk and I've enjoyed all sorts of alcoholic beverages to my heart's content. To me, it's a lot of fun to try all sorts of different wines, hard liquors, and yes, even beers, to find interesting tastes or flavor combinations. Heck, there's even mixed drinks which bring all sorts of wonderful flavors to the table.

 

I can understand not being a fan and perhaps having things in your life that cause you to not like alcohol, but don't judge others or discount it entirely based off of that.

One of my favorite things is asking a bartender to surprise me.  They gave me something one day that tasted like a chocolate cake.  Was so good 

[Rainblow H. Ash 5,091]

One of my favorite things is asking a bartender to surprise me.  They gave me something one day that tasted like a chocolate cake.  Was so good 

 

Okay now we're talking, did you find out what exactly what he mixed together to give it that taste? I'm not an expert on mixing drinks, so that sounds freaking awesome.

[Nulln 755]

Okay now we're talking, did you find out what exactly what he mixed together to give it that taste? I'm not an expert on mixing drinks, so that sounds freaking awesome.

She didn't really know, because the other bartender actually made it, she just brought it to me.  But I've seen both chocolate vodka and birthday cake vodka at the store, so I'm guessing it was probably those mixed.

Edited June 14, 2014 by ScumCandy

[Rainblow H. Ash 5,091]

She didn't really know, because the other bartender actually made it, she just brought it to me.  But I've seen both chocolate vodka and birthday cake vodka at the store, so I'm guessing it was probably those mixed.

 

I've seen chocolate vodka before, but for some reason it just seemed like such an odd drink that I wouldn't like it. If you're saying that it tasted great though, maybe I've got to reconsider that decision.

[Nulln 755]

I've seen chocolate vodka before, but for some reason it just seemed like such an odd drink that I wouldn't like it. If you're saying that it tasted great though, maybe I've got to reconsider that decision.

I could be completely wrong, it might not have even been vodka.  XD You can probably find a good recipe online and see if it has a good rating though.

[DubWolf 17,251]

I've drunk before (and been drunk). It was with friends however. I don't think I would trust myself being alone while my judgment is terrible. I don't think I'll choose to drink that much again anymore though.

[Kay Dreamer 884]

I've noticed that a lot of folks I've talked to have an aversion to alcohol that stems from being around others or having family members that get hammered drunk.

 

I find that interesting because I have extreme alcoholics on my dad's side of the family, and that didn't turn me off of alcohol.

 

What it did teach me, however, is that over-indulgence is a terrible thing and avoiding it is key. It's the same deal with marijuana; people regale me with tales of lazy stoners who get in trouble with the law and tell me that's why they don't like weed or anyone who does it.

 

I'm sorry that people have had bad experiences, but I've known people who consume alcohol, smoke weed, or done both, and I have examples of upstanding citizens and criminals in that same group. You can't judge people just because they consume a substance. That's silly and a short-sighted way of viewing people in my opinion. Judge a man or woman by who they are, not because they consume or do something that you aren't fond of but that hurts no one else.

 

I could not have worded that any better. That's exactly how I feel. There are certain things I don't particularly like, but I'm not going to shrug off a person just because they may enjoy said things. It's not like it's harming me at all. Weed and cigarettes are most common two things I don't like, but I know plenty of people who smoke them and I'm not about to judge them or refuse to interact with them for such a silly reason.

 

Potential partners is a different story, but as far as friends go? I know a few amazing people who make... questionable lifestyle choices. This doesn't stop them from being amazing people though. They're not harming me, or anyone else. I value their friendship far more than my moral outrage.

[firetorn 187]

I never had a proper drink (just tastes) of alcohol until I turned 19 (legal age in Ontario). On my 19th I got drunk for the first time just to see what it was like, but I was with a bunch of co-workers who I had only recently met. I think because of this, when I got drunk I basically went mute and didn't talk to anyone. I had fun but for some reason just didn't feel like talking. Then when I moved back home after the summer, my friends threw me a coming home party and I figured I'd give it another try, and it was way more fun. I acted a lot more "drunk" and crazy because I knew everyone there. Nowadays, because I dislike the taste of alcohol I basically drink to get drunk once or twice a year with a group of responsible friends.

 

To me drinking isn't "drinking because that's the only way to be happy". It's more of a happiness (or any other emotion) amplifier that makes really special occasions that you are already hyped for even more fun. As long as you don't throw up and drink lots of water before bed it makes for a great night!

[Denim&Venöm 18,748]

 

I can find happiness in other things.  But it is also something I enjoy.  I enjoy the taste and I enjoy the feeling it gives me.  It's like a warm tingle with a lifted mood.  

I could ask people why would they ever need to find happiness in roller coasters just because I'm scared of heights, but I know that different strokes for different folks.

It's not for everyone, but it is something that I like.

 

'Cause it's fun. Why do people go on roller coasters, or go parachuting, or ski? All those things have inherent danger to them as well, but they're fun. Tipsiness is a pleasant sensation, just like a roller coaster is. (Being flat-on-the-floor drunk is not pleasant, and I've long since learned how NOT to drink myself into that state.)

 

Roller coasters, parachuting & skiing are about the physical effects generated by the body's own exposure to the stimului. The highs acquired form those events are natural.  They don't cause you to feel good by altering brain function via foreign chemicals. I'm just not comfortable with having a persons mind altered in that way. 

 

You make it sounds like that's all we ever do. Barring alcoholic, people enjoy other things in life. The fact that you are viewing us in such a bad manner boggles my mind.

If you are capable of doing other things in life, then it shouldn't be too hard of enjoying yourself without the mind altering/ liver wrecking chemicals. I see people who drink or partake in other substances as those who can't feel the same highs as sober folk. Much like how some people need medicines like anti-depressants to feel happiness, drinkers need alcohol to get on a normal persons level. I think that's why some take to it so well, while those who reject drinking are those who don't need the help. 

[Lightning Bliss 1,674]

I personally don't like it simply caues I never developed a taste for it. Sure I had my daqueri or sweet strawberry margeritta, but those are practically teenage drinks compared to beer, red whine, tequila, vokda etc.

 

Thing is though my parents were alchohalics, my mother is a recovering alchohalic probably for the rest of her life, its been over 2yrs since she's been sober! (So proud of her!)

 

Alchohal was a huge problem in my family on an emotional as well as physical scale, it wasn't unheard of police would come over due to domestic disputes involved with one of the adults being drunk and aggressive in the house. But all thats changed due to a slap of the face of reality.

 

I'm not saying my life is better and stress free since alchohal was removed, we still face stresses like anyone else. But alchohal has made those stresses, less difficult to face together as family.

Edited June 14, 2014 by Lightning Bliss

[DATA EXPUNGED 324]

Alcohol is the nectar of the Gods. For me it goes

Triple Distilled Vodka >  Scottish Malt Whiskey = Cognac Brandy > Dark Spiced Rum > Gin > Dark Stout Beer = White Wine

Drink up my friends

 

P.S. drinking Водка straight is the true way

Edited June 14, 2014 by DATA EXPUNGED

[Nulln 755]

Roller coasters, parachuting & skiing are about the physical effects generated by the body's own exposure to the stimului. The highs acquired form those events are natural.  They don't cause you to feel good by altering brain function via foreign chemicals. I'm just not comfortable with having a persons mind altered in that way. 

 

If you are capable of doing other things in life, then it shouldn't be too hard of enjoying yourself without the mind altering/ liver wrecking chemicals. I see people who drink or partake in other substances as those who can't feel the same highs as sober folk. Much like how some people need medicines like anti-depressants to feel happiness, drinkers need alcohol to get on a normal persons level. I think that's why some take to it so well, while those who reject drinking are those who don't need the help. 

 

Why should we have to stop doing something we enjoy? 

 

Alcohol can be produced naturally out in nature, and even animals eat fermented fruit to get drunk for fun.

 

If you think roller coasters aren't affecting your brain, you're very mistaken.

And actually, roller coasters are not at all natural.  They go through rigorous testing on animals that have to be put through the force of what the roller coaster does to your body.  That force is tested many many many times until the animals stop dying from it.  Roller coasters put your body through unnatural stress that is just barely smaller than what will kill you.  That's why there's a ton of warnings on them not to get on if you have any kind of heart problems and whatever else is on the list.  A drink of alcohol is not very likely to kill you.  Liver damage is caused by an extreme amount of alcohol.  

 

And I don't know why you wouldn't be comfortable that people are affected by alcohol, especially if they're not actually drunk.  Unless you mean an actual full on drunk person.

[otaku4242 183]

i don't drink.

ive had a few sips of beer, and some wine.

the wine was okay I guess, tasted like strawberries >.<

but....nah.....I don't drink

[Hyper Tumble 1,483]

I love to drink I mean uhh, what's alcohol?

[SeraphStar 398]

I have had much experience over the years with alcohol. Now that I have come to some recent realizations, however, I must say — alcohol is nasty tasting beer is too bitter (alcohol-free beer is the same w/o the benefits of inebriation), and hard liquor tastes like lighter fluid. Vodka is disgusting, I hate rum now... I'll have a whiskey & Coke (rarely - just for social drinking) and no more beer.

 

Though I do love the feeling of numbness that comes with being drunk (and I do become way more sociable when I drink), the aftereffects aren't fun.

[Lagom 204]

I don't usually drink since I don't like the taste of alcohol and spirits, also the smell is awful for me. I am however open to try and sip just to see how things taste for example I was at a party some weeks ago and a girl mixed a little bit beer and cola, which was (surprisingly) okay. 

[Denim&Venöm 18,748]

Why should we have to stop doing something we enjoy? 

 

Alcohol can be produced naturally out in nature, and even animals eat fermented fruit to get drunk for fun.

 

If you think roller coasters aren't affecting your brain, you're very mistaken.

And actually, roller coasters are not at all natural.  They go through rigorous testing on animals that have to be put through the force of what the roller coaster does to your body.  That force is tested many many many times until the animals stop dying from it.  Roller coasters put your body through unnatural stress that is just barely smaller than what will kill you.  That's why there's a ton of warnings on them not to get on if you have any kind of heart problems and whatever else is on the list.  A drink of alcohol is not very likely to kill you.  Liver damage is caused by an extreme amount of alcohol.  

 

And I don't know why you wouldn't be comfortable that people are affected by alcohol, especially if they're not actually drunk.  Unless you mean an actual full on drunk person.

I do think roller coasters effect the brain, via adrenaline and endorphin rushes, produced by the body naturally. 

 

 

Even if animals get drunk in nature, they are still getting a buzz off of a foreign substance that isn't created by their own body's reaction to stimuli. Just because it occurs in nature doesn't mean it's natural for that animals physiology.  

[Scootalove 10,689]

I never got to experience the taste of alcohol, but I did hear some stories about how it tastes.

[GlowingFlask 2,356]

 

If you are capable of doing other things in life, then it shouldn't be too hard of enjoying yourself without the mind altering/ liver wrecking chemicals. I see people who drink or partake in other substances as those who can't feel the same highs as sober folk. Much like how some people need medicines like anti-depressants to feel happiness, drinkers need alcohol to get on a normal persons level. I think that's why some take to it so well, while those who reject drinking are those who don't need the help. 

 

 

I do enjoy myself without alcohol, but I also enjoy myself with it. Moderate consumption (that includes getting drunk from time to time) won't cause liver cirrhosis/permanent heavy damage. Wine and beer also have shown more beneficiary effects that negatives one when taken reasonably. 

 

The fact that you compare social drinking to taking anti-depressant makes me shake my head.

[Duster Dawnhorse 248]

I don't drink a lot. It reacts with my medication and makes me very very sleepy. I pretty much only drink if I'm home and not driving anywhere or with friends and I'm not driving anywhere (and they have made a pact with me to cut me off after one drink no matter what I tell them.)

 

I hate beer but I love anything super fruity. Make me a good pina colada and I'll be your best friend. It's the burn of alcohol that makes me gag.

 

Personal reasons, I've seen alcohol destroy family members. I've gone to meetings for the friends and family of alcoholics and that changed my perception a lot. I know my family is predisposed to alcoholism so I try to be sparing.

Edited June 15, 2014 by Duster Dawnhorse

[Nulln 755]

I do think roller coasters effect the brain, via adrenaline and endorphin rushes, produced by the body naturally. 

 

 

Even if animals get drunk in nature, they are still getting a buzz off of a foreign substance that isn't created by their own body's reaction to stimuli. Just because it occurs in nature doesn't mean it's natural for that animals physiology.  

Your body is also reacting how it naturally would when introduced to alcohol.  alcohol is the stimuli affecting you, just as a roller coaster is.  

[Kay Dreamer 884]

I see people who drink or partake in other substances as those who can't feel the same highs as sober folk. Much like how some people need medicines like anti-depressants to feel happiness, drinkers need alcohol to get on a normal persons level. I think that's why some take to it so well, while those who reject drinking are those who don't need the help. 

 

You would be mistaken in your analysis. I go to plenty of parties sober, and leave those parties sober, and still have a great time. I don't need alcohol in any way, shape or form. I am fully capable of feeling the same natural highs as a regular person; I generally have a very happy, positive personality. When I drink, it simply changes the perspective through which I'm enjoying the party. If I were to give you a metaphor, getting drunk is like suddenly looking at the world as a reflection in a Hall Of Mirrors.

 

If you don't wish to partake in 'mind altering' substances, feel free to abstain. But there are plenty of people who do enjoy the occasional drink, and shouldn't be judged negatively for it. When consumed responsibly, alcohol has no negative long term effects.

 

Also, forgive me for sounding like a broken record here but; moderate consumption of red wine has health benefits. When I drink wine at home, the purpose is not to get drunk. I drink it because I enjoy the taste and because it's good for me.

[Denim&Venöm 18,748]

Now that's where we differ. You believe it's the body producing chemicals in reaction to the alcohol that stimulate the brain, while I believe that the body isn't producing those chemicals, that it's the alcohol itself directly causing the buzz.

[Nulln 755]

Now that's where we differ. You believe it's the body producing chemicals in reaction to the alcohol that stimulate the brain, while I believe that the body isn't producing those chemicals, that it's the alcohol itself directly causing the buzz.

Well unlike you, i don't just use what i think as fact, i use my college medical class facts as fact.  Alcohol makes your brain produce dopamine.  that is a chemical that your BODY produces in response.