Richey Edwards Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Ten months dry. I just thought I would share this with you. Does society create pressure to drink? Alcohol is considered very much part of most occasions in Scotland and indeed most of the western world. Meeting friends? Drinks! Birthday? Drinks! Out for a meal? Drinks! Funeral? Drinks! Train journey? Carryout! You get the idea. I learned at an early age that alcohol did not agree with me and I never actually enjoyed any alcoholic beverage I ever drank but I kept trying . Everyone else my age drinks so surely I should too? Do you consider people who don't drink alcohol strange? I usually get reactions ranging from disbelief and surprise to people persistently and aggressively insisting on buying me drink. Why is it so offensive to refuse alcohol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 f**k knows mate im steaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptie Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Nothing worse than being in the company of a load of drunks when you're sober listening to a load complete shite all evening.they don't realise how completely boring they are.Tends to be people with an alcohol problem that get really offended by someone refusing to drink with them as they take it as a personal insult like you're judging them by refusing to drink. People in this country are definitely pressurised into drinking when they don't really want to and it is really annoying to get badgered to drink when you don't want to .Some people just don't like alcohol and what it does to them.leave them alone. I do have a drink now and then btw when I want to and not when someone's trying to force me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 4 hours ago, Richey Edwards said: Ten months dry. I just thought I would share this with you. Does society create pressure to drink? Alcohol is considered very much part of most occasions in Scotland and indeed most of the western world. Meeting friends? Drinks! Birthday? Drinks! Out for a meal? Drinks! Funeral? Drinks! Train journey? Carryout! You get the idea. I learned at an early age that alcohol did not agree with me and I never actually enjoyed any alcoholic beverage I ever drank but I kept trying . Everyone else my age drinks so surely I should too? Do you consider people who don't drink alcohol strange? I usually get reactions ranging from disbelief and surprise to people persistently and aggressively insisting on buying me drink. Why is it so offensive to refuse alcohol? I don’t think you’re strange because you don’t drink alcohol. i think you’d be strange regardless of the amount of alcohol you drank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 4 hours ago, Richey Edwards said: Ten months dry. I just thought I would share this with you. Does society create pressure to drink? Alcohol is considered very much part of most occasions in Scotland and indeed most of the western world. Meeting friends? Drinks! Birthday? Drinks! Out for a meal? Drinks! Funeral? Drinks! Train journey? Carryout! You get the idea. I learned at an early age that alcohol did not agree with me and I never actually enjoyed any alcoholic beverage I ever drank but I kept trying . Everyone else my age drinks so surely I should too? Do you consider people who don't drink alcohol strange? I usually get reactions ranging from disbelief and surprise to people persistently and aggressively insisting on buying me drink. Why is it so offensive to refuse alcohol? I think you're right about a society pressure in Scotland to drink. When I lived down South and came up the road to see friends the drinking seemed like a competitive sport by comparison. The whole "eating cheating" attitude reinforces this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I don’t think it’s a case of being pressured into drinking as such, more pressured into getting drunk. Socialising in this country seems to consist of drinking to excess to the exclusion of anything else.I’m bored of it. I know people who’ve been doing it for twenty years, having ‘amazing nights’ or getting pished and acting stupidly. Eventually doing the same thing gets boring, doesn’t it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1 minute ago, ICTChris said: I don’t think it’s a case of being pressured into drinking as such, more pressured into getting drunk. Socialising in this country seems to consist of drinking to excess to the exclusion of anything else. I’m bored of it. I know people who’ve been doing it for twenty years, having ‘amazing nights’ or getting pished and acting stupidly. Eventually doing the same thing gets boring, doesn’t it? Thinking about it, you might actually be right about the pressure to get drunk as opposed to drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chlamydia Kid Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Nothing worse than being in the company of a load of drunks when you're sober listening to a load complete shite all evening.they don't realise how completely boring they are.Tends to be people with an alcohol problem that get really offended by someone refusing to drink with them as they take it as a personal insult like you're judging them by refusing to drink. People in this country are definitely pressurised into drinking when they don't really want to and it is really annoying to get badgered to drink when you don't want to .Some people just don't like alcohol and what it does to them.leave them alone. I do have a drink now and then btw when I want to and not when someone's trying to force me. Similarly there is noting worse than being stuck with some self-righteous “I don’t need alcohol to have a good time” boreatron that takes pleasure in soaking in all the drunken gossip and then holding a post mortem the next day and reminding everyone what was said. I only drank 4-5 times a year for most of my 20s because I was always in training. I still had good nights out sober and left at the right time in the night. Always got home easy as I’d a car. getting women was a canter as I didn’t waste time persisting with those that weren’t interested. However I like a swally now and you’re not really fully part of the crowd of your not drinking. You might be for the first couple of hours but after that everyone is on a different wavelength just talking at you. People want others to be on the same wave length as them when they’re out. I can see it from both sides though. At certain times of the year I will refrain from drinking and have folk moaning on nights out at me to have a drink. It just makes me more resolute not to have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booker-T Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 alcohol helps treat attentionhoritis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 6 hours ago, Richey Edwards said: Ten months dry. I just thought I would share this with you. Does society create pressure to drink? Alcohol is considered very much part of most occasions in Scotland and indeed most of the western world. Meeting friends? Drinks! Birthday? Drinks! Out for a meal? Drinks! Funeral? Drinks! Train journey? Carryout! You get the idea. I learned at an early age that alcohol did not agree with me and I never actually enjoyed any alcoholic beverage I ever drank but I kept trying . Everyone else my age drinks so surely I should too? Do you consider people who don't drink alcohol strange? I usually get reactions ranging from disbelief and surprise to people persistently and aggressively insisting on buying me drink. Why is it so offensive to refuse alcohol? Not drinking isn't the reason you're strange. ETA:Beaten to it by GD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbirdonthewire Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 2 hours ago, keptie said: Nothing worse than being in the company of a load of drunks when you're sober listening to a load complete shite all evening.they don't realise how completely boring they are.Tends to be people with an alcohol problem that get really offended by someone refusing to drink with them as they take it as a personal insult like you're judging them by refusing to drink. People in this country are definitely pressurised into drinking when they don't really want to and it is really annoying to get badgered to drink when you don't want to .Some people just don't like alcohol and what it does to them.leave them alone. I do have a drink now and then btw when I want to and not when someone's trying to force me. What a f*cking loser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I never understood why anyone would want to go on a night out or to the pub if they weren’t going to drink. Fair enough if you were driving on a one off occasion but I have no idea what enjoyment non drinkers would get from a night out being around drunk people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, throbber said: I never understood why anyone would want to go on a night out or to the pub if they weren’t going to drink. Fair enough if you were driving on a one off occasion but I have no idea what enjoyment non drinkers would get from a night out being around drunk people. People do in just about every other country in the world. Going out to see friends doesn't necessarily mean getting rat arsed in most places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 People do in just about every other country in the world. Going out to see friends doesn't necessarily mean getting rat arsed in most places. I know this, I am mostly referring to actual nights out rather than food/drinks though when you know the majority of people there will be pissed. I hate being around that when sober. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I think if folk are pressuring you to drink or slating you for not drinking then I'd question the company you keep. A couple of years ago I went to a couple of functions and just couldn't be bothered drinking. The general response from my company was 'fair enough'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I think if folk are pressuring you to drink or slating you for not drinking then I'd question the company you keep. A couple of years ago I went to a couple of functions and just couldn't be bothered drinking. The general response from my company was 'fair enough'. Saying you couldn’t be bothered drinking at a function makes me think you are an deeply unhinged individual and a danger to society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbirdonthewire Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1 minute ago, throbber said: Saying you couldn’t be bothered drinking at a function makes me think you are an deeply unhinged individual and a danger to society. U said it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Saying you couldn’t be bothered drinking at a function makes me think you are an deeply unhinged individual and a danger to society. You're extremely perceptive Throbbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Always thought that people who make an issue out of alcohol and feel the need to "come aff it" are the ones with the real problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1 hour ago, throbber said: Saying you couldn’t be bothered drinking at a function makes me think you are an deeply unhinged individual and a danger to society. I think it probably means you'd rather not be there. I'm quite lucky that my partner is one of the exceptions and often doesn't bother, which takes care of the driving aspect. My problem is having to go to more "grown up" events that I couldn't contemplate without drinking. These get more common as you get older unfortunately. Her "We're invited to the full day at (insert persons name) daughter's wedding. Me "Who is that?" Oh you know, she worked with me, you met her at that night out in Glasgow 5 years ago. Her husband had been to a football match once, you liked him." "No, can't remember. Can you not take your pal or your Mum?" "You're going." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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