Jambomo Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 1 hour ago, ilostmyself said: Had a weird moment with a friend this weekend along these lines. Group of 6 friends, 4/6 are married with young kids and we only get to see each other once or twice a year. Whenever we do it's food and 4-5 pints nothing more than that and nobody is steaming or out all night etc. One of the guys gave up drinking a few years back, goes hill climbing all the time and almost exclusively talks about both things. I suggest going into town one night for dinner for our christmas catch up and he says he'll only meet us in a local restaurant for lunch as he hates drinking and if we don't like that he just wont come out. Is it that bad to be around people drinking? I can understand not wanting to drink or to be around people getting wrecked but simply being in a situation where people are drinking can't be that annoying. Either that or he just can't be arsed with us any more I've been off the booze for years as basically I don't like the taste of most alcoholic drinks and got pretty ill when I was drunk so it wasn't worth it. The problem for me is that people are fine to start with, you can go to the pub, have a few glasses of coke and a chat/watch the football, whatever. There is a point though when everyone is pissed and it stops being fun and they start being dicks, talking to themselves, falling over, knocking peoples drinks over. They do also become really selfish, you end up going where they want to go because they've already stumbled in there or are ready to argue madly about it otherwise, you are ready to go home and they want to stay. It all kinds of ends up ruining your own night and over times, stops making it worth going out at all. Look at it from your mates perspective. He doesn't drink so why does he have to come to the pub and be sober with you guys/ Do you suggest meeting or doing stuff that doesn't involve getting drinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Who wants to listen to someone gibbering shite about what hill he walked up or his daft hand knitted weans. Bin him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 17 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Who wants to listen to someone gibbering shite about what hill he walked up or his daft hand knitted weans. Bin him. This - tell him to get to f**k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoRaj Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I love drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 On 12/9/2017 at 11:57, Highland Capital said: Don't know about you, but I think people over the age of 40 drunk is tragic. Staggering around in a drunken mess is excusable when you're in your teens and early twenties, but surely by middle age you should be over it. I think staggering about in a drunken mess is sad at any age. As my dear old dad says folk like that give alcohol a bad name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chlamydia Kid Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 What kind of bubble do you live in that you think that’s extraordinary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 1 hour ago, The Chlamydia Kid said: What kind of bubble do you live in that you think that’s extraordinary? Ashamed to say I do it too often. Easily done pouring home measures over a few hours, don't really notice until the morning hangover kicks in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I think staggering about in a drunken mess is sad at any age. As my dear old dad says folk like that give alcohol a bad name. You may think it's sad.On the other hand, it makes me laugh my arse off.What's so bad about losing control once in a blue moon? I work hard and take my responsibilities seriously. If I want to go out 1 day in 700, drink more than is wise, have a drinking adventure with some like minded folks and get lost on the way home then why does this make you unhappy?I put it to you that you are a repressed drinker and have yet to accept who you really are. Go, go to a pub and order a double grouse with a pint of heavy, then repeat until you vomit, shit your pants and get carried home.It won't make you sad. You will laugh like never before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Grouse tastes like it has been watered down, like some folk in the bottling plant are onto some sort of scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 9 hours ago, ilostmyself said: Had a weird moment with a friend this weekend along these lines. Group of 6 friends, 4/6 are married with young kids and we only get to see each other once or twice a year. Whenever we do it's food and 4-5 pints nothing more than that and nobody is steaming or out all night etc. One of the guys gave up drinking a few years back, goes hill climbing all the time and almost exclusively talks about both things. I suggest going into town one night for dinner for our christmas catch up and he says he'll only meet us in a local restaurant for lunch as he hates drinking and if we don't like that he just wont come out. Is it that bad to be around people drinking? I can understand not wanting to drink or to be around people getting wrecked but simply being in a situation where people are drinking can't be that annoying. Either that or he just can't be arsed with us any more Are you not allowed to drink at lunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonksy+HisChristianParade Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I've had some of my funniest nights whilst drinking, nights out tend to be shite when sober. Then again, I've had some truly embarrassing moments caused by alcohol. Swings and roundabouts but I think overall it's been well worth it. Sometimes you get highs, sometimes you get lows. That's all part of the Fresher's experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Grouse tastes like it has been watered down, like some folk in the bottling plant are onto some sort of scam. the turps has desensitised your palate.bells is an acceptable substitute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 38 minutes ago, coprolite said: the turps has desensitised your palate. bells is an acceptable substitute I liked Bells. Bells and coke was a good Christmassy drink. Or Bells and Crabbies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 This thread is making me thirsty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Bells and coke Or Bells and Crabbies. And i got called a monster.Everyone knows there is only one acceptable mixer for whisky: banana yazoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I admire anyone who stops drinking completely. It's a stupid, stupid thing to do in excess,something of which I've done all too often although less so now.I absolutely hate the tired feeling the next day, and the downswing in mood it brings. My highs and Lows tend to be a bit more extreme than some and it doesn't help at all. Also hate the fact it puts weight on and fucks your insides. I'd genuinely be happy if I didn't ever have a drink again... But then that's the fear talking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I love drinking, I think it would be quite difficult and boring to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 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? I had this realisation a couple of months ago. Started going out for a few rather than making a night of it more often than not and enjoying it more. For a start I’m home at a sensible, and no hangover the following day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I was entering Kirkcaldy train station today and there were two women smoking cigarettes. I’m not sure this is a societal norm, but it did make me think. Despite all the warnings about how harmful smoking is and the constant reminders of how fragile and short-lived life can be, with so many people developing cancer, they still choose to smoke. Then I get all judgemental and think ‘wonder when they last did any exercise?’ Smokers. *tut* [emoji849] Drinkers on the other hand are fabulous people and the boffins seem undecided whether drinking is good for you or bad for you. That red wine conundrum is always there. I like drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 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? Well done on not drinking.People who don’t drink are not strange.It is not offensive to refuse alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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