Things that annoy me about alcohol !

Wacko

Ok here we go, first of all a little background on me, I am a normal student, lots of mates, amn't a social outcast etc. but shock horror I don't drink, so here are the things which annoy me about alcohol (or perhaps the fact I don't drink). By the way I don't have a problem with people drinking and don't mean this to seem like I am on my high horse talking down, all my best friends are heavy drinkers but these things just get on my nerves and would like to off my chest.

- The questions people ask you when they see you are not drinking (people who don't know me very well) i.e. what's your excuse for not drinking tonight ?
- The amazed and confused look people give you when you tell them you don't drink, it's as if I have just told them I have 13 toes
-The fifty questions that ensue after you tell someone that you don't drink, as they struggle to grasp the fact
- The fact I have never met one other person my age (early 20's) who doesn't drink
- I never interact with drunk girls in clubs because of the fact I feel like I am taking advantage or something, being sober.
- The way supermarkets market drink at knockdown prices as being "essentials" or saving the family money, if alcohol is essential you are an alcoholic
- The full conversations you have with people that only you remember
- When you meet someone new and you are afraid to talk them the next/following day/s because you might mention something about them that they told you when drunk, but they can't remember so they look at you like you are a stalker.
- The fact people are wary of you when they are out drinking because by some miracle you remember everything
- The unwritten rule that alcohol excuses all behavior
- When someone does something horrible (i.e. to a girl) and then finds it hillarious the next day when they are told about it.
- When people complain about prices in bars, face it, if they can get you in they are going to shaft you, it's addictive.
- People who are unable to go on a night out without drinking, borderline alcoholism, yet they think it is normal.
- General messiness !

This all I can think of for the minute, feel free to condemn and metaphorically lynch me in whatever way you feel fit.

anonymous_joe

Meh, people are immature. One of my best mates wouldn't drink at all, and it took a few years for people to stop ribbing him about it.

Out of nothing more than curiosity, have you ever drunk, and why don't ya?

Creamy Goodness

tl;dr

SoWatchaWant

You don't drink?

I don't trust you

mikemac

Wacko wrote: »

This all I can think of for the minute, feel free to condemn and metaphorically lynch me in whatever way you feel fit.

Not at all
Come join us in the non-drinkers forum

therewillbe

Good on you mate. Your Life, Do whats good for you.

Terry

TLNR.

Things that annoy me about alcohol:

1. Stoners telling me that they are not doing as much harm to their bodies by smoking 'da cronik'.
2. Stoners using text speak.

Galvasean

Wacko wrote: »

- The questions people ask you when they see you are not drinking (people who don't know me very well)

anonymous_joe wrote: »

why don't ya?

It begins!!!!!!

Wacko

anonymous_joe wrote: »

Meh, people are immature. One of my best mates wouldn't drink at all, and it took a few years for people to stop ribbing him about it.

Out of nothing more than curiosity, have you ever drunk, and why don't ya?

Tried it once or twice but never liked it and also I got a job in a club when I turned 18, put me off it forever, well never say never but it has been three years and have no interest in starting and I still feel like I am not missing out on anything

Rowley Birkin QC

The only thing that annoys me about alcohol is the bloody price of it in pubs and clubs.

Price freeze me arse, price reduction is where it's at.

Royale with Cheese

I don't think there's anything wrong with not being able to go out without drinking. I don't like nightclubs. I hate shítty pop music, dancing, and being ripped off. However from time to time I can enjoy a night out in a nightclub if I've been drinking. It makes everything more fun. If I haven't been drinking well then my hatred for shítty pop music, dancing and being ripped off kind of ruins things. If I were to go out constantly regardless of that then yeah you might have a point, but I rarely would.

Acacia

I know people who don't drink. They always get people pushing booze on them like Mrs. Doyle with a cup of tea. ''Go on, go on, ya will...''. :rolleyes:

Must get really annoying. I don't think it's a big deal. You can have a good time without booze and all that.

brianthebard

Alcohol is fecking awesome.

longshanks

Wacko wrote: »

Ok here we go, first of all a little background on me, I am a normal student, lots of mates, amn't a social outcast etc. but shock horror I don't drink, so here are the things which annoy me about alcohol (or perhaps the fact I don't drink). By the way I don't have a problem with people drinking and don't mean this to seem like I am on my high horse talking down, all my best friends are heavy drinkers but these things just get on my nerves and would like to off my chest.

- The questions people ask you when they see you are not drinking (people who don't know me very well) i.e. what's your excuse for not drinking tonight ?
- The amazed and confused look people give you when you tell them you don't drink, it's as if I have just told them I have 13 toes
-The fifty questions that ensue after you tell someone that you don't drink, as they struggle to grasp the fact
- The fact I have never met one other person my age (early 20's) who doesn't drink
- I never interact with drunk girls in clubs because of the fact I feel like I am taking advantage or something, being sober.
- The way supermarkets market drink at knockdown prices as being "essentials" or saving the family money, if alcohol is essential you are an alcoholic
- The full conversations you have with people that only you remember
- When you meet someone new and you are afraid to talk them the next/following day/s because you might mention something about them that they told you when drunk, but they can't remember so they look at you like you are a stalker.
- The fact people are wary of you when they are out drinking because by some miracle you remember everything
- The unwritten rule that alcohol excuses all behavior
- When someone does something horrible (i.e. to a girl) and then finds it hillarious the next day when they are told about it.
- When people complain about prices in bars, face it, if they can get you in they are going to shaft you, it's addictive.
- People who are unable to go on a night out without drinking, borderline alcoholism, yet they think it is normal.
- General messiness !

This all I can think of for the minute, feel free to condemn and metaphorically lynch me in whatever way you feel fit.

ha ha ha you have 13 toes. sober freak

anonymous_joe

Wacko wrote: »

Tried it once or twice but never liked it and also I got a job in a club when I turned 18, put me off it forever, well never say never but it has been three years and have no interest in starting and I still feel like I am not missing out on anything

Yeah, makes sense.

A lot of people want to be drunk. Being drunk can be fun. I also know a lot of people who couldn;t go out to a club or whatever sober. Again, you grow out of it.
I don't drink coffee, at all, and I get the odd looks about that. It's just something I don;t like that everyone else does. I don't see the point. Again, when people are more mature, they'll stop caring.

Galvasean wrote: »

It begins!!!!!!

*grins* In fairness I've two great mates who don't drink at all. Hell I've gone out plenty of nights and not drunk and had a great time. I'll also happily go out and get rat arsed though. :P

Wacko

Acacia wrote: »

I know people who don't drink. They always get people pushing booze on them like Mrs. Doyle with a cup of tea. ''Go on, go on, ya will...''. :rolleyes:

Must get really annoying. I don't think it's a big deal. You can have a good time without booze and all that.

Replies are very fast on here :eek: !!!!.............. I should have added that to the list really I am getting a car and can't wait I can just rattle they keys and that's that.

phantom_lord

brianthebard wrote: »

Alcohol is fecking awesome.

yes

connundrum

I don't drink when I'm a work.

You don't see me going round looking for a medal!

If you have a medal handy I'll accept it, non graciously.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

I really have no strong feelings about people who don't drink. I do tend to avoid them when I'm ossified though, not becoz I think I couldn't get on with them, I'd probably have a whale of a time. But I might feel differently (ie mortified, I'm a very affectionate and verbal drunk) the next day. Also I know what it's like talking to a pissed person when you're onle slightly tipsy, it must be hell for a completely sober person.

PS I'm drunk now, the thing that annoys me most about alcohol atm is the fact that it gives me hangovers and costs me money. Oh wait that's two things. Feck off.

anonymous_joe

Jamie Fresh Mafioso wrote: »

I really have no strong feelings about people who don't drink. I do tend to avoid them when I'm ossified though, not becoz I think I couldn't get on with them, I'd probably have a whale of a time. But I might feel differently (ie mortified, I'm a very affectionate and verbal drunk) the next day. Also I know what it's like talking to a pissed person when you're onle slightly tipsy, it must be hell for a completely sober person.

PS I'm drunk now, the thing that annoys me most about alcohol atm is the fact that it gives me hangovers and costs me money. Oh wait that's two things. Feck off.

One downside of sober friends is when you're utterly rat arsed and you can see them standing there mocking you with their sobriety. ^^

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

anonymous_joe wrote: »

One downside of sober friends is when you're utterly rat arsed and you can see them standing there mocking you with their sobriety. ^^

Not even mocking, just...judging...and video-ing I don't have many sober friends though

Terry

connundrum wrote: »

I don't drink when I'm a work.

You don't see me going round looking for a medal!

If you have a medal handy I'll accept it, non graciously.

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connundrum

Terry wrote: »

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It would appear that all of my Christmases have come at once

KnifeWRENCH

Jamie Fresh Mafioso wrote: »

Also I know what it's like talking to a pissed person when you're onle slightly tipsy, it must be hell for a completely sober person.

It is. I hate going out when I'm the only one not drinking, everyone comes up to me talking a pile of **** then ****ing off to score with some equally pissed randomer. I also hate people trying to force drink on me.

I've never been properly drunk (slightly tipsy at most), and I'm not in any rush to be. I'm not able to drink at the moment anyway due to medication I've been on since June.

Alcohol is sometimes yummy though (mmm....vodka and red bull.)

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

square_igloo wrote: »

It is. I hate going out when I'm the only one not drinking, everyone comes up to me talking a pile of **** then ****ing off to score with some equally pissed randomer. I also hate people trying to force drink on me.

I've never been properly drunk (slightly tipsy at most), and I'm not in any rush to be. I'm not able to drink at the moment anyway due to medication I've been on since June.

Alcohol is sometimes yummy though (mmm....vodka and red bull.)

Yuck and a half!!!

anonymous_joe

Vodka and Red Bull is beautiful.

KnifeWRENCH

Jamie Fresh Mafioso wrote: »

Yuck and a half!!!

Ha, a bloody vegan is telling me the things I eat/drink are yuck and a half.

As the French would say, "Le repassage est délicieux" :pac:

Terry

square_igloo wrote: »

It is. I hate going out when I'm the only one not drinking, everyone comes up to me talking a pile of **** then ****ing off to score with some equally pissed randomer. I also hate people trying to force drink on me.

I've never been properly drunk (slightly tipsy at most), and I'm not in any rush to be. I'm not able to drink at the moment anyway due to medication I've been on since June.

Alcohol is sometimes yummy though (mmm....vodka and red bull.)

Does your medication have the seal of approval? (Do not take alcohol whole using this medication).

KnifeWRENCH

Terry wrote: »

Does your medication have the seal of approval? (Do not take alcohol whole using this medication).

It doesn't say anywhere on the leaflet "DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL." But the stuff I'm on is very strong and has been known to cause depression and liver problems, so it's strongly recommended that you don't.

Red Hand

Terry wrote: »

Does your medication have the seal of approval? (Do not take alcohol whole using this medication).

No, he's been prescribed ethanol, which can be quite dangerous when consumed with alcohol, ie can interfere with balance/coordination, judgement, speech, sleep patterns, depression, liver damage etc.

Things about Al Cohol that annoy me? Jesus, none! Al is one of my best friends, won't have a bad word said about the man!

Donald-Duck

I know a couple of people who don't drink when they go out and they don't write lists of problems with people who drink.

And most of the issues are you have **** friends, not alcohol. If one of my friends did something horrible to a girl, it would not be joked about.

Bateman

Wacko wrote: »

- I never interact with drunk girls in clubs because of the fact I feel like I am taking advantage or something, being sober.

That alone should be enough to seal the deal and make you jump on the bandwagon.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Hmm. Housemate and boyfriend just got home after housemate got kicked out of club. Both invaded my room, housemate proceeded to fall flat on her arse and refuse to move, housemate's boyfriend to tell me about the "game", and the Pick Up Artist Routine and do a practice run on me. The two of them are now both my new most annoying things about alcohol and favourite things about alcohol

InFront

Personally I don't have a problem with alcohol, lots of my mates drink; some people I know drink to excess some times. I wouldn't say that annoys me, but not wanting to get preachy, it makes me glad I don't drink. I think alcohol has a potential ability to be a force of good, and it's a pity that some people who do choose to use it don't just use it for its health, social or psychological benefits.

Mahou

This song has only 1 verse ,I went home on a tuesday night ..............as sober as sober could be....I brushed my teeth and washed my face and then I went to sleep.........Not

spinandscribble

i don't like how alcohol can change a person, i don't believe it always shows their true colours though.
I also hate how it can, in large amounts makes someone who wasn't so hot earlier, start to look pretty good

InFront

unless that person is you eh

spinandscribble

InFront wrote: »

unless that person is you eh

i dunno you might wake up thinking likewise!

KnifeWRENCH

Domo230 wrote: »

Im in college too and dont drink.

Mine is a medical reason though. Im on roaccutane.
Its really annoying cause everything involves drinking.
And when I say everything I literally mean literally everything in college is drink related.

So only 6 months of no drinkin to look forward to.
Its not really the drinking I mis its the fact that you feel likean outsider when you go to an event and your the only sober one there.

I empathise. I'm on Roaccutane aswell. It sucks.

And it is true that pretty much everything college-related involves drinking. Which, in itself, is a pretty poor reflection on student culture, that you can't have a good time without being hammered.

rossie1977

anonymous_joe wrote: »

Vodka and Red Bull is beautiful.

redbull is poison :mad:

why ruin a good drink by putting that sihte in it

The_B_Man

square_igloo wrote: »

And it is true that pretty much everything college-related involves drinking. Which, in itself, is a pretty poor reflection on student culture, that you can't have a good time without being hammered.

Most people would be too shy to join in on the merryment if they werent hammered. THey'd just stand there watching the 1 or 2 people attempt (and fail) to get people going. If everyones hammered, then everyone joins in, and as they say, the more the merrier.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

square_igloo wrote: »

Ha, a bloody vegan is telling me the things I eat/drink are yuck and a half.

As the French would say, "Le repassage est délicieux" :pac:

As the French also say...touché

cmcsoft

In my family me and my sister drink, my parents or other sister and brother don't drink. It's no big deal. In the case of my younger brother and sis that don't drink they have lots of friends that don't drink. I admire them for that and that's their decision, but I do drink (not a lot mind - once a week at the most) and don't make any excuses for it. Everyone to his own and all that. I don't believe in being a messer either though mind although I'm sure I have been at some stage or other

Zangetsu

"amn't a social outcast etc. but shock horror I don't drink,"

Contradiction...

ScumLord

Wacko wrote: »

Ok here we go, first of all a little background on me, I am a normal student, lots of mates, amn't a social outcast etc. but shock horror I don't drink,

:eek: Ah! Kill it! Kill it!



I didn't read the thread, I assume it's about people saying things like that to you. If you need to ask why they'd say things like that, well then, you just don't get it.




This post was never ment to make sense. ~ ALCOHOL

Wacko

Zangetsu wrote: »

"amn't a social outcast etc. but shock horror I don't drink,"

Contradiction...

I don´t understand how that is a contradiction as I said I have lots of friends and am a social person, but people are usually shocked that I don´t drink, it doesn´t mean they ignore me.

Vegeta

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

I don't think there's anything wrong with not being able to go out without drinking.

Would you say the same if it was coke, heroin, a few pills??

I don't drink either (did plenty when I was a teen though)

I just don't like the drink/drug culture, pubs, clubs etc That's it really

thelordofcheese

Wacko wrote: »

Ok here we go, first of all a little background on me, I am a normal student, lots of mates, amn't a social outcast etc. but shock horror I don't drink, so here are the things which annoy me about alcohol (or perhaps the fact I don't drink). By the way I don't have a problem with people drinking and don't mean this to seem like I am on my high horse talking down, all my best friends are heavy drinkers but these things just get on my nerves and would like to off my chest.

- The questions people ask you when they see you are not drinking (people who don't know me very well) i.e. what's your excuse for not drinking tonight ?
- The amazed and confused look people give you when you tell them you don't drink, it's as if I have just told them I have 13 toes
-The fifty questions that ensue after you tell someone that you don't drink, as they struggle to grasp the fact
- The fact I have never met one other person my age (early 20's) who doesn't drink
- I never interact with drunk girls in clubs because of the fact I feel like I am taking advantage or something, being sober.
- The way supermarkets market drink at knockdown prices as being "essentials" or saving the family money, if alcohol is essential you are an alcoholic
- The full conversations you have with people that only you remember
- When you meet someone new and you are afraid to talk them the next/following day/s because you might mention something about them that they told you when drunk, but they can't remember so they look at you like you are a stalker.
- The fact people are wary of you when they are out drinking because by some miracle you remember everything
- The unwritten rule that alcohol excuses all behavior
- When someone does something horrible (i.e. to a girl) and then finds it hillarious the next day when they are told about it.
- When people complain about prices in bars, face it, if they can get you in they are going to shaft you, it's addictive.
- People who are unable to go on a night out without drinking, borderline alcoholism, yet they think it is normal.
- General messiness !

This all I can think of for the minute, feel free to condemn and metaphorically lynch me in whatever way you feel fit.

Y'know what, i gave up drink for financial reasons a while back, and i get alot of what you are whining about.
Amazingly enough, i've figured out why people ask me fifty times why i don't drink. It's because i'm not obeying a social norm.
People in pubs drink.
Crazy, i know, but true. If you're there and not drinking people want to know why because it's not what is considered normal. It's the same way people with many piercings get approached and asked things like "did they hurt" and "how many do you have". They are drawing attention to themselves by not being like everyone else.
So stop bawwwing, you made this choice, live with it.
And it'd probably help if you didn't look down on people who drink.

chops1990

everytime me and da lads go out on weekends we get ****faced and dance like lunatics . Being pissed is fun, drink is expensive yes, i've drank so much i've built up a tolerance to it and it takes me a lot to get pissed. thats why i drink powerful drinks like jagermeister, whiskeys, few pints before hand, vodka, and most other spirits. theres one drink i wont touch, thats goldschlacher, got very bad off it one night and couldnt stop gettin sick. and i dont drink anything that smellls like it either. not tryin to brag but i dont get hangovers either. im 18 tho so i know ill eventually start gettin them.

Zangetsu

Wacko, twas a joke...

Blarney92

Wacko wrote: »

Replies are very fast on here :eek: !!!!.............. I should have added that to the list really I am getting a car and can't wait I can just rattle they keys and that's that.

Ya about that...

As someone who often drives home after nights out you'd be amazed at how little difference that will make. You'll have people who you've talked to once before offering you places to stay for the night, the usual "just have one- it won't make any difference" and after a while "lets put something in his drink so he won't be able to drive home".

Getting a car won't end this...