Views on Alcohol/Drinking

philologos

I don't see any major problem with it as long as it is carried out in moderation in all respects. However, I can't respect the idea of drinking purely to get absolutely buckled. Maybe that's just me however. I've drank very rarely. I'd say the point when I drank the most would have been when I was 18. I've decided to abstain from it now however. I just don't see the point in it anymore. Maybe some people might understand where I'm coming from, maybe most people won't

Although OP, I don't see how drinking is comparable to "wetting a baby's head" (I assume you mean baptism here). There are religious consequences to that, and if it has become merely something to "celebrate" that's when we should worry about losing the sacred in life.

KnifeWRENCH

Spencer Strong Wire wrote: »

I did it for da 1st time wen i was goin to a disco cos it seemed like a good laugh and it was!! best nite ever AND i didnt have a hangover da next morning. At home id usualy hav 4/5 cans of bulmers over d weekend(im 15 so i can go out and buy drink meself so its just whatever ma lets me hav ha) when i go ta a disco id knock back a naggin of vodka wit red bull in it on da bus on da way or just b4 it.

Cut out the text speak, some people find it annoying and difficult to read. You've a full keyboard - use it please.

Also a general note to everyone: while you're free to give your opinions on alcohol, you are not allowed to actively encourage or promote underage drinking as it is an illegal activity.

Professey Chin

Right. Guess its time for the fourms elder to give his opinion
Most of ye talk about your drinking experience but trust me when I say youve got nothin on me (I got stories you really dont wanna know):pac:
1st time drinking was when I was 16 on a staff night out and I will admit I enjoyed myself but thats party cause I was having great fun with everyone I worked with and was my 1st time goin to and gettin into a nightclub. Of course being my first time and only being with people who were used to it I drank too much, got sick and at that age woke up without a hangover (those days are missed badly ).
From then till 18 I woulda drank id say 4 times because personally i didnt see it as a massive thing. After turning 18, getting my ID opened a whole new world. Literally 2/3 times a week out getting drunk for almost a year n a half.I had a couple good nights to remember but overall, I look back now and I have almost nothing to show for all those nights.
After that 18 month session I stopped drinking for the best part of a year and now I only drink about once a month and when I do I only have at most 6 long neck bottles (maybe a heavy session once every 4 or so months).
Now im done rambling, im sure I had a point here somewhere. Oh yes. I think this country has a problem with drink culture and badly. A lot of teens seem to drink 1st when going to a disco or something because it makes it more fun. The main question I gotta ask is if you need drink to make these more fun then why do them in the first place? Plenty of other things can be done that are much more fun. Im a fan of random adventures.Big country to see and plenty of other stuff to learn
I realise it sounds like im telling people not to drink but thats really not the case. Im saying that if you feel a need to drink to make stuff you do more fun then maybe youre not doing the right stuff.I think a big problem in this country stems from a feeling that drink is needed to make our activities more fun and until people realise thats not the case binge drinking is never gonna end
And im very confused at what I just wrote too but im sure im right :pac:

bigeasyeah

I love drinking.

Piste

Over the last few months my tolerance to alcohol has gotten less and less, now after two or three glasses of wine I have a hangover and nothing I can do mitigates hangovers (even being really good and drinking piles of water and eating carbs before bed). So I'm just either going to drink a tiny bit when I'm out, or not at all.

It's a sad sign of our society when my friend looked as if I'd said I was cutting off my arm when I told her that.

JC 2K3

Why carbs? You need salt and sugar before bed as well as water (I mix 8/9 teaspoons of sugar and one teaspoon of salt with a pint of water before bed and it does the trick - same idea as an isotonic drink) (and sleep!), not carbs.... Carbs might help reducing alcohol absorption if eaten before alcohol consumption, but they're little help when all the alcohol's already in your bloodstream....

Hangovers after 2/3 glasses of wine is quite bad though... Are you eating enough before drinking?

Piste

Yep, if I have wine with dinner I feel the effects the next day. I eat carbs if it's shortly after drinking to absorb the alcohol that's still liquid in my stomach also carbs is sugar basically!

Teutorix

I disagree with alcohol abuse by any person. if they are drinking it solely to get smashed its wrong.
Under-age drinking is a tricky subject, because a well developed 16(near 17) year old like myself would have a liver capable of "digesting" the alcohol when a squirt of a girl may only have a tiny liver and do it massive damage by consuming alcohol.

Fad

Teutorix wrote: »

I disagree with alcohol abuse by any person. if they are drinking it solely to get smashed its wrong.

There are many times I have drank with the sole intention of getting hammered, its not exactly a healthy habit, but this year Ive had a couple of those weeks where I just want to feel nothing afterwards. Its by no means a regular occourance, I dont really drink very often, but sometimes the prospect of not feeling anything, even for a little while is pretty inviting.

Teutorix

Thats a pretty good point, but like any drug, you can end up getting dependant on it to help you escape.