At what point do you consider yourself a drinker?

Stercus Accidit

The other smoking thread seems to have a high quantity of holier than thou non-smokers who label anyone who has ever taken a puff a durtty smokur, and there is no consideration of casual smokers, drink smokers, cigar at a wedding smokers.

I want to know, are you people drinkers?

When asked do you drink, do you usually just blurt out "yes" or is the normal responce something like "not that much" or "every couple of weekends"?

Bit of hypocrisy?

Does drink do less damage in this country than smoking?

Or just is it all those bloody campaigns vilifying smokers while Dara O pugface Briain encourages us to go to the pub to consume alcohol have us all convinced there is a difference.

AH do your thing.

DOC09UNAM

I Consider myself a drinker as I would go out most weekends, and during the week for soccer matches and sh1t too, I'm not addicted but i like a pint, is there really a line that can be drawn for drinking??

DanGerMus

When you can get to ten and not fall over a lot then you're a real drinker.

Stercus Accidit

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

I Consider myself a drinker as I would go out most weekends, and during the week for soccer matches and sh1t too, I'm not addicted but i like a pint, is there really a line that can be drawn for drinking??

I think its interesting that there is "a line" for smoking and not drinking.

I wanna see if anyone can explain that to a satisfying degree.

jimmycrackcorm

When I've been arrested for drink driving then I'll conclude I'm a drinker.

TPD

Stercus Accidit wrote: »

I think its interesting that there is "a line" for smoking and not drinking.

I wanna see if anyone can explain that to a satisfying degree.

I'd have three options for each:

Non smoker/drinker
Doesn't do either

Social smoker/drinker
Odd cigarette when out/after dinner
A pint or two watching the match, glass of wine at dinner

Smoker/Drinker
20 a day, hammered every weekend

Karl Hungus

I've seriously cut back on the amount I drink, and how often I go out over the last few years. Socially I've been going to the cinema more with friends rather than a night out at the pub, but I still consider myself a drinker. I do drink alcohol, and when I do, I enjoy it.

DOC09UNAM

The Perfect Drug wrote: »

I'd have three options for each:

Non smoker/drinker
Doesn't do either

Social smoker/drinker
Odd cigarette when out/after dinner
A pint or two watching the match, glass of wine at dinner

Smoker/Drinker
20 a day, hammered every weekend

What about the Smoking section from option B, and the drinking section from option C, that'd be more me than any of the three.

aaronjumper

I wouldnt class a drinker as someone
that gets drunk every weekend but
certainly that drinks on a regular basis.

biko

You buying?

Euro_Kraut

I only drink after having a couple of pints so I would't really consider myself a drinker.

ejmaztec

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

When I've been arrested for drink driving then I'll conclude I'm a drinker.

only applies if you nut the cop and can't remember what your name is.

GavRedKing

Im not a social drinker, but yet I dont completly go without drink, I might drink every few weeks, depends on my mood really, if I was to guess, i might drink a couple of a times a year maybe about a dozen.

Mal-Adjusted

A person who consumes achahol. what's not to understand?

Duff

Mal-Adjusted wrote: »

what's not to understand?

Achahol.

AckwelFoley

How many offences would have to be comitted in order for a person to be considered a rapist?

faceman

The Perfect Drug wrote: »

I'd have three options for each:

Non smoker/drinker
Doesn't do either

Social smoker/drinker
Odd cigarette when out/after dinner
A pint or two watching the match, glass of wine at dinner

Smoker/Drinker
20 a day, hammered every weekend

Strictly speaking, a social drinker as above and a drinker as above, are both drinkers.

Really you have to define what a drinker is by defining what a non drinker is. A non drinker being someone who never consumes alcohol.

Herbal Deity

The Perfect Drug wrote: »

I'd have three options for each:

Non smoker/drinker
Doesn't do either

Social smoker/drinker
Odd cigarette when out/after dinner
A pint or two watching the match, glass of wine at dinner

Smoker/Drinker
20 a day, hammered every weekend

Exactly!

Mal-Adjusted

snyper wrote: »

How many offences would have to be comitted in order for a person to be considered a rapist?

only one or two every few weeks, surely?

the_barfly1

In ireland, you can pretty much consider yourself a drinker once you reach your 15th birthday

bluto63

I'm a drinker. If I really needed to I could go without drink, but I would rather not

orourkeda

when you start drinking

--Kaiser--

To quote the late, great Brendan Behan.

"I'd call myself a drinker with a writing problem"

and

"I only drink on two occasions, when I'm thirsty, and when I'm not"

egan007

I contreau cider mytopshelf a stella drinker with a lager camparicity than you bass-ers makes me absynthe minded so I whiskey I could stop. hic

InKonspikuou2

I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.

citizen_p

??? i drink. anytime I can (social events or out with mates)...which is all to rare in this cold weather.... too young for pubs ....
i know about 4 in my area that would serve me but everyone else wont get served.:(

bluto63

You are not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on

Davidius

Stercus Accidit wrote: »

The other smoking thread seems to have a high quantity of holier than thou non-smokers who label anyone who has ever taken a puff a durtty smokur, and there is no consideration of casual smokers, drink smokers, cigar at a wedding smokers.

Labeling people who smoke as a smoker is not holier-than-thou, don't be ridiculous. There is consideration for casual smokers, drink smokers etc. but the point is that those are all a subset of the category "smoker". They all smoke, so they are smokers. It's in the same vain as Roman Catholicism, CoI, Orthodox are all subsets of Christianity. I'm not the one who's applying the negative connotations with the word, if you do, it's your own fault.

Consuming alcoholic beverages makes you a drinker. What kind of drinker is up to you, whether you be a casual drinker, heavy drinker etc. Anybody who is not a non-drinker is a drinker. There's really no need to add grey areas to these things, it's unnecessary.

im_invisible

Shure isint everybody in ireland a drinker? I know i am. The real question should be 'are you an alcoholic?' i would probably (definitely) consider myself one, i could drink a keg by myself in 2 weeks, (6 or 7 pints every nite) but dont think i could handle the (12 pints plus.,) pubs of christmas..

DazMarz

Ask me 2-3 years ago: functioning alcoholic would have been a fitting description.

Nowadays: rarely, if ever, during the week. Saturday afternoon after work, usually one or two while watching the football on the television in the pub.

That's about it, nowadays. Rarely drink much, except for odd occasions. Can still hold it well enough, but pay severely for it the next morning... Worshipping before the porcelain altar for a few hours...:(

Westwood

Consider yourself a drinker when you wake up covered in love bites and your underpants filled with excrement.

TamNaz

You're not a drinker unless someone describes you as, "Oh, he's a real drinker, he is."

See? REAL drinker being the key word, here.

The rest of you just play one on t.v.

Seloth

Well being 18 what can I say:o

xxlilyxx

Yeah im a drinker, i love havin a few drinks the weekend, im not a heavy drinker jus a casual one