Pros and Cons: Is alcohol a waste of money?

RepublicanEagle · 31-10-2011 08:06PM

No

Icaras wrote: »

From the quote I imagine you, OP, go out to get hammered, try to keep up/outdrink your buddys and hit something like double vodkas and red bull in a night club - if that is what you do then yes it is a waste of money.

First, vodka and redbull are disgusting.
Second, I am not a big fan of alcohol (you might have noticed that if you kept reading)

Third, if you get assumptions of a person's charcter on AH from what they say then you clearly are a tool.

SeaFields · 31-10-2011 08:13PM

Icaras wrote: »

If you drink in moderation and use the pub as a means of socialising then imo it is not a waste of money. Like it or not for the most part Irelands social scene is the pub - people always like to meet in a pub, great for before/after an event e.g. gig, cinema, meal etc.

This is it in nutshell. Leaving aside the going out and getting hammered side of things the pub can be a great place to relax and have a bit of banter with friends whereas you mightn't see them from one end of the week to the other between work/kids/study etc.

RepublicanEagle · 31-10-2011 08:18PM

No

SeaFields wrote: »

This is it in nutshell. Leaving aside the going out and getting hammered side of things the pub can be a great place to relax and have a bit of banter with friends whereas you mightn't see them from one end of the week to the other between work/kids/study etc.

It is alcohol not the pub I was speaking of, I and most people have no problem with meeting friends or family I don't see often in the pub, that goes without saying.

Stocking Drinks Whiskey · 31-10-2011 08:19PM

Has no nutritional benefit
Well, it's essentially poison but I doubt it has zero nutritional benefit, even candy has some nutritional benefit.

You will either piss it all out our throw it all up; (literally pissing all your money spent away)
I'm sorry but doesn't the body dispose of everything you consume? I'm pretty sure it does.

The hangovers
If you drink too much.

More than likely to do something you will regret.
True.

However, it's only a waste of money if you don't enjoy it, if you enjoy alcohol then you are not wasting your money by spending it on alcohol.

Alcohol, in moderation is used to enhance social experiences and to be quite honest, happiness is more grounded in your experiences rather than your possessions, basically, if you are enjoying yourself then you are not wasting your money.

-Trek- · 31-10-2011 08:26PM

Beer keeps me sane.

Icaras · 31-10-2011 08:33PM

RepublicanEagle wrote: »

First, vodka and redbull are disgusting.
Second, I am not a big fan of alcohol (you might have noticed that if you kept reading)

Your next sentence is "I am sure there are other reasons, these were just at the top of my mind. Do the cons outweigh whatever pros there are?" how from this should I have known from that sentence that you are not a big fan of alcohol?

RepublicanEagle wrote: »

Third, if you get assumptions of a person's charcter on AH from what they say then you clearly are a tool.

I haven't assumed your character I have assumed your behaviour, I am also going to continue to assume I am correct.

Spunge · 31-10-2011 08:37PM

It also decreases your testosterone, increases your estrogen, makes it more likely food you eat will be turned into bodyfat.

Ulysses Gaze · 31-10-2011 08:40PM

This may not answer your question OP but...

'Alcohol is a way of life. Alcohol is MY way of life. And I aim to keep it.'

Stocking Drinks Whiskey · 31-10-2011 08:41PM

Spunge wrote: »

It also decreases your testosterone, increases your estrogen, makes it more likely food you eat will be turned into bodyfat.

From what I have seen of lads fighting outside bars I'm going to have to ask for a source on it decreasing your testosterone.

R.D. aka MR.D · 31-10-2011 08:45PM

I haven't drank in 2 months mainly because it stopped making the people around me more interesting!!!

Saving so much money!!!!

phoenix833 · 31-10-2011 08:50PM

Pro+Con

Spunge · 31-10-2011 08:54PM

Stocking Drinks Whiskey wrote: »

From what I have seen of lads fighting outside bars I'm going to have to ask for a source on it decreasing your testosterone.

not the best source.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_and_sex#Alcohol_and_sex_in_men

Stocking Drinks Whiskey · 31-10-2011 08:56PM

phoenix833 wrote: »

Pro+Con

I have no idea how to upload images, what the hell am I after doing?

Cianos · 31-10-2011 09:02PM

Regular drinkers have a higher life expectancy than non drinkers.

log22 · 31-10-2011 09:04PM

Ive cut down my drinkin a lot over the past few months and feel better i kinda sick of goin out lookin at drunken ejits makin fools of themselves.I agree with another poster alcohol is there to be enjoyed craft beer are the new thing more people should try them instead of the mass produced crap thats on sale in most pubs around the country.Craft beers taste alot better than others in my opinion and worth the money supporting Irish business.

Jake Rugby Walrus666 · 31-10-2011 09:12PM

daddydick wrote: »

I would like to remind you that you are not the same person as the person you are replying to.

In Eastern Philosophy they take a different slant on this point. That the person replying and being replied to are really ONE. That the false subject-object perception of our consciousness is an illusion and there is only one.

Yeah Buddy · 31-10-2011 09:14PM

It's purely a personal thing, there's no one definitive answer - for me though, it's not a waste of money

Herb Powell · 31-10-2011 09:39PM

log22 wrote: »

Ive cut down my drinkin a lot over the past few months and feel better i kinda sick of goin out lookin at drunken ejits makin fools of themselves.I agree with another poster alcohol is there to be enjoyed craft beer are the new thing more people should try them instead of the mass produced crap thats on sale in most pubs around the country.Craft beers taste alot better than others in my opinion and worth the money supporting Irish business.

Yesssssss, decent beer most certainly is not a waste of money

RepublicanEagle · 31-10-2011 10:03PM

No

Icaras wrote: »

I haven't assumed your character I have assumed your behaviour, I am also going to continue to assume I am correct.

Feel free to do so you big ignoramus.

craggles · 31-10-2011 10:12PM

Cianos wrote: »

Regular drinkers have a higher life expectancy than non drinkers.

There are several studies which conclusively back this up.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2017200,00.html

partyatmygaff · 31-10-2011 10:18PM

No

Massive waste of money if you ask me.

I've never seen the appeal of spending €100 or so every weekend just to forget the entire night, embarrass yourself and then feel terrible the next day. That and the whole issue of eventual liver damage.

4leto · 31-10-2011 10:19PM

I shall consider this question tomorrow AFTER i have a skin full tonight, its usually a great night out.

RepublicanEagle · 31-10-2011 10:19PM

No

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Massive waste of money if you ask me.

I've never seen the appeal of spending €100 or so every weekend just to forget the entire night, embarrass yourself and then feel terrible the next day. That and the whole issue of eventual liver damage.

So not really much parties at your gaff then?

the groutch · 31-10-2011 10:20PM

No

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Massive waste of money if you ask me.

I've never seen the appeal of spending €100 or so every weekend just to forget the entire night, embarrass yourself and then feel terrible the next day. That and the whole issue of eventual liver damage.

agree totally, of course I'm straight edge so I'd be a bit biased

pudzey101 · 31-10-2011 10:20PM

Worth it IMO

because without it i woudnt have the balls to ask the person out that il be asking to marry me in Febuary

brownswiss · 31-10-2011 10:22PM

With the amount of money we are spending on drink for home consumption we have probaly got to the stage that the kids would have to do without something before we would do without our beer or wine

ejmaztec · 31-10-2011 10:24PM

Cianos wrote: »

Regular drinkers have a higher life expectancy than non drinkers.

Yes, it keeps the brain going long after the kidneys, the liver and the legs have packed up

brownswiss · 31-10-2011 10:30PM

Spunge wrote: »

It also decreases your testosterone, increases your estrogen, makes it more likely food you eat will be turned into bodyfat.

.....

Some expert on the radio recently said there is so much estrogen in beer that shorty after the manboobies start to apear that guys get very affectionate towards each other......

partyatmygaff · 31-10-2011 10:35PM

No

RepublicanEagle wrote: »

So not really much parties at your gaff then?

Parties aren't always boozefests *Shock horror*.

Says a lot when people are conditioned to relate anything fun to alcohol.

tayto lover · 31-10-2011 10:38PM

Years ago i used to drink a fair bit. Now i only drink on a Friday night, about 5 pints, don't drink spirits. I also have a pint after my Sunday game of golf.

There is nothing as nice as a few quiet pints and a bit of banter with friends but as an earlier poster said you have to keep it under control. At one stage my drinking nearly got out of control and unfortunately for many people it does and as a result families suffer.

Pros and Cons: Is alcohol a waste of money?

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