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Drinking on your own?

willmunny1990

I love a pint out with the lads!

But i also like my own company at times, how do you feel about drinking on your own..either in a pub or at home?

I sometimes drink at home alone, watch a couple of films or DVDs and i love it, but some friends think it is weird or sad!

Personally i couldn't give a fcuk what they think, it is just most think it is weird or wrong in some sort of way.

How do you feel?

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The Scientician

Well, what do you reckon? Is it ok to get langers on your own? Ok to get blotto when there's no one else around? What say ye AH?

Captain Darling

Nay.

simit

Nah!

squod

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MyKeyG

The Scientician wrote: »

Well, what do you reckon? Is it ok to get langers on your own? Ok to get blotto when there's no one else around? What say ye AH?

I gave up on the oul gargle a while ago but I had no problem drinking on my own. Rarely in a pub but a rake of cans with the telly for company suited me no end.

kraggy

Absolutley fine.

One of my favourite pastimes is to have a Youtube night, just me and a load of beer, playing air guitar, air piano, air drums and looking at Cool vids and pics etc.

Usually goes on all night too. Couldn't be happier.

Cavehill Red

There's drinking for enjoyment and there's drinking to get drunk.

I like a good whiskey. I like it with friends, but I like it just as much to have one by myself, where I can focus on the flavours and aroma without distraction.

As for sitting on my own swilling gargle till I was twisted? What's the point in that? I think anyone who does that is either seriously addicted to alcohol or else has a very miserable life.

wp_rathead

ya, have a can with dinner- no big deal
wouldn't get loaded on my own in thats what ya mean

naughtysmurf

Yay, perfectably acceptable as long as there is nobody else around

RickRoll

Nay, I have friends.

Sindri

Yes but I'm an alcoholic.

policarp

Drinking to get blotto, whether on your own or in company is not healthy.

vicwatson

It's your life do whatever makes you happy (that's legal of course);)

davet82

Does boards count as somebody?

CianRyan

Yay, the odd time anyway and I wouldn't be getting locked.
Cans as I play guitar and sing progressively worse can be fun.

vicwatson

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CianRyan

davet82 wrote: »

Does boards count as somebody?

It does if you're posting in P.I.

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I love how some otherwise frequent drinkers seem to have a problem with those who choose to do it at home in their own company. Drinking in a group or in a pub doesn't negate the fact that you're doing the very same thing.

I'd much rather have a bottle of wine or so at home every so often than spend 5 times as much just to do the same with others.

Peetrik

Getting a buzz on and interwebbing is fine. Getting ****faced on your own and crying yourself to sleep... not so much

KeithM89_old

Merged.

SafeSurfer

Drinking on your own is preferable. It saves you being judged by how much, how quickly or what you drink.

Eg. Have you drank 3/4 of a bottle of wine?

Versus.

I am so bollixed I am considering ringing a taxi just so they can open this damn tricky fourth bottle.

The conversation is usually much better too.

SafeSurfer

allovertheshop wrote: »

had taxi driver on pause so jsut finishing up watching it now too and also down to last cig but already have half can drank so can't make it to shop to get more:(

You won't drive because you have drank half a can of beer?

cloptrop

I like to get ****faced at home, i drink responsibly when im out. You dont have to worry bout passing out in the street at home. I have woke up on the couch one or two times though and wondered why i didnt go to bed.

naughtysmurf

Home alone right now, having a few drinks....I luv you guys

Liam Byrne

Wattle wrote: »

Having a can or two is fine but getting hammered regularly on your own would be a bit of a worry.

Getting hammered regularly is a worry whether it's alone or not.

cloptrop

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Getting hammered regularly is a worry whether it's alone or not.

Its not a worry for me, depends what you call hammered though , id be sober enough to be up and alert for half 8 in the mornin , and wouldnt start drinking till after 9 , so i suppose not that hammered

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I don't see it as being any more sad than people using alcohol as a social lubricant or personality crutch. Having a load of drunken bollox-talking enablers sitting around you while you drink doesn't make it seem any more classy to me.
But then I would say that; I'm drinking on my own right now... with the lads, the lads on boards.ie... I LOVE YUOS... *hugs* YIZ ARE ME BEST FRIENDS

BadGirl

Having a couple beers and boards/youtube/chat tonight too.... i don't work fridays so this is the start of my weekend....

saa

Awh yeah, the summer before last I had a great time getting through a bottle of red on my own while getting ready to go out, sunset over the country side, window open with a nice breeze, favourite tunes nothing better.

In the past while the odd occaision I would have a captain morgans and coke or two at home not to get drunk but just tipsy while watching tv to unwind.

I think if you're balanced when you have a drink or two at home its fine you're not doing much get a little bit of a buzz and wake up fresh the next day.

If however you get completely disorientated and properly pissed at home and have a massive hangover you'd have to ask yourself why you're binging but thats when its the whole drink to deal with my feelings or avoid something not good or having a drinking problem in general is nothing anyone would wish for but I think that is why people are weird about someone having a drink on their own but if its responsible how different is it to having a drink watching tv with someone else?

cloptrop

What about drinking in the dark with nothing but absolute quiet, there could be a teddy there for comfort but not too big that you would feel threatened by him. You used to have a cat but he left and took her with him.
Is this normal?