I DONT drink Alcohol!

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  • katescurios
    katescurios Posts: 224 Member
    I don't drink either, not for any particular reason just stopped when I had to be designated driver all the time and got used to going out and having fun without the alcohol.

    When people ask if I want a drink I say 'Diet coke please' wheny they ask why I don't drink I say 'I just don't'. Usually people will try to push and say oh go on, just one and so on. I just get a firm look and say 'NO, thank you!' and then carry on with what I was doing.

    Really don't get why it confuses so many people when they find someone who doesn't drink?
  • JennyLisT
    JennyLisT Posts: 402 Member
    I say "I do drink...iced tea!" That usually shuts them up. Then if they keep at me I say, " I choose not to drink because most people who drink, drink too much and then end up acting like park apes." Then, I give them the "People's Eyebrow" and make them feel like I'm talking about them! It works every time!

    I love that some people on this thread seem to assume that everyone who drinks is a stumbling, bumbling, abusive alcoholic. Let's not talk about how people make assumptions about you and then turn around with that kind of crap.

    I drink one drink once a week AT THE MOST. Most of my friends who drink are the same way, and I have several friends who don't drink at all. We've never hassled them. Yet again, I'm going to have to assume that you have really crappy disrespectful and drunk friends.
  • carefulkate
    carefulkate Posts: 34 Member
    I don' t drink either and it took years for people to stop expecting me to but it did happen persevere it will get easier :happy:
  • torrini
    torrini Posts: 78 Member
    I only started drinking alcohol last month. Before it was a huge deal that I didn't drink, now it's a huge deal that I do drink. So you really can't win with this one.
  • the3erwins
    the3erwins Posts: 37 Member
    Not a tee-totaler, but usually don't drink much. A simple "no thanks" usually works for me. 'Nuff said!
  • kenhelms17720
    kenhelms17720 Posts: 62
    I don't either (Buddhist) Most people don't ask or they ask if I want a soda, etc.... but I really only hang out with people that know me anyway. When a person I just met, etc does ask I generally just say I am fine on the booze but i'll take a "coke" if your buying.

    Something you can do if you are in a social situation and don't want to make a big deal out of it is get orange juice, cranberry juice, etc. Even coke in a cup. That generally implies that you are drinking hard liquor.... I have found that strangers don't seem to ask as much to buy you a drink when that is going on.

    Men have it the worst as everybody and their brother will want to "buy a bro a beer"
  • Bakkasan
    Bakkasan Posts: 1,027 Member
    I almost never drink. Dad was a raging alcoholic. I had my stint of not knowing what sober was for a while. When anyone asks why I don't want to drink I just say I don't care for it.
  • everlastingdream
    everlastingdream Posts: 45
    Nor do I! I made a concious choice in February 2012 to stop drinking alcohol, because I kept getting excessively emotional when I would drink...nearly a year down the line, I feel much better, I have a lot more money than I would have done had I still been drinking, and I'm healthy. :D
  • oceangirl37
    oceangirl37 Posts: 37 Member
    I honesty can't understand why anyone would care what someone else is drinking. When I'm hanging with friends, I'll either have wine or tea, depending on mood. my friends don't care either way, nor do I care what they drink. I have a few non alcohol drinking friends and we manage to coexist in harmony. it baffles me that so many people on here seem to be harassed for their choice of beverage.
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    I don't drink. I don't really feel the need to super explain myself or to get bothered by people asking.
  • matchbox_girl
    matchbox_girl Posts: 535 Member

    I am so tired of explaining myself to everyone I see when we are out. I am quite capable of having a good time without alcohol.

    End rant! LOL

    You just answered your own question.
  • misstoridanielle
    misstoridanielle Posts: 62 Member
    Oh man, I feel your anger! Haha. I go to a very large college, around 30,000 kids. And there are times where I feel like such a loner/boring person/lameo or whatever because I don't drink.

    I get asked all the time why I'm just drinking water or nothing at all. I simply say, "I don't drink." Of course I get the looks and the reaction. Eventually someone will ask if I just don't get drunk or binge. I say no. They then ask if it's because I'm religious. I say no. And then I get asked why I'm at a party.

    Ugh.

    I'm turning 21 in three months and yes, I'll drink. I'm proud to say that my first legal drink will be my first ever drink. Now, am I going to drink after? Probably not. Maybe here and there. It's just annoying that you're looked at weirdly because you don't drink. Who cares if I'm not, go bug someone else. I choose not to drink because I simply don't want to.

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