Being overly proud of alcohol tolerance...

_John_
_John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
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I've never understood this. If the point is to get drunk, wouldn't it be advantageous to do it as cheeply as possible?

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  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    Well, if you're right then I am a very proud and very cheap man
  • Tarawitch2eyes
    Tarawitch2eyes Posts: 19 Member
    It seems that either no one agrees with you and is too tired to respond, or they just don't care. I, on the other hand, will say that, yes, it makes sense to drink cheap booze if you're trying to get smashed, but for me, the booze has to taste great....so, I accept that it will be costly to get drunk. Just my 2 cents.
  • Mainebikerchick
    Mainebikerchick Posts: 1,573 Member
    I am a cheap drunk. But I admit it!
  • Sad_Grandpa
    Sad_Grandpa Posts: 129
    You need to rethink your assumptions young man. The point is not for ME to get drunk. The point is for you to get drunk first, so I can talk you into tattooing "Mama's Boy" on your forehead. That is the value of a high tolerance.
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    You need to rethink your assumptions young man. The point is not for ME to get drunk. The point is for you to get drunk first, so I can talk you into tattooing "Mama's Boy" on your forehead. That is the value of a high tolerance.

    LOL! :heart:
  • Leonidas_meets_Spartacus
    Leonidas_meets_Spartacus Posts: 6,198 Member
    I am one of them who needs 10-12 shots of tequilla to get buzzed. On the bright side, I know every dirty little secret of what people do when they get drunk for cheap. Lol
  • Galatea_Stone
    Galatea_Stone Posts: 2,037 Member
    I have a very high tolerance, but rarely get intoxicated. I tend to get full off of beer long before I feel a buzz.

    Except Saturday. It definitely happened Saturday. I had sushi, and for some reason, I get drunk when I eat sushi while drinking.
  • HerkMeOff
    HerkMeOff Posts: 1,002 Member
    I know that you're an annoying drunk...
  • Bucky83
    Bucky83 Posts: 1,194 Member
    I have expensive tastes, so if I'm drinking socially, then I just keep it to a minimum.

    That being said, I can tolerate a LOT of alcohol for a female before I get buzzed. Have been training my liver for the last 13 years.
  • Biggirllittledreams
    Biggirllittledreams Posts: 306 Member
    You need to rethink your assumptions young man. The point is not for ME to get drunk. The point is for you to get drunk first, so I can talk you into tattooing "Mama's Boy" on your forehead. That is the value of a high tolerance.

    Being a college kid, I can confirm this theory of tolerance-pride. ;P I've always been a cheap drunk, and proud! <3
  • Biggirllittledreams
    Biggirllittledreams Posts: 306 Member
    I have expensive tastes, so if I'm drinking socially, then I just keep it to a minimum.

    That being said, I can tolerate a LOT of alcohol for a female before I get buzzed. Have been training my liver for the last 13 years.

    But why?! I used to be like this, until I realized that having a crazy high tolerance only made me broke, haha.
  • Jaimeb765
    Jaimeb765 Posts: 18
    I'm a cheap drunk and I'm ok with that. Saves me money
  • krawhitham
    krawhitham Posts: 831 Member
    I've never understood this. If the point is to get drunk, wouldn't it be advantageous to do it as cheeply as possible?

    When I was younger and more of a partier, it was advantageous to have high tolerance because you could last longer. I was the one drawing you-know-whats on the guy or gal with low tolerance's forehead/cheek when they passed out on the couch after 2 beers ;)

    Just kidding... I'm always very nice when I drink. But now that I'm over 30, I am *very* glad that I have a lower tolerance. I don't need to be up until 6 am drinking ever again in my life...
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    it was advantageous to have high tolerance because you could last longer.

    I guess I don't understand this mentality. Is the point is to make it a game to see how long you can drink with friends before someone falls out/gets sick/dies of alcohol poisining? Who gets this group from point A to point B? Can you remember where you're even walking if it's by foot?

    Are you not allowed to go out with a mindset that you're gonna have a drink or two and then just stop drinking and hang out?

    So many questions...(and I'm asking in general, not attacking you for saying it).

    Some of the logic of going out to get drunk baffles me.
  • RainRedfield
    RainRedfield Posts: 597 Member
    I have an intolerance to alcohol so my friends call me "Cheap Date". It quite literally only takes one drink to make me from sober to tipsy and sick.
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    I thought that most people grew out of this pride, especially as they age and their tolerance for alcohol goes down (i.e. those hangovers 'hurt' a lot more).
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    You need to rethink your assumptions young man. The point is not for ME to get drunk. The point is for you to get drunk first, so I can talk you into tattooing "Mama's Boy" on your forehead. That is the value of a high tolerance.

    Or you could just wait until he passes out and draw it on him with a Sharpie.
  • brittany2188
    brittany2188 Posts: 63
    I'm a really cheap drunk because even after all these years of practice, it still doesn't take much for me to get drunk... And I like cheap beer.
  • Follow_me
    Follow_me Posts: 6,120 Member
    Busy Saturday night? ;-)
  • pmuscarello
    pmuscarello Posts: 6
    From the classic movie "Cocktail"

    A man will always be judged by the amount of alcohol he can consume - and a woman will be impressed, whether she likes it or not.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Also, when counting calories high alcohol tolerance is bad too.
  • Slacker16
    Slacker16 Posts: 1,184 Member
    It might be broscience, but I've hear it said that alcohol tolerance correlates with muscle mass.
    If so, it would make sense for high tolerance to be seen as a sign of masculinity...

    I used to have crazy high tolerance, but it's been going down lately :ohwell:
  • ShibaEars
    ShibaEars Posts: 3,928 Member
    I'm a cheap drunk and I'm ok with that. Saves me money

    ^^This. I've always been a light weight, but never had a problem with it. Now that I'm a bit older, and hangovers last a couple days, I usually only have a few and stop before I get drunk.

    ETA: I have a couple coworkers that are 28-33 who brag every Monday about how drunk they got on the weekend and who they made out with/went home with. I think it's more sad than anything that they still haven't matured past this.
  • DSTMT
    DSTMT Posts: 417 Member
    I have a pretty high tolerance, not because I'm a big partier (I actually hate bars and always have) but just because I really like beer and drink a lot of it lol. Generally I'll have two or three and not really even feel it, I think the most I've consumed recently was 9 beers in one evening, and I could still carry on a sensible conversation and maintain a bonfire, so wasn't ridiculously drunk or anything. And I'm five foot nothing and like 127 lbs lol. Then again I am Canadian, and in Canada drinking beer is a legitimate hobby, haha.

    I do wish my tolerance was a bit lower though, because that's a lot of calories to consume at once and I tend not to pay attention to how many I've had when I have friends over for a bonfire or whatever.

    I have a few friends who still do the "party till dawn" thing (and they're all in their mid to late thirties) but I have NO idea how they even stay awake that long, drunk or sober by 1 am my eyes are rolling back in my head and I need to go to sleep lol.
  • DSTMT
    DSTMT Posts: 417 Member
    edit - apparently I can't figure out how to post gifs. :drinker:
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    I've personally stopped drinking because I have to be the one who takes care of all the drunks I go out with. Might have a beer or 2 once a year, but that's essentially it.

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