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MDoucett wrote:
I actually have a friend who hates the taste of alcohol, but she drinks to fit in (ie we go out and my boyfriend and I order a drink, she'll order a couple too).
Maybe she needs to find tastier drinks? I don't particularly enjoy the taste of all alcohols, but when mixed right they are good.
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Meh, if you like to drink then do it. If not, drink your orange juice without vodka. Orange juice is still delicious and healthy for you. Some people just prefer the fun, and confidence, given to them through a loosening of the mind. Others are uncomfortable with the idea of not having as much, I don't want to say control, but more like "ability to hold back" from what may not be acceptable behavior inside their personal standards.
ha, I'm going to quote Kitty and Laurie on That 70's show here lol...
Laurie: "Loose is good!"
Kitty: "If you ask me, we could all do with a bit of tightening"
meh. your choice my friend.
**Natalie
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May be a bit outdated, but I was wondering, all this talk about drinking and all, do most of you start in University? Or is this also a common occurrence in high school (in which case I should definitely be more observant...)?
I have never had a drop of alcohol in my life... well, not counting that drop that burned its way down my throat and made me determined that I'll never touch the vile thing again. Before you tell me off, I just meant I don't like it as a drink, I don't really have issues with it such as... thinking it's a gateway drug, for example.
My parents often drink a couple bottles of beers (or they share one) when there is a cause for celebration, so for me, it's never been something extremely negative. In fact, I think wines and cocktails are quite classy (even if it's just for the looks, not the taste). Though I do watch enough TV to know its harmful effects (I suspect that's where D. Dickin got this "inappropriate advances towards your friends" from, haha).
So anyways, I am aware and glad that you don't HAVE TO drink in university (or Frosh week, more to the topic), but if you start, when do you know you have had enough? And is it really true that you do things you regret? I have asked my mom once if she ever got drunk and what it's like, and she reply, "Once. It's nothing pleasant, as if you don't know." Which made me nervous until I realize she meant my watching it on TV.
Hmm, I'm actually excited about my first drink (but it might not be for years knowing me, lol).
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I drank in high school. My family is German so it wasn't uncommon for me to have a beer at a family gathering or something, even at the age of 16. My parents always bought the alcohol for me, and would drop me off and pick me up from the parties I went to. Some might say that's irresponsible, but I think it's extremely responsible of them. I've always been really responsible, and by them buying it for me they were ensuring I didn't drink too much (I could only drink what I had) and by picking me up/dropping me off they ensured I got home safely (and not in the car of a drunk driver or anything). I think the fact that they were OK with it would have also led me to phone them instantly if there were any problems, while I know many kids who had to hide their drunkenness from their parents and thus when they had too much they had noone to turn to.
Sometimes I drink just to have a cocktail, sometimes I drink to get drunk. However I have never thrown up, have never been out of control, and I have never done anything I regretted. I think it's kind of a cop out to blame things on alcohol. I think you do things when you're drunk, not because you're drunk. It shouldn't be an excuse. From my experience with it I act mostly the same, I'm definitely more talkative, I think it's true that it's a social lubricant. I've never drank too much because I can tell when my body has had enough. I don't want to cross the line from having a nice buzz to feeling sick, so I only drink a certain amount, and then after that I drink water. I think a lot of the times the reasons why people get into trouble is they start playing drinking games and then feel pressured to drink. I have never had any problem just saying no, but I think it's also easier to do that when you're a girl as opposed to a guy.
I just realized how long my post is. I could go on more.
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Drinking is definitely common in high school. Especially here, since I already have friends who are 18 and can buy alcohol. Thank you, Alberta. The negative is that I don't turn 18 until October 2009... which by then I'll be in university in Ontario and will have to wait another year... balls.
But yeah, I've definitely drank before. I try to avoid getting completely drunk... Facebook photos have already captured some not so great memories. Like karla, though, I've never really gotten that bad... I've never blacked out or vomited, I tend to know where my limits are.
My parents don't know that I drink a lot though, they drink wine and stuff but they tell me not to drink. I once came home tipsy... got grounded. So I just stay over at a friend's house or something. But I always drink with people I trust, try not to get really drunk, etc, so nothing bad happens. Basically, I try not to lose all judgment.
I have also never felt the pressure to drink, I do it because I want to, and I have said no before. It can be hilarious to be the only sober one in the room.
I also try to avoid parties from my school. There was a bear mace incident in the summer and after that I decided to stop going to parties that consisted of the 'partier' kids from my school. There have also been drugs and stuff, and I won't touch the stuff so I say away. Sometimes violence. It isn't safe. I only drink with a few close friends now.
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electricpearls wrote:It can be hilarious to be the only sober one in the room. Sometimes true, sometimes not. I'd say mainly not. The main reason I drink is so that I'm not that person.
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rach wrote: May be a bit outdated, but I was wondering, all this talk about drinking and all, do most of you start in University? Or is this also a common occurrence in high school (in which case I should definitely be more observant...)? I've never had a drink, I've never felt pressured to do it. I generally try to avoid all intoxicants. As the sober one, I sometimes get free lemonade from the bar/restaurant. Most of my friends drank for the first time in university and took a while to strike a balance and not kill themselves.
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mynameismattgotmlgo wrote:electricpearls wrote:It can be hilarious to be the only sober one in the room. Sometimes true, sometimes not. I'd say mainly not. The main reason I drink is so that I'm not that person. It depends on the experiences. Usually I'm not the sober one, but the few times I have been I've found it to be fun still, though obviously not as fun.
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I don't see myself drinking anything other than perhaps wine at dinners.
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Having been in university for about three months now I can say the people who have probably done the dumbest things are those who have discovered alcohol for the first time in university. These are the kids getting their stomachs pumped, puking all over the place and getting alcohol poisining. A lot of kids feel they have to live up to the hype and since this is totally new for them they simply can't handle it. Just found this interesting...
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student101 wrote:Having been in university for about three months now I can say the people who have probably done the dumbest things are those who have discovered alcohol for the first time in university. These are the kids getting their stomachs pumped, puking all over the place and getting alcohol poisining. A lot of kids feel they have to live up to the hype and since this is totally new for them they simply can't handle it. Just found this interesting... I had the same experience. During frosh week, our newly formed group decided to get some alcohol. There were quite a few of us who hadn't drank before and we gladly admitted it. No one bashed us for it, nor did anyone try to force any of us to drink (although many of us ended up having some). But there were these 3 guys, who you knew from the start had never had a drink in their entire lives, who kept trying to act like the stereotypical party guy you see in movies, repeatedly saying things like "man, I'm gonna get so hammered tonight", "this (brand of alcohol) is way better than that (brand), trust me", "man, you gotta chug vodka, not shots", etc. etc. Needless to say, they couldn't keep up with the more experienced drinkers and all three of them ended up puking at one point or another. So now we make fun of them by pretending to raise a shot glass to our mouths and then pretending to faint (all they need is a sniff of the alcohol and they're out). The moral of the story is, if you don't drink, don't feel pressured to pretend as if you do. No one is going to judge you if you don't drink... and if they do, they're probably not worth being friends with. This isn't an anti-drinking post, I just want to remind people that not everyone in university drinks, and you'll probably make a bigger fool out of yourself if you force yourself to drink than if you simply tell people that you don't drink. Wow, that last paragraph was g@y.
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Quote:No one is going to judge you if you don't drink... and if they do, they're probably not worth being friends with. You've earned my respect. Quote:Wow, that last paragraph was g@y. .....well, it was a good few minutes.
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qwertqwert wrote:Quote:No one is going to judge you if you don't drink... and if they do, they're probably not worth being friends with. You've earned my respect. Quote:Wow, that last paragraph was g@y. .....well, it was a good few minutes. I hope you savored those few minutes... it's unlikely you'll ever feel the same way again.
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bimmer35 wrote:"man, you gotta chug vodka, not shots" Hahahaha. Even when I started drinking for the first time I wasn't that stupid
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electricpearls wrote:Drinking is definitely common in high school. Especially here, since I already have friends who are 18 and can buy alcohol. Thank you, Alberta. The negative is that I don't turn 18 until October 2009... which by then I'll be in university in Ontario and will have to wait another year... balls.
But yeah, I've definitely drank before. I try to avoid getting completely drunk... Facebook photos have already captured some not so great memories. Like karla, though, I've never really gotten that bad... I've never blacked out or vomited, I tend to know where my limits are.
My parents don't know that I drink a lot though, they drink wine and stuff but they tell me not to drink. I once came home tipsy... got grounded. So I just stay over at a friend's house or something. But I always drink with people I trust, try not to get really drunk, etc, so nothing bad happens. Basically, I try not to lose all judgment.
I have also never felt the pressure to drink, I do it because I want to, and I have said no before. It can be hilarious to be the only sober one in the room.
I also try to avoid parties from my school. There was a bear mace incident in the summer and after that I decided to stop going to parties that consisted of the 'partier' kids from my school. There have also been drugs and stuff, and I won't touch the stuff so I say away. Sometimes violence. It isn't safe. I only drink with a few close friends now. Hurrah for October birthdays! (October 6th for me!) ...balls.
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^LOL you're a day older than me! I'm October 7 
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I DON'T DRINK ALCOHOL AT ALL, ITS MADE ME SO DEPRESSED IVE HAD TO TURN TO DRUGS
I AM OFFERING FREE DATES, WOMEN APPLY WITHIN.
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Lamoid wrote:I DON'T DRINK ALCOHOL AT ALL, ITS MADE ME SO DEPRESSED IVE HAD TO TURN TO DRUGS Can i nominate this for best thing ever writted on a message board? 
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