Poll: Alcohol and your reasons...
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Sometimes to help dull the pain of my Knee's, other times I do it as a way of enhancing the fun of having friends round (never drink on my own). It's fun to play drinking games too, because there aren't many other ways you can have a forfeit for something minor that has both good and bad effects.
Why do I drink alcohol? Primarily as I enjoy the taste. Though I won't deny, I've grown to enjoy the way it makes the sun that little bit bright. But I'm in Wales, we need all the sun we can get! (One of my mates put it well, the Bible predicts 40 days and nights of rain, we're on day 60 over here ^^)
get to the point where u will find everything funnier but wont be hungover or vomiting and booze is a wonderful thing.
I drink (quite a bit) socially but stay away from the hard stuff. I only stick to lager, ale and cider.
Mostly social reasons, however it also helps to drink away any problems I may have at the time for a short while. Come results day, I'm fairly sure that I will be taking a trip down to the pub. I mean, who the fuck leaves their calculator in radians mode?
You do not have enough options in your poll.
I drink to wind down/relax. I can't sleep at night with alot on my mind, too much tension from daily stress. A couple of drinks before bedtime relax me enough to be able to chill and sleep. Also a couple of drinks before bedtime help my sore muslces after a high impact workout not to be so stiff the next day.
I drink to wind down/relax. I can't sleep at night with alot on my mind, too much tension from daily stress. A couple of drinks before bedtime relax me enough to be able to chill and sleep. Also a couple of drinks before bedtime help my sore muslces after a high impact workout not to be so stiff the next day.
Several of the options are applicable. However most of the time I drink because that's how we socialise. Go to pub, have a few beers, chat to old friends, make new ones. Tried and tested formula.
There are also occasions like beer tastings, when I do it for the taste. Or sometimes "I just got dumped/my dog died/I failed that exam/Insert excuse here, let's get drunk"
There are also occasions like beer tastings, when I do it for the taste. Or sometimes "I just got dumped/my dog died/I failed that exam/Insert excuse here, let's get drunk"
I tend to drink for very few reasons. I drink to ease any tensions, this normally when I bring someone home for the first time and we're both nervous. However my number one go to reason is: When we go out its either to a pub or a club. So we drink to be social!
I haven't had a drink in over 3 years. I am not opposed to drinking, I am opposed to the amount the western world drinks.
It seems alcohol is like air, have it with everything. Long day? Booze, your having a meal? Booze, your celebrating or mourning? Booze, your bored? Booze, you want something to drink While watching TV/film? Booze. It's Friday/Saturday and your going out? Booze.
In all the above examples you never have the "RDA" of alcohol, do you? You always have 5 or 6 pints which is technically binge drinking, even though you feel no effect. Which is a shocking fact in it'self.
I will drink to celebrate or whatever but doing it just 'cos it's there is stupid, to me anyway. Like why do you have to go to a pub and buy booze to have a good conversation? Can't you go "Friends" style and go to a coffee shop, spend half as much and still have a good chat?
To those saying "I like it for the taste", it reminds me of a joke. "I like the taste of tea, that doesn't mean I drink 10 pints a night!", which if you apply it to tea makes it seem insane. If somebody said to that to you, you would burst out laughing but if somebody says that about booze it sounds like there bragging, to which you come back with your "HA! I drank 10 pints of ... then I had 5 shots of ... follwed by 3 crazy cocktails I would never order sobre".
Little more on topic. guinness is the best, just has to be from Ireland, it's not the same other wise.
It seems alcohol is like air, have it with everything. Long day? Booze, your having a meal? Booze, your celebrating or mourning? Booze, your bored? Booze, you want something to drink While watching TV/film? Booze. It's Friday/Saturday and your going out? Booze.
In all the above examples you never have the "RDA" of alcohol, do you? You always have 5 or 6 pints which is technically binge drinking, even though you feel no effect. Which is a shocking fact in it'self.
I will drink to celebrate or whatever but doing it just 'cos it's there is stupid, to me anyway. Like why do you have to go to a pub and buy booze to have a good conversation? Can't you go "Friends" style and go to a coffee shop, spend half as much and still have a good chat?
To those saying "I like it for the taste", it reminds me of a joke. "I like the taste of tea, that doesn't mean I drink 10 pints a night!", which if you apply it to tea makes it seem insane. If somebody said to that to you, you would burst out laughing but if somebody says that about booze it sounds like there bragging, to which you come back with your "HA! I drank 10 pints of ... then I had 5 shots of ... follwed by 3 crazy cocktails I would never order sobre".
Little more on topic. guinness is the best, just has to be from Ireland, it's not the same other wise.