Poll: Do you drink alcohol?

[The White Hunter]

Much less than I used to to say the least, I mean there are days in a row of sobreiety now and I just drink on the weekends.

Doesn't stop me fromw aking up on a Sunday morning and pissing out whisky though. Trying hard not to get back into the drinking culture just because of generic depressive cycles.

 

[JLML]

No, because of a general dislike of psychoactive drugs. With the exception of caffeine, but only because tea is awesome.

 

[Genocidicles]

Yes I drink.

I need it to loosen up at parties.

 

[Old Father Eternity]

As with all things, moderation is key. I shall never be found piss drunk. I however do not mind the feeling of "smooth" movement, while retaining cognitive functionality.
A drink every now and then is not unheard of, if it tastes good, it goes down the hatch.
Was in Akureiry, Iceland last summer and there was this nice little pub Brugghúsbarinn and while admittedly I have not sampled a lot of drinks, it had the best dark brew I have had, strongly reccomend visiting it if you happen to be in the area (bonus points for having exellent service).
In a way having a good drink in a nice place is like investing into a pleasant experience. You sit there sip your chosen "poison", listen to fine music and at the end of the pint or two walk away with probably jollyier mood than you came there.



An exagerated difference between having had a drink and being drunk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmp_--Oow5o

 

[Sku1c]

Nope, teetotal.

On the few occasions I have had alcoholic drinks I could feel it getting to me straight away, for some that buzz is enjoyable, I found it aggravating.

 

[Joccaren]

I drink. And by drink I mean I'll have half a bottle of bear over the course of 4 hours.
I don't hate it [Well, I hate beer, but give me Scotch which I like and its the same story], its just not something I feel like drinking quickly. Get softdrink and my body tells me to drink more. Get alcohol and its just like "Yeah, not that thirsty ATM. You don't need to keep drinking". Alcohol mixed with soft drink negates that, but even then I don't drink a ton. Usually 'cause I'm taking other people's alcohol rather than spending money on the stuff myself, and whilst they're very generous I don't exactly like taking a lot of stuff and giving nothing back.

 

[LooK iTz Jinjo]

I've gotten into this habit of not drinking on weeknights lately... I don't like it, at least when I wake up with a hangover I'll feel better later.

 

[Skeleon]

Do I drink? Not right now, no.
I enjoy German beer and Scotch, but very rarely so.

 

[the_duke_CC]

I used to drink a lot on weekends, and I mean a lot. Me and this mate of mine used to do drinking contests whenever we were both out. Doing dumb stuff like drinking a whole bottle of whiskey between the two of us.

These days I'm a tea-totaler, due to the medication I'm taking I have to be. Strange thing is I don't miss, not one bit.

 

[Scarim Coral]

No I don't drink it because I don't like the taste.
Sure I probably will get used to the taste if I drank more of it but since I am not in a enviroment to be pressure to drink more (don't go to the pub or bar and I'm not hanging around with my former friends who drink those stuff) I choose not to drink it.

 

[SFMB]

I once went a month without drinking: never doing that again. It was a social experiment to see if would make any difference if I'd be drunk or not. Still went to bars with friends and it was horrific!
As a Finn, alcohol is the one national past-time we all enjoy and need, people claiming otherwise are uncivilized buffoons. But you must also remember the saying: "Alcohol doesn't always require fun."

 

[Moose]

I go to my local pub most Thursday nights with some friends to do the pub quiz and play some pool so I normally drink 3 or 4 pints a week. I seem to do better at the quiz once I've had a drink, the same cannot be said when playing pool.

 

[Silvianoshei]

Nope, I like to be in control. Same reason I don't smoke anything.

I don't think it's illogical to find the stuff repulsive. I find it's pretty natural.

 

[Haukur Isleifsson]

Do and like it. Mostly I just have 1 or 2 after school or in the afternoon. But I do maybe once a month get properly drunk. Where I'm from binge-drinking has been the norm for a long time and it's only with my generation and perhaps my parent's that moderate casual drinking is being accepted. Many still think that drinking on a Thursday makes you an alcoholic.

 

[putowtin]

Years ago I'd drink to excess, now I have a couple of drinks a week (a glass of wine or a fine ale)
The only time I drink more now is on birthdays or at Christmas, but that's normally because on such occasions my sister is there and I have to drink to get through the event!

 

[Harlemura]

No, because it's icky. Well, what I've tried is.
I get told to drink stuff like coke and vodka because it tastes just like coke, but if that's the case, I don't see why I can't just drink coke.

It's not that I have anything against drinking (in moderation and all that), I just don't see any reason to start. Even if it's just a good way to unwind, I'm lucky enough to not have anything to get me very wound up in the first place.

 

[hooblabla6262]

When I was in my teens, I used to drink like a fool.
Nowadays I rarely drink, with the exception of a couple events each year.
I've never really enjoyed drinking. Not the taste or the sickness it can sometimes cause me, and the state of mind it causes is nowhere near as awesome as other mind-altering substances.

I'd much rather smoke weed or take psychedelics, but they tend to be not-so-social drugs.
There's always mdma, but that is rare in my area.

Stupid laws making things hard to obtain.

Edit: To be fair, the taste isn't always so bad. Just a matter of having some good mixing skills.

 

[Von Strimmer]

I'm an Australian and I'm a university student yet I never have, nor ever will drink alcohol.

This may or may not be a suprise but I'm seen as exceptionally weird by my peers for not drinking.

me and you both
i don't think the benefits of alcohol out weigh the negatives. i'll have a couple of drinks with the old man every now and again but for the most part i wont touch the stuff
i really don't like the beer o'clock culture in australia

Queenslander here. I have tried alcohol but never enjoyed it enough to make it a regular habit. Not drinking here in QLD kills the social scene though, it's really quite depressing.

 

[JokerCrowe]

Actually, no. There are several reasons that I don't but two of them are "don't like the taste" and "against the idea, so I didn't know what to vote on in the poll...

If you want to know why... It's partially because when i was a kid my mum said "alcohol is a poison, I use it to kill the bugs I catch, instantly" (she's a zoologist), and I was like "And people DRINK That? O.O", so the fact that it's a poison has been imbedded in my brain... It's also because I Really don't like the taste. It really reminds me that Alcohol really is a poison.

And last but not least, (really the Main reason) I'm really scared of what will happen to me.
I'm afraid of losing control, I see what other people get like when they drink, and I become scared that I might be a "mean drunk". I'm afraid the Darkness in me will take over and... I don't know... Send people to the hospital.

So I stay away from it. That's not to say I haven't Tasted alcohol, but that's really mostly like a Drop, never anything more. That being said, I'm not a military extremist "clean" person who knocks drinks out of people's hands and says "Repent!!". People can do what they want, as long as they let me choose NOT to drink.

 

[Guffe]

Yes I do.
It's in my blood!
I'm a Finn!!!

But serious?, Yes I drink, but in moderation, I try to stay fit but doesn't stop my from drinking with friends during the weekends or a drink or so when dining at a restaurant with friends.