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I'm nearly 30 and I've never had any alcohol before. Am I missing out?
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RJMacready73
Banned
My mates are all grown up, we've kids, jobs mortgages and barely see each other but when we get together it's great fun and alcohol is a big part of that, meet up in town at some bar for drinks, grab some food and more drinks and then stagger home with a kebab/pizza at fuck knows o'clock to spend the following day dying... What's not to love about it
Mobilemofo
Member
Gave it up after oasis's first concert in blackpool. Not a drop passed my lips since. I have come to hate pubs and pissheads.
Jeremy.Howard
Neo Member
Facts. My family does have alcoholics in it but myself am a social drinker. I can easily go months without a drink, in fact I prefer collecting liquor more than drinking it lol
mekes
Member
Much better done socially, so it depends on who you know. If you know people who can keep it light hearted and fun it can be great! I know some people that I love to have a drink with. And others I'll reject the invitation every single time.
You have your angry drunks, emo drunks, depressed drunks and just drunk drunks. There are also psycho drunks, paranoid drunks and morally corrupt drunks. These are the worst.
Basically, good luck, to everyone!
You have your angry drunks, emo drunks, depressed drunks and just drunk drunks. There are also psycho drunks, paranoid drunks and morally corrupt drunks. These are the worst.
Basically, good luck, to everyone!
Toots
Gold Member
You're missing out fun times drinking and bad times afterwards.
If you're already having fun no need to try drinking.
Anyway i think that after 30 your body doesn't process alcohol as good as it did so the bad times get way badder whereas the good time stay the same, so you're screwed i'm sorry you'll just have to be straight egde till the end
(please don't pull this kind of crap tho
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If you're already having fun no need to try drinking.
Anyway i think that after 30 your body doesn't process alcohol as good as it did so the bad times get way badder whereas the good time stay the same, so you're screwed i'm sorry you'll just have to be straight egde till the end
(please don't pull this kind of crap tho
Winter John
Member
How do we judge when someone's had too much? It ain't difficult to see when someone's wasted. As for this -
"It sure ain't 'well that's unhealthy' if you're a bar owner.
$$$"
It sure as fuck is unhealthy. We're a neighborhood bar. The last thing we want is a bad reputation. Or frequent visits from the cops. That would be a sure fire way of losing our license.
Ionian
Member
Fair enough. One of the decent landlords so. Plenty aren't.
Here it is rife. It's why I asked politely.
I could never be a bar landlord where I live. People go to get drunk and the bar staff put up with awful shit, not for fun but for profit. It's a business. I've seen firsthand what happens. Perhaps your clientele only have 1 or 2 and go.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Yeah, I was gonna say the OP kind of missed the window. Late teens to early 20s is the time when drinking is fun with no real downside. I honestly can't imagine what it would be like to live through that part of your life without drinking.
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Mattyp
Not the YouTuber
I’ve had some of the best times of my life drunk, drunk sex alone is enough to make it worthwhile once a week.
You’re also talking to someone who loves to snort cocaine off hookers but so my word might not be gospel.
That said but.. at your age you’ve missed the most enjoyable highjinx nights that you’ll remember for ever of sitting on the beach while the sun comes up with friends.
(Life only goes down hill from those moments honestly)
And maybe that’s a good thing? Because it might not make you as miserable as it makes others as life lurches forward.
You’re also talking to someone who loves to snort cocaine off hookers but so my word might not be gospel.
That said but.. at your age you’ve missed the most enjoyable highjinx nights that you’ll remember for ever of sitting on the beach while the sun comes up with friends.
(Life only goes down hill from those moments honestly)
And maybe that’s a good thing? Because it might not make you as miserable as it makes others as life lurches forward.
Tschumi
Member
I've never been drunk, though i happily drink when asked.. I've started drinking less though, start to feel pretty average after just a mouthful.. you're not missing out... Drugs too, it's great when you can listen to music everyone else calls drug music and just think it's genius lol
chixdiggit
Member
Drinking is most definitely my drug of choice.
I'm from small town Wisconsin so it's also kind of a way of life. Done with work? Miller time. Finished a project? Miller time. Packers are playing? Miller time. Nieces 3rd birthday? Miller time.
I'm from small town Wisconsin so it's also kind of a way of life. Done with work? Miller time. Finished a project? Miller time. Packers are playing? Miller time. Nieces 3rd birthday? Miller time.
DrAspirino
Banned
I've only been drunk twice in my life (I'm 37 y/o btw) and regarding your question...well.. it depends. Sure, you're missing out a lot if you think about alcohol as beverages and cocktails, but beyond that, you're not missing anything.
Heck, right now, all I drink is a glass of wine on sundays with my lunch and sometimes a single cocktail (there's a gaming bar here in Santiago where I go once every couple of months). Call me boring af, but I think alcohol is just for special ocasions and in very, VERY small quantities.
THIS.
If you live in a place with good wines OP (like Chile, Argentina, California, Spain, France or Italy), try having a glass with the following:
Meat: Merlot
Pasta: Cabernet sauvignon
Fish-seafood: sauvignon blanc
Chicken: Carmenere
Or any combination the waiter may sugest. Red wine, when drank moderately (one or two glasses per-week) actually has health benefits because of the resveratrol present in the red wine, which is anti-oxidant.
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DrAspirino
Banned
edit: double post.
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RJMacready73
Banned
Millar??
Tschumi
Member
I don't get it but i love your gifMillar??
crazy monkey
Banned
No. You are doing good.
mindfreak191
Member
I felt this :')
I know 100% that my life would probably improve vastly if I were to cool it with the games, but holly shit it's difficult to not waste time on it.
Raven117
Member
For goodness sakes whatever you do, don’t listen to this persons wine recommendations! Awful.
Deft Beck
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ClanOfNone
Member
Been sober almost ten years. At age 35 I was hospitalized with renal failure and an esophageal hemorrhage, it was stop drinking or die. lol, obviously I stopped drinking.
Even after years of sobriety, drinking responsibly is still a foreign concept to my addict brain. I never just had one beer or drink, if I had one I wasn't going to stop until I either couldn't procure more alcohol or I passed out.
Even after years of sobriety, drinking responsibly is still a foreign concept to my addict brain. I never just had one beer or drink, if I had one I wasn't going to stop until I either couldn't procure more alcohol or I passed out.
WhamBamThankYouMaam
Member
Having avoided being drunk during your younger days, I feel you cleared a minefield. Actually not that interesting.
p_xavier
Authorized Fister
I'm trying to get a psilocybin prescription.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
Beer is known for enjoyment, alcohol is judge by people I think it deserves to be on store shelves there’s nothing complicated about drinking it’s meant to be enjoyed.
Raven117
Member
Im just teasing you....Drink what you want!
But the correct recomendations would be:
Meat (assuming beef): Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Syrah, Tempranillo (Rioja)
Pasta: Depends on the dish. If tomato based, Barolo, Barbaresco, Chianti Classico, or Barbera (probably in that order).
Fish: Sauvigon Blanc is a good choice, but so is Alberino, Chablis, and certain Chardonnays (in which Chablis is a variation)
Chicken: I like your camenere, but again, depends on the preparation. Have a cream sauce? Go Sav. Blanc...Something heavier like tomato, the carmenere would be nice. Can even go Pinot Noir, Resling,
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I love alcohol. But I never get drunk anymore (I'm 35 and have been actually drunk 3 times and it sucks). I'll have a gin and tonic or glass of wine pretty regularly after work. Most I'll do is a good buzz.
belmarduk
Member
Why you gotta call me out like that? It was Breath of the Wild.. and it was totally worth it.
RJMacready73
Banned
M8 I completely f'd up, my attempt at wit was a misfire, I was aiming at another poster who was going on about drinking Millar
Liljagare
Member
Alcohol, the one drug that should be illegal, but isn't, no other drug causes as many problems as alcohol in our society.
You haven't missed anything imho, but if you feel like trying something, try THC in it's various forms instead.
Much nicer effects, and it doesn't fuck up every system in your body.
You haven't missed anything imho, but if you feel like trying something, try THC in it's various forms instead.
Much nicer effects, and it doesn't fuck up every system in your body.
*Nightwing
Banned
You have not lived if you have no regrets you do not remember creating due to being black out drunk.
To preemptively argue against those that will say this statement is irresponsible: fuck off. Try being accountable for what drunk you does, having to face the consequences and apologize for shit you don't remember doing to realize what accountability and responsibility are.... you really haven't lived
To preemptively argue against those that will say this statement is irresponsible: fuck off. Try being accountable for what drunk you does, having to face the consequences and apologize for shit you don't remember doing to realize what accountability and responsibility are.... you really haven't lived
macfoshizzle
Member
it's pretty wise that you don't start since you don't know what you're missing out on since alcohol is bad.
Just play the latest From Software releases and Zelda releases and you don’t miss much. 5000 hours/year saved!
Boaty McBoatface
Member
Change the mindset from it's all about getting pissed, to one where it's about enjoying the drink with people, something like wines and the occasional Scotch (if you find you like it). Maybe with a meal.
Easy drink most enjoy is a gin and tonic. Really refreshing and nice to have when with people.
It doesn't have to be about getting shit-faced.
Easy drink most enjoy is a gin and tonic. Really refreshing and nice to have when with people.
It doesn't have to be about getting shit-faced.
Alex Anderson
Member
My brother is 43 and he's probably going to need a liver transplant. He got the "Your next drink could be your last" treatment from his doctor. He looks like he aged 20 years over the last six months.
Not if you play those games 2500 hours each.
If I could go back in time and never drink that first drink, or smoke that first cigarette, I would in a heartbeat.
I love alcohol too much and moderating is a battle I constantly go through, and one day soon I know I have to find the strength to quit it for good.
But maybe you'd be fine. Most people don't have an issue with self-control. But many do.
I love alcohol too much and moderating is a battle I constantly go through, and one day soon I know I have to find the strength to quit it for good.
But maybe you'd be fine. Most people don't have an issue with self-control. But many do.
Classicrockfan
Banned
That’s nothing I’m 43 and I never tasted alcohol.
Halo is Back
Member
Alcohol can be enjoyed responsibly, but I don't think it's that great. I only desire to drink it at a party or family cookout. I think weed is superior to it in every way. Go ahead and try it if you are curious, but please drink in moderation. Drinking that stuff too much can definitely age you faster later in life.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Are you missing out? Maybe.
But if it's any consolation, at least you're not a 30 year old dog walker working 25 hours a week.
But if it's any consolation, at least you're not a 30 year old dog walker working 25 hours a week.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Your not missing out if you don’t want to drink, no.
betrayal
Banned
I doubt that very much. What you mean has more to do with social dynamics, where certain things are expected within a group, but it certainly has nothing to do with "having fun". For many, alcohol is also simply a means of getting rid of their own restraints and shyness. So they achieve a state in which others are permanently, completely without alcohol.
I actually find it quite astonishing how few people are only able to party today when they can have alcohol. If alcohol were no longer sold at public parties or wouldn't be available at private parties, almost no one would go to parties anymore. Sometimes that says more about a society and specific people than you might think.
Finally I hope I'm not the only one who knows some people who get along completely without alcohol and still had fantastic 20s and have more fun at parties, groups, etc. than anyone else - without alcohol.
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Bulletbrain
Member
Nothing quite Iike an ice cold beer on a hot afternoon. Or with some spicy ass food. I mostly stick to beer. I love the taste of it, especially pared with food. Occasionally will have some scotch or cocktails but the objective is never to get drunk. Know your limits and you'll be fine.
OP if you are really curious, just go out with your mates and have a beer. See what's it all about.
OP if you are really curious, just go out with your mates and have a beer. See what's it all about.
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