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Beer is awesome (took about a year for me to really enjoy it though). Also takes you to a fun place.
Vodka/Rum/Whiskey is awesome for power drinking (mix it up = good times and good taste. pound shots for guarenteed fun)
Wine is awesome with dinner. And maybe a few more glasses afterwards to help the conversation flow.
I love getting stupidly drunk. Mostly because i'm a pretty composed drunk and it usually leads to something epic with my friends. I dont need to drink to have fun, but i rather drink when i can. Everything seems more enjoyable. Caring less is fun. Drunk sex is awesome. Being in a group of strangers at a party sober = awkward. drunk = fun. pow pow
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On July 19 2010 17:03 DanceCommander wrote:
milk and apple juice? are you in kindergarten?
only drinks in my fridge right now.. milk and apple juice  AND THEY'RE DELICIOUS
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fuck the flavor. take shots and get drunk
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On July 20 2010 13:25 arb wrote:Show nested quote +On July 20 2010 11:21 JackMcCoy wrote:On July 20 2010 08:04 NeverGG wrote:
I just don't get alcohol either - most of it tastes gross to me, and the idea of upping your chances of;
A) Throwing up. (As an emetophobe this is my #1 reason for not drinking.)
B) Getting sick some other way such as an accident whilst drunk, or liver damage if you drink excessively for a long time.
C) Losing or having your possessions stolen.
D) Getting in trouble with the police.
E) Causing problems with friends or family.
It just doesn't appeal. This only really applies to excessive drinking, and I will have the odd glass of something with a meal, but generally I just prefer the safety and taste of something non-alcoholic. what about upping your chances of; A) Getting laid (As a sex addict this is my #1 reason for drinking) B) Getting off some other way such as oral sex in the bar toilet, or maybe a little "slap-and-tickle" C) Giving your cellphone to a homeless person and not care because what the fuck D) Reduce inhibitions to the point where you're not paralyzed by the thought of offending authority E) Connecting with a sibling or cousin who is usually emotionally distant or withdrawn (and maybe getting a handski from a 3rd cousin or something)good times Explain ?????
A,B,C, and potentially D don't appeal to me in the slightest. E is a good cause as long as it doesn't get out of control. I just don't see the appeal - as for people saying it only happens to people who are alcoholics that's rubbish - tonnes of people who have drinking 'binges' lose items, get into fights etc all the time. It's even more apparent here in Seoul when you see girls passed out on subway benches and old men squabbling like little kids.
It's the drinking and making other peoples' lives difficult that I object to. Having a good time is everyones' right as long as it doesn't break the law, in danger or otherwise make other people uncomfortable.
Once we went out as a group of TLers with some others I didn't know - one of the Korean guys (old enough to know better) ended up puking in to a glass less than a foot away from where we were trying to eat/chat. It made me so uncomfortable I asked to leave -_-
I just can't see why making a fool of yourself and possibly throwing up is seen as cool >.> That's not everyone of course. Just those who go on binges or those who 'drink to get drunk'/can't go out without drinking.
One other thing - I hate it when people look down on me for not drinking. It's not mandatory - especially when you have a good reason not to.
This is just my opinion. So please don't flame me too hard >.>
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Some people actually enjoy the taste and don't drink to get shitfaced off of PBR and have an excuse to be a total douche.
Alcohol gets a bad rap from all the 17 year olds that drink trying to get 'totally wasted man,' and all that jazz. Some of it actually tastes good.. but it's not cheap stuff.
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People mentioned "social situations where not drinking would be awkward." Can anyone describe these in a bit more detail or name a few? Beyond the obvious, of course (like a wine tasting, or any event where drinking alcohol is the express purpose of the event).
I'm not exactly fond of the idea of drinking. In movies or whatever, they always make the first-person view of drunk people blurry, tilting, and off-balance. If there's one gaming-relevant fact you should know about me, it's that I absolutely refuse to play or watch FPS games. I get motion sick like mad, and that feeling of weird dizziness is my absolute least favorite feeling in the world. I'm pretty sure that as soon as I get a little bit drunk, I'm going to barf. Like immediately.
Also, why do you need to drink to get laid? You go to a bar. Drunk chick is at bar. Drunk chick is willing to have sex with you. You remain pleasantly not drunk. I don't see the problem here.
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try a long island ice tea, its 3 shots, but doesnt taste too bad. if you can finish this drink you will feel something  . i hate alcohol in general, and the taste. thats why i go for hard liquor, since its easy to swallow a shot as long as its not straight 151.
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On July 20 2010 15:02 DTK-m2 wrote:
People mentioned "social situations where not drinking would be awkward." Can anyone describe these in a bit more detail or name a few? Beyond the obvious, of course (like a wine tasting, or any event where drinking alcohol is the express purpose of the event).
I'm not exactly fond of the idea of drinking. In movies or whatever, they always make the first-person view of drunk people blurry, tilting, and off-balance. If there's one gaming-relevant fact you should know about me, it's that I absolutely refuse to play or watch FPS games. I get motion sick like mad, and that feeling of weird dizziness is my absolute least favorite feeling in the world. I'm pretty sure that as soon as I get a little bit drunk, I'm going to barf. Like immediately.
Also, why do you need to drink to get laid? You go to a bar. Drunk chick is at bar. Drunk chick is willing to have sex with you. You remain pleasantly not drunk. I don't see the problem here.
Some people find being drunk pleasent. I think is the point. I don't think anyone goes out drinking regularly going "man, I hate being drunk."
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On July 20 2010 14:54 NeverGG wrote:Show nested quote +On July 20 2010 13:25 arb wrote:On July 20 2010 11:21 JackMcCoy wrote:On July 20 2010 08:04 NeverGG wrote:
I just don't get alcohol either - most of it tastes gross to me, and the idea of upping your chances of;
A) Throwing up. (As an emetophobe this is my #1 reason for not drinking.)
B) Getting sick some other way such as an accident whilst drunk, or liver damage if you drink excessively for a long time.
C) Losing or having your possessions stolen.
D) Getting in trouble with the police.
E) Causing problems with friends or family.
It just doesn't appeal. This only really applies to excessive drinking, and I will have the odd glass of something with a meal, but generally I just prefer the safety and taste of something non-alcoholic. what about upping your chances of; A) Getting laid (As a sex addict this is my #1 reason for drinking) B) Getting off some other way such as oral sex in the bar toilet, or maybe a little "slap-and-tickle" C) Giving your cellphone to a homeless person and not care because what the fuck D) Reduce inhibitions to the point where you're not paralyzed by the thought of offending authority E) Connecting with a sibling or cousin who is usually emotionally distant or withdrawn (and maybe getting a handski from a 3rd cousin or something)good times Explain ????? A,B,C, and potentially D don't appeal to me in the slightest. E is a good cause as long as it doesn't get out of control. I just don't see the appeal - as for people saying it only happens to people who are alcoholics that's rubbish - tonnes of people who have drinking 'binges' lose items, get into fights etc all the time. It's even more apparent here in Seoul when you see girls passed out on subway benches and old men squabbling like little kids. It's the drinking and making other peoples' lives difficult that I object to. Having a good time is everyones' right as long as it doesn't break the law, in danger or otherwise make other people uncomfortable. Once we went out as a group of TLers with some others I didn't know - one of the Korean guys (old enough to know better) ended up puking in to a glass less than a foot away from where we were trying to eat/chat. It made me so uncomfortable I asked to leave -_- I just can't see why making a fool of yourself and possibly throwing up is seen as cool >.> That's not everyone of course. Just those who go on binges or those who 'drink to get drunk'/can't go out without drinking. One other thing - I hate it when people look down on me for not drinking. It's not mandatory - especially when you have a good reason not to. This is just my opinion. So please don't flame me too hard >.>
Poor you...
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On July 20 2010 15:16 guN-viCe wrote:try a long island ice tea, its 3 shots, but doesnt taste too bad. if you can finish this drink you will feel something . i hate alcohol in general, and the taste. thats why i go for hard liquor, since its easy to swallow a shot as long as its not straight 151.
Very first shot I ever took, half of it ended up on my shirt, it burned too bad >.<. I still don't know what drink it was either.
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Although I'm not very fond of beer, I love Vodka and the majority of other "hard" alcohol beverages. I consider myself a pretty experienced drinker with high resistance.
It's weird but when I started drinking on my teens I absolutely hated the taste of alcohol much like every other inexperienced user. After a couple of years, for some reason you simply start... liking them a lot? As in, actually tasteful and very pleasant to drink. At least for me.
Okay, gotta mention I'm also BLESSED by the fact that I have pretty much very small to no hangover nowadays. Never got into a fight or any problems cause of it. But getting drunk and smashed is awesome and boatloads of fun - and it allowed me to make out and fuck with large amounts of chicks that I would have been never able to if I was sober.
It's how things work, at least here in Brazil. Go out, get smashed in the face, hit on countless amount of similary or even worse drunken chicks until you're able to make out or fuck one of them right away. That's how it's been every single weekened I can think of in the last couple of years, even while I had stable relationships.
But I don't advice anyone to drink. If you don't like it or have moral issues with it, then by all means, stay happy with your soda or whatever. I'll keep drinking until the day I die or get majorly fucked up because of it and am forced to quit.
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United States6894 Posts
I enjoy the taste of high-quality microbrewed beers, good quality wines, and high-quality hard alcohols. Some people do not. It all just boils down to your taste.
If you don't like alcohol, don't drink it. Society does place pressure on you to drink, but the pressure isn't that bad.
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Good beers:
Smithwicks
Guinness (Hey, guess what I'm Irish)
Guinness Extra Stout
Spaten
St.Paulie Girl
Sam Adams
Steam Anchor
Sierra Nevada
Arrogant Bastard
Fat Tire
Blue Moon
Stella Artois
Okay Beers:
Heineken
New Castle
Beck's
Shitty Beers:
Budweiser
Coors
etc...
anything that tastes like watered down piss in a can
Beer is amazing! Granted it is usually an acquired taste but it grows on you like no other!
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You think Arrogant Bastard is a good beer? Good lord...
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On July 20 2010 16:02 THE_DOMINATOR wrote:
Good beers:
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Steam Anchor
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Is Steam Anchor the same as Anchor Steam? If so, that's actually a terrible beer, but everyone fucking raves about it in SF.
Your list is pretty questionable.
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On the subject of beers, has anyone actually tried smoked beer? I was immediately hooked the first time I had it: beer that smells like bacon (went amazingly well with pork chops). Try it if you haven't already.
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
GERMAN + BELGIAN BEER FTW!!11
and lol i used to get so freakign wasted all the time .. like ... 4-5 years back but now me and all my friends are wayy more chilled out now haha
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
I think it's totally fine to not drink alcohol if you dont like the taste of it.
Why do something you dont enjoy--
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On July 20 2010 16:02 THE_DOMINATOR wrote:
Good beers:
Smithwicks - Yeah
Guinness (Hey, guess what I'm Irish) - this is pretty circumstantial
Guinness Extra Stout - this is pretty circumstantial
Spaten - force is strong
St.Paulie Girl - all right
Sam Adams - That's pretty broad, not everything by sammy is good
Steam Anchor - They have good and bad batches
Sierra Nevada - word
Arrogant Bastard - Never had it
Fat Tire - Never had it
Blue Moon - All right I suppose
Stella Artois - By the taste for sure
Okay Beers:
Heineken - God no
New Castle - ehhh
Beck's - All right I suppose
Shitty Beers:
Budweiser
Coors
etc...
anything that tastes like watered down piss in a can
Beer is amazing! Granted it is usually an acquired taste but it grows on you like no other!
You forgot about magic hat brewery, the new bud beer that actually isn't bad, brooklyn brewery, wicked pete (not his fruity lineup either,) and some other good ones, but not a bad list.
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1 can of beer a day (and pretend it's soda, don't just chug it down) will actually improve your cognitive abilities, cause alcohol kills the dead brain cells first. Just don't drink too much, and think of it as medicine.
Combined with some exercise, that same can will make you lose some weight as well.
Just don't go overboard.
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