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Why I don’t smoke, drink, etc
For as long as I can remember, my dad has always smoked cigarettes. The good thing is that he never smoked inside of our house so we wouldn’t have to inhale second hand smoke. Seeing my mom and siblings always trying to get him to quit changed my own opinion about smoking. Never have I ever considered picking up smoking. Not just for the health reasons but mainly because I’m cheap.
The same goes for drinking and drugs, (illegal or semi-illegal included). Plainly, I can’t afford to. Since high school, I’ve seen many friends and acquaintances that picked up smoking, drinking, or other drugs. At the same time, I noticed they usually had cash to blow. I grew up with 4 other siblings so while we were never dirt poor, we had to make every dollar go a long way. Smoking a pack of cigarettes didn’t go very far.
Aside from the occasional social drink, I also have the Asian Glow. Basically, it takes me about half a beer to get super red. I also get ugly, red blotches on my body as well. Another reason for me to not drink alcohol as well. I’ve never really enjoyed getting drunk, even though it would cost less than most people. I don’t drink to drown out my problems. I don't like barfing into the toilet either. 
Last but not least are drugs. A friend of mine tried to grow some weed in his closet but that’s another story. Drugs are expensive! I haven’t tried any and have no real urge to either. Nothing I would go out of my way to try plus costs money and the repurcussions if I got caught.
Cheapness: My anti-drug/smoking/drinking
  
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So if you had excess cash it'd be a different story then?
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What a funny blog...
You basically say if you had money you would be wasted and shoot up drugs like the rest of your friends.
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TL:DR 'I don't do these things because I don't have money'?
I work full time and I can easily save quite alot of money, but when the weekend comes, something inside of me just goes
'go buy yourself a drink or 2'
'roll a joint and enjoy the sunday'
It's a form of mental reward, you probably find a similar reward through other means, but that's how I keep myself from going crazy and wanting to kill someone.
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Ugly red blotches? Perhaps you have a sensitivity to wheat beers? (I know a guy).
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Cigs: being health conscious is enough of a reason not to smoke. Though it depends on how often, as well as other aspects of your health. I know many spry and otherwise healthy people who smoke. So, I guess they'll just die of cancer at a younger age, or something. But as George Carlin said, "Cigarettes are the only product that, when use as intended, kill the consumer."
Alcohol: you young folks have so much to learn. When you're a kid, you drink because everyone's doing it, it's against the law, it's advertised as what cool people do, you seek intoxication, and of course, peer pressure. Oh, and then the losers go to a party with the intention of picking up a drunk chick, who in a healthy state of mind, would probably say no. These are reasons why drinking as a kid is usually a bad idea.
But as you age, and God willing, you mature, drinking becomes one of social taste. A night out to the bar with friends. Having a drink with a visiting relative. A glass of wine at the table for a romantic night with the Mrs. The sweet taste of an oatmeal stout. And you no longer drink to get fucked up (at least not usually, pending how bad your week was). You seek that pleasant buzz. The one that gets the goofy smile on your face but doesn't slur your tongue. These are not reasons why you should drink, these are just reasons why I drink now.
Drugs: Too much to say about drugs, but the bottom line is due to drug testing at my work, I don't even smoke weed. So regardless of my opinion on certain types of drugs, me need pay rent so me no do drugs.
Good beer: the reason I drink beer.
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On August 08 2012 11:40 Bobo_XIII wrote:
So if you had excess cash it'd be a different story then?
Well, if I had cash to blow back then, I'd probably buy a computer that could play sc:bw and 56k to play online. 
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On August 08 2012 11:49 Zariel wrote:
TL:DR 'I don't do these things because I don't have money'?
I work full time and I can easily save quite alot of money, but when the weekend comes, something inside of me just goes
'go buy yourself a drink or 2'
'roll a joint and enjoy the sunday'
It's a form of mental reward, you probably find a similar reward through other means, but that's how I keep myself from going crazy and wanting to kill someone.
Yeah, your TL:DR is spot on. My reward is laddering on SC2, yeah I'm a masochist.
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I don't understand the purpose of this blog...?
OP doesn't do drugs or smoke, and he for some odd reason feels a compulsion to divulge why here. What do you have to prove? If you don't do such things (and good on you for not doing so), then just don't do it.
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Smoking is a social thing. never understood what's the point.
Drinking is a social thing. I think drinking is not as bad as smoking. In moderation (once a week with your mates or the Mrs.), it poses little harm.
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On August 08 2012 11:49 Zariel wrote:
TL:DR 'I don't do these things because I don't have money'?
I work full time and I can easily save quite alot of money, but when the weekend comes, something inside of me just goes
'go buy yourself a drink or 2'
'roll a joint and enjoy the sunday'
It's a form of mental reward, you probably find a similar reward through other means, but that's how I keep myself from going crazy and wanting to kill someone.
I can feel you bro!
Can't imagine my life without alcohol...i work 9 hours a day in this "shithole" called a job so when i get home i just wana smoke some shisha and enjoy a couple of cold beer to relax,maybe watch a good movie or play some games...
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Here's my two cents on drugs: if you plan on doing them, then do in moderation (both weed and harder drugs).
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Never understood how people say they "Don't like alcohol."
You are aware that the spectrum of alcohol is quite diverse, yes?
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A lot of people here are joking about him not doing drugs only because he doesn't have money, but in general its a pretty good reason. How many wealthy kids do you know that are avid tokers? Maybe they do something harder cuz they have cash to blow on the experience. See what I am saying, a lot of people, if they had a ton of time on their hands and lots of money, end up becoming druggies. I go to a wealthy private school, my parents are both doctors and tried their asses off to get me the education and life that they want me to, this means that a lot of my friends, who have less self-discipline and more free time than I do, do drugs to take up that time.
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On August 08 2012 16:08 docvoc wrote:
A lot of people here are joking about him not doing drugs only because he doesn't have money, but in general its a pretty good reason. How many wealthy kids do you know that are avid tokers? Maybe they do something harder cuz they have cash to blow on the experience. See what I am saying, a lot of people, if they had a ton of time on their hands and lots of money, end up becoming druggies. I go to a wealthy private school, my parents are both doctors and tried their asses off to get me the education and life that they want me to, this means that a lot of my friends, who have less self-discipline and more free time than I do, do drugs to take up that time.
Doing drugs and lack of discipline have no relation.
A lot of people make perfectly conscious choices on doing drugs. Suggesting that it is lack of discipline is that all people who drugs secretly don't want to do them, but lack the strength to resist.
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Don't mock em till you try em. Everyone is different, I recently realised after 2 years of smoking weed(heavily) each day I could not handle it. Since moving houses I've rolled up a few joints and enjoyed them so much more but I never want to go back to how I was a few months ago
The point is, if you don't try you won't know.
Alcohol is purely social, not to mention it's about the greatest thing after a hard days work to knock down a few beers and laugh off all the stress that work causes with some friends.
MODERATION MODERATION MODERATION. We are here to live, not to live to 150 years old. Enjoy yourself, but accept the fact that these intoxicants can do damage.
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Should have been one sentence. "I don't really want to".
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pot is expensive? if your a light weight to beer i cant wait to see what some dirt reggie will do to you...
5 dollars a gram btw which is like 3 bowls, a blunt, or 2 joints.
The more you know...
EDIT: Im sorry but i cant get over the fact you think drugs are expensive... i mean what are you buying, coke?
the only thing cheaper than weed is crack...
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I have the same issue with going red, and sometimes too breaking out in blotches and 'hives' all over my face and body. Its never really stopped me from drinking before though.
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On August 08 2012 16:57 Kazahk wrote:
pot is expensive? if your a light weight to beer i cant wait to see what some dirt reggie will do to you...
5 dollars a gram btw which is like 3 bowls, a blunt, or 2 joints.
The more you know...
EDIT: Im sorry but i cant get over the fact you think drugs are expensive... i mean what are you buying, coke?
the only thing cheaper than weed is crack...
LSD is relatively cheap too for what it does to you. :D
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On August 08 2012 17:30 SlowBullets wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2012 16:57 Kazahk wrote:
pot is expensive? if your a light weight to beer i cant wait to see what some dirt reggie will do to you...
5 dollars a gram btw which is like 3 bowls, a blunt, or 2 joints.
The more you know...
EDIT: Im sorry but i cant get over the fact you think drugs are expensive... i mean what are you buying, coke?
the only thing cheaper than weed is crack... LSD is relatively cheap too for what it does to you. :D
agreed lol
EDIT: wait around here its 10 bucks a hit, how about you?
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My excuse for not wanting to partake in these things is usually money.
My actural reason? I have low self confidence, and these things usually make it worse.
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On August 08 2012 18:32 Kazahk wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2012 17:30 SlowBullets wrote:On August 08 2012 16:57 Kazahk wrote:
pot is expensive? if your a light weight to beer i cant wait to see what some dirt reggie will do to you...
5 dollars a gram btw which is like 3 bowls, a blunt, or 2 joints.
The more you know...
EDIT: Im sorry but i cant get over the fact you think drugs are expensive... i mean what are you buying, coke?
the only thing cheaper than weed is crack... LSD is relatively cheap too for what it does to you. :D agreed lol EDIT: wait around here its 10 bucks a hit, how about you?
10 is standard, I've seen 5 though
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I stay away from this stuff because it's bad for your health. Sure I may be extra freaked out since things like these are genarally over exaggerated by schools and media, but still.
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crack is cheap homie, and youll be way more hardcore than your friends freebasing
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Are you sure that you don't get the red thingy from certain types of drinks only ? I know certain stiffed drinks can cause all kinda of reaction from the skin while other, even tho containing the same or even a higher % of alcohol don't cause that reaction.
But yeah, i agree with you, i don't live in a very poor family myself but spending the money to buy a pack per day... even if i didn't had to work for them and my parents for some reason gave them to me, would still make me fell like i am wasting money. Drugs as well, sort of, but that's mostly since i don't get hungover that badly after drinking a lot thus i prefer the cheaper and more socially acceptable drug.
Im not the kind of guy to do drugs/drink a ton outside of a party-ish environment anyway ( except for weed maybe ).
Also, can we cut the crap on second hand smoke ? the amount of shit you inhale from the smoke that already passed trough someone else lungs is irrelevant. Unless CO has a crush on your hemoglobin instead of the guy smoking....
Making fire with branches and coal for a BBQ is more harmful to you than 1 year of living with someone that smokes 2-3 packages a day.
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Also, im sorry, but some of the guys in this thread...5 $ a gram !? Where the fuck do you live to get 5 $ a gram, i would say its likely that guy selling for that low is messing with you.
The worst ( at least i assume due to the pricing, tho i couldn't tell the difference that well ) is still about 12$ a gram here and that is from someone that "I know"  , not to mention that the 1 gram isn't actually 1 gram.
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I don't partake in such activities for health reasons. That is all.
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cigs i never understood. majority of people i know who smokes now wants to quit but can't. told them from the beginning not to start.
drinking, well, i got away with not smoking with my friends but alcohol is something we just did. going to bars and clubs, you had to drink.
i only drink beers or shots. wine gives me a weird body buzz.
prescription pills i generally don't do simply cause i have a high tolerance to meds in general. and it takes a lot to get me *high*.
ectasy, i don't do it cause for some reason, i get violent. (most of the time i'm goofy or chill when i'm messed up, but X just does something to me, gets me hype).
weed just gets me numb, so i don't do it often.
so i stick to beers mainly.
also, i know a lot of people that get that asian glow. for some reason, theres a lot of asians that are kind of allergic to alcohol. i myself get a hint of red, luckily its not super red, and i don't break out.
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On August 09 2012 04:32 Aterons_toss wrote:Are you sure that you don't get the red thingy from certain types of drinks only ? I know certain stiffed drinks can cause all kinda of reaction from the skin while other, even tho containing the same or even a higher % of alcohol don't cause that reaction. But yeah, i agree with you, i don't live in a very poor family myself but spending the money to buy a pack per day... even if i didn't had to work for them and my parents for some reason gave them to me, would still make me fell like i am wasting money. Drugs as well, sort of, but that's mostly since i don't get hungover that badly after drinking a lot thus i prefer the cheaper and more socially acceptable drug. Im not the kind of guy to do drugs/drink a ton outside of a party-ish environment anyway ( except for weed maybe ). Also, can we cut the crap on second hand smoke ? the amount of shit you inhale from the smoke that already passed trough someone else lungs is irrelevant. Unless CO has a crush on your hemoglobin instead of the guy smoking.... Making fire with branches and coal for a BBQ is more harmful to you than 1 year of living with someone that smokes 2-3 packages a day. Edit: Also, im sorry, but some of the guys in this thread...5 $ a gram !? Where the fuck do you live to get 5 $ a gram, i would say its likely that guy selling for that low is messing with you. The worst ( at least i assume due to the pricing, tho i couldn't tell the difference that well ) is still about 12$ a gram here and that is from someone that "I know" , not to mention that the 1 gram isn't actually 1 gram.
I said that I have seen acid for 5/hit, but usually 10/hit.
Standard high grade cannabis is 20$/gram minimum, and no it doesn't get any lower here.
Obviously the location of a user will affect the prices - it's not universal..
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On August 09 2012 05:52 SlowBullets wrote:Show nested quote +On August 09 2012 04:32 Aterons_toss wrote:Are you sure that you don't get the red thingy from certain types of drinks only ? I know certain stiffed drinks can cause all kinda of reaction from the skin while other, even tho containing the same or even a higher % of alcohol don't cause that reaction. But yeah, i agree with you, i don't live in a very poor family myself but spending the money to buy a pack per day... even if i didn't had to work for them and my parents for some reason gave them to me, would still make me fell like i am wasting money. Drugs as well, sort of, but that's mostly since i don't get hungover that badly after drinking a lot thus i prefer the cheaper and more socially acceptable drug. Im not the kind of guy to do drugs/drink a ton outside of a party-ish environment anyway ( except for weed maybe ). Also, can we cut the crap on second hand smoke ? the amount of shit you inhale from the smoke that already passed trough someone else lungs is irrelevant. Unless CO has a crush on your hemoglobin instead of the guy smoking.... Making fire with branches and coal for a BBQ is more harmful to you than 1 year of living with someone that smokes 2-3 packages a day. Edit: Also, im sorry, but some of the guys in this thread...5 $ a gram !? Where the fuck do you live to get 5 $ a gram, i would say its likely that guy selling for that low is messing with you. The worst ( at least i assume due to the pricing, tho i couldn't tell the difference that well ) is still about 12$ a gram here and that is from someone that "I know" , not to mention that the 1 gram isn't actually 1 gram. I said that I have seen acid for 5/hit, but usually 10/hit. Standard high grade cannabis is 20$/gram minimum, and no it doesn't get any lower here. Obviously the location of a user will affect the prices - it's not universal..
Hmmh, might have miss read the first time... was kinda reading diagonally and just assumed that since the initial post was about pot, my bad :p
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Smoking: Same reasons as you, my father smoked, got him to quit by making him pay a few dollars everytime i caught him smoking (mostly because I'm a dick). Been like 10 years since he quit now so I guess that worked out. And of course, it's money I'll never see again! Something I don't need to do right now = something i dont need to spend money on!
Drinking: I drink when its presented, when its suitable, ie. social gatherings with friends and whatnot. But I don't actively seek it. Firstly, I don't get a good kick out of drinking because a) I'm usually quite the same when drunk, just a tad bit stupider and b) I ain't blowing cash on alcohol because of reason a). I don't go to bars (especially for chicks) because quite frankly, I absolutely hate intoxicated women, and I hate women who are all about dem alcohols. All them airhead facebook chicks who are OMG SO EXCITED TO GO OUT THIS WEEKEND CUZ WER GONNA GET SHITFACED.
Drugs: Mostly a combination of reasons listed above.
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