Different view of alcohol

I can't say I don't drink at all, but I drink very little, these days. I think the sentiment you are expressing is perfectly normal and healthy.

If you have a healthy attitude toward life, you don't need alcohol in order to enjoy it. A lot of people are unable to express themselves, or open up, without the aid of alcohol. Some people use alcohol in order allow themselves to violate social norms or customs that they have unwittingly accepted, but which are actually harmful or too restrictive to them. Others, of course, get so drunk that they become a nuisance.

That said, it is a good social skill to be comfortable with people who have been drinking, and to know how to deal with tricky situations, if they have drunk too much. You should be able to socialize with people who are drinking, without feeling any pressure to drink yourself, and without coming off as weird, priggish, or unsociable.

At the same time, I don't really see any harm in having a glass of good-quality wine with dinner, or a sip of port, afterwards.

Probably explains the virginity too.

Get drunk first, then decide how much you hate it.

It's cool to go against the norm! If you are disgusted by alchohol that's totally okay. You don't need to prove anything to anyone.

I used to live for going out at the weekend,the sole reason was to get absolutely rubbered!it was five days of work then two days of madness,was a good cycle for a while,but you get bored of it,I used to love getting steaming then going mental to the tunes but now I think if I saw myself I'd be ashamed!I much prefer now to go to a quiet pub with my mates and get a drink and a laugh in there all night,I can't stand going to a pub anymore with banging tunes and needing to scream into someone's ear to be heard!I know I probably sound about 40 odd but I'm only 25 and you couldn't pay me to go to do any of that shite again,the hassle you get from drunk people barging into you is not worth it!!

I can understand why you would feel that way if you live in Scotland, I always hear about the binge drinking and everything there, so I can understand why you might rebel against that.

Yea it is very pointless,and personally i think its immature.So I believe its normal! >.<

I was raised in a culture where people did not drink. I never saw utensils for mixing drinks until I was in my 20's. I did not know people came home and drank after work. Alcohol has never played an important part in my life. I'm very thankful for the way I was raised. Alcoholism is a waste.

SCOTLAND?
maaaaan, I hate the alcohol too, everytime I drink I feel like I've just ingested a poison and I get stressed and wait for the effects to wear off, there's nothing pleasant about consuming alcohol, well other than drinking it in small-small doses... but you live in Scotland!! your territory was founded by drunks!

I guess this is OK & what works for you - and I get how you feel about it being over-sold & lauded. But don't go to the opposite extreme & be too judgemental or holier-than-thou towards those who imbibe.

I feel EXACTLY the same. Every word describes me.

Being drunk sucks, I often drink when I am out just because after everyone else starts dancing like morons I REALLY feel out of place and decide to join the "fun" I too detest drinking, and after I stopped doing so, I have been rather lonely. I mean what the fuck? What are the options? Get drunk or get friends? I understand your situation perfectly, and your opinion regarding is perfectly normal, perhaps more normal than many here would be willing to admit.

It kind of sounds like you're more bothered by a culture and stereotype associated with drinking than by the act of drinking / getting drunk itself. Honestly, I advise you to think about it a bit because it really sounds like you're just using alcohol as a symbol here for something you dislike in your society. There's a difference between having good drinks with good friends, being mature and civil and just trying to have a nice night, and getting pointlessly trashed at some wild party and abandoning all dignity in your drunkenness.

I also kind of judge you for judging being drunk when you've never been drunk yourself. There's a reason people like the feeling of alcohol, and it's because it liberates the mind a bit. It doesn't have to be a negative thing.

Anyways, if you've really considered things properly and still feel this way, then that's fine.

I used to feel that way too. Then life went downhill and I started drinking...

I used to feel the same way, as drunkards are very annoying...

But it truly is different when you have a glass of Belgian beer with a gourmet pizza or a nice white wine with homemade italian pasta.

If you want to be normal, you can't act as if you are better than "them". One fun idea would be to decline and say that you can't partake since you are recovering from past addiction and see how people react :)