Is it normal for a 21 year old to not drink?

Being drunk is different... It's fine not to drink though, there are plenty of people who don't. It's very normal.

Guess what? You're 21 now, a legal adult and though that does have the down side of having to be responsible and support yourself and stuff like that, it also means you are old enough to decide what's right or wrong for you.
Stand up to these people and do as you please.

in the olden days when a person got stoned, it was an event the whole town participated in.

I am 40 and it's very rare for me to consume alcohol. Usually it is in a religious capacity. I'm a Wiccan. My whole family are drinkers. Heavy drinkers. I use to drink heavily as well. And to be honest you aren't missing a thing.

Being drunk is totally different than being stoned. When your drunk, you want to go out and do things. Stupid things. Dangerous things. Things you would NEVER do sober or stoned. Things like dancing on a table with a fifty year old Asian lady moments before falling thru that table. And guess what? You can't remember any of it. There is, of course, photographic evidence. And eyewitness statements.

Oh, I forgot the best part. Waking up in a jail cell with a massive hangover.

vs. Getting stoned. You don't want to go anywhere. And you do stupid things, but at least you have a vague recollection of what you did. And, if you smoke to much, you just fall asleep. You still run the risk of falling into a jail cell. But, if your careful, the chances of getting caught are small.

Normal, I didn't drink till I was 19 despite having smoked weed since 16, I'm 22 now and I very rarely drink, maybe 2 or 3 times a year, birthday, Christmas, fa cup final, that's about it,

If you don't want to drink then don't it's no worry, if you do butnare worried about getting too drunk or getting dehydrated do what I sometimes do if I'm not in the mood for drinking a lot, inbetween drinks order a soft drink like Pepsi

Drinking is different than weed. It's hard to explain. Everyone is a different drunk. You have the angry ones, happy, horny, depressed etc. It basically just makes you totally lose inhibitions and feel comfortable and relaxed. It can also make you do and say things you wouldn't sober. If you don't want to drink then don't but having two beers won't make you lose control. Ten on the other hand, would.

Don't go mixing different alcohol in one night, like beer and cocktails.
Stick to one kind or make a point of drinking very little of them. Mixing is what makes hangovers worse. And drink water during he whole thing, happy birthday!

Personally i think it's very cool to meet people who don't drink or drink very little, your liver will love you, too :3

I have your age and I don't drink too.

Dehydrated lol. You're ok with cotton mouth though.

It won't be like being stoned. Try to make sure you drink at least one water bottle before passing out. It almost always helps me in preventing a hangover, or at least lessens the intensity of one.