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I've never been drunk but I'm at the young age where everybody else does this sort of thing until they vomit. One day I wish to try it but I am bemused regarding it. With such bad consequences, and the fact that you can have fun in other ways, why do it?
Many years ago, it was not being able to remember the previous night that inspired me to stop getting drunk. I don't agree it's a great night out if you don't know whether you had unprotected sex, were raped, killed someone in a car smash, punched your best friend or generally made an idiot of yourself. At least you will know if you puked all over yourself or pissed or shat yourself in a drunken stupor.
Your attitude is totally irresponsible and it's very juvenile of you to be basing your idea of fun on a movie.
I've seen too many families and friendships ruined by alcoholism to find drunks at all funny, they're just sad. Sad too that my daughter's father died when she was a teenager because of his alcoholism, that he only ever hit me when he was drunk, that a friend's son died of alcoholic poisoning in his early 20's .. and I could go on ...
And yes, I do still drink, but occasionally and not to the point of being actually drunk - much more fun and I feel ok the next day
I don't drink nor do I succumb to peer pressure. You don't need to get wasted for anybody's approval. There's just no point
Occasionally, it isn't a bad thing to just let your hair down and get wasted. There is no need to drink until you puke; that really doesn't make it more fun.
But try to find something you enjoy the taste of, rather than just pounding down crap, like American horse piss beer.
The cleaner the alcohol (gin/vodka/scotch over beer and wine) can lessen your hangover, as will drinking several glasses of water before you sleep.
Drinking need not be torture, if you do it sensibly, which is not to say it is good for you, either.
But what is the point of it?
Also, I don't like the taste of any alcohol, at least not any that I've tried.
Point? What point, indeed. That IS the point, to just not have a stick up your butt for a few hours. To relax, have no worries and be loose. To laugh at silly things and not care what others think. To shoot pool and not care at all if you win, because it's fun just to play. You don't do it at home; that's sick. You go to a bar and be with others who are also out for a bit of fun, especially the first time.
As for taste, there are literally thousands of mixed drinks out there, from a Long Island Ice Tea, which doesn't taste at all of alcohol even though it has 7 different kinds in it, to a pina colada, which is rum, coco milk and pineapple. I dare you not to find one you not only like, but love.
That advice wouldn't be much good unless she had a safe place to go to and I still think you are underestimating how difficult this can be.
I'm amazed that you hate the victims more than the perpetrators, that's just plain ridiculous
How dare you suggest that being bashed was my fault? You are very ignorant if you have no concept of how hard it is for women, especially one with a small child as I was, to just get out as if it'll happen with a snap of the fingers. You obviously know nothing about the dynamics of family violence and you need to educate yourself.
I did get out when I was scared he was going to kill me but had to leave my daughter and later lost custody because courts wouldn't believe such a nice respectable man would be violent to a woman (he knew how to hit without leaving marks).
Your comment is an insult to all women who want to get out of violent relationships but don't know how. I don't know where you live, but in Australia there are stats which show that the most dangerous time for women is AFTER they leave violent men. There was another case just a couple of days ago where the court order expired 3 days earlier and the ex killed the woman in the same house as their small child and then killed himself. She'd got out of a violent relationship but now she's dead and a little boy is an orphan. Would you believe a cop attributed the deaths to them being "a couple who couldn't resolve their differences".
Everything in moderation. I can't understand appeal of drunkenness myself. They should watch the first two seasons of Absolutely Fabulous and then decide if they still find any appeal in being knackered.
If you're able to have a lot of fun without ever touching alcohol, great.
For a lot of us, it's a way of overcoming our inhibitions for a few hours, especially in social situations. Relaxing, being silly, loose-tongued, somewhat out-of-control. It isn't healthy physically, but it can be a stress-reliever.
Of course, getting drunk is a delicate art. It's best to be in a positive frame of mind beforehand, or you can open the gate to all the negative emotions you were holding back and they can overwhelm you. You also have to get the amount just right; drunk enough to enhance the situation you're in, not so drunk you make an idiot of yourself, forget things and end up with your head down a toilet chucking bile into the bowl. Most of us at some point get it wrong - some of us more often than not.
As I said, if you never need touch a drop of alcohol or take any other chemical substance to enjoy life a little more, or just to cope, you're in a good position :) But I hope the explanations from some of us help you see why we choose to drink, even if you don't.
It's best to only drink enough to be having fun but no more. The thing is, once your to that point you're judgement is impaired, so you keep drinking.