Is it normal to drink this amount? (uk only plz)

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Ok, firstly, I want people from the UK mainly to answer this, simply because different cultures have different attitudes to alcohol and I want to know if this is normal in my society.

I am 21 years old, female, and I'd say I've been drinking heavily since I was about 15. I won't detail my drinking history as a teenager, cuz, you know, LONG, but basically Im at Uni now, every social activity seems to involve alcohol. I get drunk maybe twice a week. Typically on a night out Ill drink a bottle of wine before I go out, and then have a couple of doubles and shots in a club. On top of this, I'll go for a few beers once a week. I worry because I get INSANE hangovers where Im hungover all day. My drinking has improved but once I start I find it really difficult to stop. Sometimes when drinking at home with my boyfriend I'll drink about 2/3s of a bottle of vodka over the course of a night (from say, 8pm to 4am).

When I'm at uni I can regulate my drinking but when Im at home and theres free beer around I just end up drinking it out of boredom or something. I've been at home for 8 days right now and I've drunk 12 beers and 2 bottles of wine, split between drinking on 5 occasions. Do other british girls drink this much? Should I be worried? I'm worried...

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  • dappled
    13 years ago

    I'm British, northern and I work with university students. They drink roughly what you do, perhaps a little more. After exams, significantly more.

    As for hangovers, there are ways to minimise them. Hydrate before you go to bed. A couple of pints of water goes a long way, even though it's the last thing you'll feel like doing after a night on the lash. The next day, caffeine is a no-no as it's a diurectic and will prolong your dehydration. However, if you can face a couple of pints of fruit juice then the stimulant effect of caffeine outweighs the diuretic effect (as long as you follow it with the juice straight away).

    An affogato (espresso over ice cream) is wonderful but a cola float (chunk of vanilla ice cream in a Coke) always did the trick for me, followed by lots of ice cold fizzy water.

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  • randomjelly
    13 years ago

    I'm pretty sure being a drunk isn't location specific.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    I'm 18 but I still drink Pepsi or lemonade a lot. I hate beer. I can't see why people like it so much, it tastes like a fizzy saliva to me.

    By the way, I'm a Brit. Leeds!

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      13 years ago

      What a useful comment, um, thank you lol

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      • Uzzie101
        13 years ago

        You drink too much, that's coming from an Irish person. lol
        Once a week is fine but twice? They ain't right. Sound scumbaggy. No offence, I'm sure you're a lovely person.

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    • Uzzie101
      13 years ago

      No one drinks for taste moron. You drink to get drunk :P

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      • scibidydoo
        13 years ago

        i like the taste of alchohol?

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  • Darkoil
    13 years ago

    Leeds Met Uni Student - I go to the gym everyday and eat really healthy during the week but come the weekend either friday or saturday without fail i will easily drink a 70 cl bottle of absolut to myself then go out with mates and drink plenty more beers and jager bombs. Needless to say i still wake up wasted the day after.

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  • Lockets
    13 years ago

    2 bottles of wine and 12 beers over 8 days doesn't really sound excessive to me. 2/3 of a bottle of vodka-depends on the size of the bottle but you are spreading it out over 8 hours.
    Getting very drunk 2 nights a week sounds okay for a student!
    If you are having to drink to excess every day, then you would have a problem but it doesn't sound like you are like that to me.
    UK here too!

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  • Faceless
    13 years ago

    Im a Canadian guy and i do the same thing so drinking that much is normal for me. Doctors say binge drinking is no good. I say FUCK THEM IM DRUNK!
    Its only a problem when people you dont even know tell you to go to AA. If your family tells you to go, tell them to SHOVE IT and fight one of them.

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    • dappled
      13 years ago

      Yeah, those familial bastards. Fight them all!

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  • 100%darkie
    13 years ago

    you are a DRUNK! pot belly girl im sure!

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  • Hakael
    9 years ago

    Congrats, you are an alcoholic, dont you prefer weed?

    At least it wont kill you

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    well im from N Ireland but I don't drink very much but for a student it would be different.

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  • [email protected]
    11 years ago

    U.K.only?- Too bad,I'm American and I used to be able to OUTDRINK THE ENTIRE FUCKIN U.K. BY MYSELF!!

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  • kinton42
    11 years ago

    try not to drink to much because you might over do it and get alcohol poisoning or die. i've known people who have done that. Rest their souls.

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  • NotSoLaky
    13 years ago

    Not from the uk but from europe. Seems fine to me and wat u said about different cultures diferent ppl is so true. Smoke on the streets of canada u get spit on. Diferent story in europe

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  • soccergirl17
    13 years ago

    Stop drinking cuz if u keep drinking like that, u can get alcohol poissoning and die!

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  • scibidydoo
    13 years ago

    its definately normal but not healthy...

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  • iinjustasking
    13 years ago

    its normal. drink more water in between ur alcoholic drinks and that will help with the hangovers.

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  • ladyluck31
    13 years ago

    They say yall ain't nothing but a bunch of drunks.

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  • thread
    13 years ago

    Try and drink a glass of water with every alcoholic drink. That will definatly help out with the hangover.

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  • skyhuh24
    13 years ago

    Can you Brits tell me what "uni" is? I thought college was the correct term and "university" is the overarching name to identify the educational institute that runs the various colleges, grad schools in it.

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    • dappled
      13 years ago

      We generally do "college" from 16-18 and university/polytechnic (more often university these days) is 18+. It's not incorrect because it's different to another country. It just is what it is. Another difference is that we don't really differentiate "grad school". Postgraduates often study at the same university they got their undergraduate degree. And finally, "faculty" is another contentious one. I'm led to believe that Americans/Canucks use faculty to describe a body of staff. We use it to describe a subject area. I'd describe the faculty I work for as medical but that means the subjects taught are medical as opposed to the "staff" being medical, even though they are. Subtle difference but an important one to consider when trying to attract American students who may not understand how another country defines things.

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    • bleach_baby
      13 years ago

      Uni is university, college here is what you go to when you're sixteen to eighteen

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  • justsomgirl
    13 years ago

    I'm not from the UK but have friends who are and they all drink pretty regularly (to get drunk) too. More than I've seen my Canadian folk drink. You seem pretty normal by thier standards.

    That being said, alcoholism is alcoholism no matter where you're from. It would take you the same quantity of drinking to become and alcoholic whether you live in the UK or Canada. So just because it is more normal to drink their does not mean you are not an alcoholic. It sounds like you've still got it somewhat under control given that you can regulate it when at uni...but I would be very careful because it sounds like you are dangerously close to stepping over that line.

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