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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by axont@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

I never got into it and I feel like I'm missing a huge social part of my life. I've tried alcohol and it just tastes bad. Maybe if I had enough to get inebriated I'd feel different, but so far nothing about the experience of drinking has been good. Also I grew up around Baptists who don't have drinking in the culture, so maybe that's part of it? My parents never had alcohol in the house and there was never beer/wine at family gatherings. I never even saw a full glass of beer in person until I was like 23.

Bars are too loud and there's too much expectation to drink, parties have the same problem, drinking at home alone sounds sad. I go to concerts and I'm the only person without a huge glass of beer. People hand me drinks and I'm like "nah" and they get mega confused.

What do I do

Is this the opposite of a problem?

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[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I don't drink because it tastes bad, it's bad for you, and it's too expensive. Bars, parties, and concerts are all literally hell as far as I'm concerned, so there's no pressure there for me. Really the only issue is when I go to a boardgame night (well, went to a boardgame night, COVID's still largely putting a stop to that) and somebody starts drinking, because it means we have to start playing lighter games and I don't generally find those fun.

I'd say it's not a problem.

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