For those of you who don't drink alcohol, what does your social life consist of?

secretspy · 23 Aug 2009 at 19:34

funnily enough a lot of people have said that to me too lol. I get hyper easily so I guess they assume as i'm giggling and having a good time that it's because I'm drunk

Delvis · 23 Aug 2009 at 19:53

DanTheMan said:
Dance music and pop music aren't something that interest me and I don't know of any hip hop clubs around here.

Having no car at the minute definitely doesn't help matters as I can never be bothered walking anywhere when I come home from work.

Ah okay

Likewise, I don't like the 'public eye' music around here, which varies from hip-hop to dance..So I rarely go to clubs, unless it's someones birthday or something.

fluffmct said:
I stopped drinking when I was 19 and haven't looked back. It's a cliche but you do get a little drunk off an atmosphere. I sometimes bump into people who say they saw me out and I was plastered - it's funny to see their reactions when I tell them I was sober but just having a good night, like it's impossible to have fun sober or something!

Hehe, it is amusing when people think you can't have fun without drinking...I think the same when people wonder why I haven't tried a pill at a party I goto when I'm in Europe...I just think "Why the hell would I take the pill? I'm there because I ENJOY the music =/???"..Some people eh

See, I drink, but normally because I enjoy the drink I am drinking...not to just drink for the sake of it.

julianhj · 23 Aug 2009 at 19:55

Saytan said:
i spent 85 notes on friday night and woke up in a churchyard on saturday mornin, so i'm stopping drinking for a while. i've done it before, i just went to all the same things i normally do, but didnt drink

HOWEVER the clubs i go to are ones where i like the music for its own sake....

When I was younger I used to go to clubs just for the music, drink Coke, not take any drugs (never been my thing) and have some of the best nights of my life. Now I feel I'm too old for clubbing (still love the music) and I'm not interested in the cost/after-effects of booze...

DireEmblem · 23 Aug 2009 at 19:57

Theme parks in the UK dont seem to serve booze, you could try them?

titchard · 23 Aug 2009 at 20:06

[TW]Fox;14735824 said:
When at Uni I went out loads with my mates to clubs etc and didnt drink. Why is your bad social life down to you not drinking

Indeed - most decent friends will accept your choice not to drink (through choice or through because you have an illness) and not force you too.

Rich

Delvis · 23 Aug 2009 at 20:10

julianhj said:
When I was younger I used to go to clubs just for the music, drink Coke, not take any drugs (never been my thing) and have some of the best nights of my life. Now I feel I'm too old for clubbing (still love the music) and I'm not interested in the cost/after-effects of booze...

Never too old, I goto some of the biggest partys in Europe with a freind of mine who is 30 and a few more in late 20's

..And at these things there are sometimes people in their 40's

Delvis · 23 Aug 2009 at 20:10

DireEmblem said:
Theme parks in the UK dont seem to serve booze, you could try them?

I thought they did

Chimerical · 23 Aug 2009 at 20:19

I don't drink but then I don't have a social life so I win.

I have been put off alcohol though due to an unforgettable night of vomit over four years ago and I only occassionally drink spirits, whisky in particular, occassionally.

Stuff like beer and ale is vile and wretched though.

Tom|Nbk · 23 Aug 2009 at 20:19

KatanaDV20 said:
In the meantime the beer companys CEO orders a businessjet and says "Thank you very much!"

Lol, that is not the case at all. I used to work in the industry and hearing landlords tales of woe day in day out wasn't pleasant. That was back in 2008.

Anyway onto the OP

I do drink, lots at the moment. Going out almost became an addiction, it's mainly only weekends now but it's something I enjoy so I can't see me giving it up anytime soon. Just cut it down a little. I probably could just go out with a soft drink but when you have generous mates buying drinks etc you can't help but get involved.

Freefaller · 23 Aug 2009 at 20:42

I'm not a big drinker, but I have fun with friends, go to the movies, go to the gym, go see shows/sites, go to the pub (don't always drink), go out for meals, have a laugh in a park, go for a coffee, do some sports (rugby) etc...

Lots of things to do if you don't want to drink.

Tummy · 23 Aug 2009 at 20:48

KatanaDV20 said:
That is a very interesting question. When I was in Copenhagen I felt at ease on the streets and in the bars even as a non-drinker. The yobby atmosphere just wasnt there. I saw people drinking beer like it was water but at no time did they wander around throwing bottles or starting brawls. They were actually extremely polite.

Even the super-drunk Swedes who take the hi-speed ferry from Malmo-Copenhagen-Malmo are well-behaved.

Dont get me wrong...its not like Sweden & Denmark dont have problems ever but somehow the whole atmosphere was far more pleasant than what you would get in the average UK town at 0200hrs on a weekend.

They seem to drink for enjoyment and for company. The vast majority of UK drinkers drink to go into a coma and to empty their current accounts as fast as they can.

Spent a long week in Denmark, and I agree, me and my friends ( and Danish friends we were staying with ) drank to relax and have a good laugh, the focus on just having a giggle and enjoying yourself, not getting drunk as quickly as possible.

Was at the Denmark V Sweden game, in the middle of Copenhagen, and despite most of the people been fairly drunk the atmosphere was brilliant, and there were next to no police in the crowd.

The drinking culture that we have in England isn't something I like

The Danish are big drinkers, they don't do the "silly" drinks either, and not once where they anything other then fantastic and funny towards me and my friends

DanH84 · 23 Aug 2009 at 20:55

Just go out on soft drinks? fairly often i won't fancy a drink so i'll just be getting bottles of water or coke while everyone else is loading up on the booze. I've never really found it a problem, occasionally someone might try to cajole you into having a beer but I've always found it easy enough to just say no.

GhostlyPea · 23 Aug 2009 at 21:34

Just don't drink. It isn't hard, I stopped drinking for about 3 months and I drink far less than I used to now. Just have a coke or something

- Pea0n

ChrisJSY · 23 Aug 2009 at 22:29

I can do whatever alcoholics/and or people who drink all the time do, but without drinking. Socialising =! drinking.
You have a problem if you think it does.

Tells you something, I've heard it all my life when I go out to bars/clubs (when I used to that was), from school friends, to college, to all the places I've worked, to strangers.
The reaction you get to "you don't drink?" is like you're from another planet. Every single one of them if start getting inquisitive say it's so they can socialise etc.
But, these same people are the people who think it's sad that we don't drink, assume that means we don't/can't socialise and simply do not understand.

I'm not the one who needs to get drunk to socialise.
The only people who'd react to this post, my post here.. are those same very people, otherwise they'd ignore it

My group of friends consist of the same, non drinking people. However we can drink if we want to.

eddiemcgarrigle · 23 Aug 2009 at 22:52

I go on plenty of nights out with mates and workmates alike and never feel that anything is missing because I don't drink alcohol. I'm not syaing that I've never drunk before but it's something that just doesn't appeal to me too much.

If you feel you have to drink to fit in or that alcohol is the be all and end all of a good night out then you have problems.

"andy" · 24 Aug 2009 at 00:34

drugs , dirty dancing , and pounding pouding techno music

nah. i often do drink but i can have a great time when i dont or am driving etc, I go to a lot of music gigs or to clubs to see bands and DJs. music is what i love though.

basically you need to find something you like/love. havin fun doing something you enjoy makes being sober easy !

bledd · 24 Aug 2009 at 00:46

what did you drink before having colitis? I've had my large bowel removed due to ulcerative colitis

as long as I don't drink.... red wine, beer, guinness etc, I'm fine

I can comfortably go out and drink 15-20 drinks in a day, usually lager, and vodka/sambuca shots, maybe a few ciders without having to worry -yes I'll be pretty damn drunk..

if I know I'm going out all day, I'll take two loperamide during the day (imodium)

during a flare up, I don't touch any drink at all though

Doctor_Zhivago · 24 Aug 2009 at 00:55

Fish keeping, bird keeping and conspiracies on ocuk. All much more cheaper, fun, cool and healthy than drinking alcohol.

Sone · 24 Aug 2009 at 00:58

i stopped drinking for a few months, just went out and had coke (which are normally free refills here

).

Caseh · 24 Aug 2009 at 01:30

KatanaDV20 said:
Out of curiosity - those of you on here who drink regularly....how much do you reckon you spend on it during a month?

I used to be a regular drinker between 18-20, and I spent around £250/pm on booze. Now, and for the last 8 months or so (Just turned 21) I have spent less than £50/pm on booze.