General Chat

how would we socialise and have a good time.do you think alcohol does make your evenings better??xxx(:

If we didn't have alcohol far fewer people would have a love life, pmsl.

I don't drink it, so I can't say I have a better time with it. I've never had a bad night out though. It is funny to watch people around me getting drunk and falling over lol

I do know or have known people who don't and socialise just fine and if they're fine with that then that's fine with me.

i am one to admit i feel more confident when i have had a drink.things i wouldn't do when sober i would do after a drink.well to some extentxxx(:

If we didn't have Alcohol the world would be a better place. Alcohol causes more trouble than all the other Drugs put together, and ruins more lives.

I don't drink because I find drunks boring - I have much more fun sober. The blackmail pays the rent.

I do have one or two drinks but can have an equally good time without a drink. Hubby only ever has one drink if he is driving and always enjoys himself. neither my sister or friend drink and they have a good time also so I don't think you need alcohol to enjoy yourself, it is a state of mind. Alcohol can cause more problems than it solves. Ann Glos

Like a lot of things, alcohol is fine in moderation. It's when it's used to excess that problems arise...domestic violence, anti-social behaviour etc.

i know jim my step brother died of an alcohol related disease.he was 37xxxxx):

My mother's problem is blighting our whole family's life. I despise the weakness.

I enjoy a drink but, as others have said, I can enjoy myself just as well without one. I must disagree with you Jim about alcohol causing more problems that Drugs. I work in a Drug Rehabilitation Centre and I see the effects every day - sometimes with devastating consequences! Having said that, my father was an alcoholic and he was violent towards my mother at times when I was a child. Lynne

sadly i cant drink much, im a cheep chick, 2 glasses of wine an im gone had one sangria and a wine on hols and was sick in bathroom when we got back, could have sorted out the worlds problems mind lol i do enjoy nights out when im sober though, its usually in the company for me

julie anne i used to be like that when i didn't drink as much but my drinking isn't out of control but am drinking morexxx(:

In my extensive experience of socialising (!) I would say that having a good time does not depend upon alcohol, or nice food, or a pleasant ambience in a restaurant/pub/bowling alley/whatever it depends on your frame of mind and the company. Good company can create a fantastic time in the most awful circumstances. I remember having a ghastly meal - food either raw or burnt, sloppy service, incorrect bill etc - but it was a laugh because I was with my college friends. We hadn't anything stronger than juice to drink and we had coffee in another place as we couldn't face it in the naff restaurant we were in. A little alcohol does relax a bit and help when in a new situation, as well as giving you something to do with your hand, but too much can ruin things. As a friend of mine once said the morning after the night before, 'waking up and not remembering what you did the night before is preferable to waking up and remembering EXACTLY what you did!' nell

There was a time when I liked to have a drink - not to the point where I became an alcoholic - but maybe one a day, until after a road accident even that was enough to affect me until now I hardly ever drink - maybe the occasional beer once a month. Initially it was very hard to attend functions and watch friends imbibing while I had to pluck up the nerve to ask for an orange squash ! These days IF I go to a wedding, a party etc., then I am quite 'at home' asking for a lager at the start of proceedings and carrying it with me until it is time to go home. Now, after 40 years virtually alcohol free I can say that it does nothing for your enjoyment wherever you are and is unnecessary as a confidence-booster for that is purely mental condition and the same state of mind can be achieved with an orange squash - or maybe ONE lager in your hand. I must say that I cannot understand the so-called lager louts who MUST drink. Surely if you want to drink it is because you are thirsty or maybe because you want to be at one with a group - but this can be done with one drink, to drink for drinks sake is to damage yourself and possibly others in the process and also to drain your pocket.

i don't know about you helen.i am always nervous before i go out.not knowing what the night will be like.i know a few people that get nervous before they go out and need alittle dutch couragex(:

I like a few pints every night..... But I havent got an alcohol problem ..... .... there is plenty of beer in the fridge...... no problem

Richard That reminds me of the old one - I DON'T HAVE A DRINK PROBLEM.. I DRINK.. I GET DRUNK.. I FALL DOWN.. NO PROBLEM! Lynne

No alcohol?, theres only one thing I'd do:- PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!! Len