Strange alcohol tolerance
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Strange alcohol toleranceI've always assumed I was some kind of uber-lightweight however I recently started drinking beer regularly,
Since then I've noticed that I can drink a lot of beer, around 7/8 pints with a few shots of other stuff in between, and not even feel particularly drunk, and also feel fresh the next morning.
However the minute I touch a small glass of vodka or even just a shot I start spewing everywhere.
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Re: Strange alcohol toleranceYeah, some people react vastly differently to different types of alcohol. Particularly if you are mixing your drinks.
Personally, wine gets me very drunk very quickly (not a good kind of drunk) and gives me a hangover in the morning. Vodka gets me good, happy drunk, keeps me up all night feeling crap when I get home (a night-time hangover, pretty much) but after I finally get to sleep I wake up in the morning feeling awesome. Vodka is therefore my drink of choice, even though I know I'm going to pay for it when I get home
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Re: Strange alcohol toleranceI think it's the same for quite a few people. For me, drinks like beer/cider/lager etc will affect me quickly. Wine is the worst - I feel tipsy after a glass. Vodka gets me drunk but only after quite a few. As for drinks like Malibu, they don't make any difference at all.
I know a few people like you, they can drink beer after beer after beer but as soon as they touch vodka, they are wasted. -
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Re: Strange alcohol toleranceIt's fairly normal to have different tolerances for things - tequila is horrific for me. I can drink pints of cider, or loads of vodka, and I'll be fine. Add one or two shots of cider, and I'm so drunk I can't even see (as I found out at my work's Christmas do - very embarrassing!)
