Why do people drink alcohol?

Don't you just feel an internal kind of shiver when you hear strong language? It's not really a shiver, but more like someone just gave you a shock when you weren't really expecting it.

I don't know why I think or feel this way. It just is really. But you're probably right in that my sense of social norms are quite outdated.

I respect that but I'm just going to say that since I started drinking I've become a lot more confident and made many new friends... I used to be really awkward and not know anyone at all and the anxiety got to me and made my life quite miserable for a short while, it affects everyone differently but if you want to understand why people do it, that's why. Some people can develop confidence but sometimes its easier just to put your head back and wade in with alcohol.

Don't you just feel an internal kind of shiver when you hear strong language? It's not really a shiver, but more like someone just gave you a shock when you weren't really expecting it.

I don't know why I think or feel this way. It just is really. But you're probably right in that my sense of social norms are quite outdated.

Mmmmm, no not really. Then again where I used to stay folk used "f*ckin" in place of say, a comma in sentences .

I respect that but I'm just going to say that since I started drinking I've become a lot more confident and made many new friends... I used to be really awkward and not know anyone at all and the anxiety got to me and made my life quite miserable for a short while, it affects everyone differently but if you want to understand why people do it, that's why. Some people can develop confidence but sometimes its easier just to put your head back and wade in with alcohol.

I agree, people that get pissed every weekend for 'fun' are so annoying.

Ah, well, that accounts for it.

When I hear people swearing, I always think of it as a similar challenge to those who smoke. For example, if a best friend of mine turned out to be a smoker, I would want to encourage them to stop, but I don't want to tell them what to do.

At the same time, I don't really want to tell people what they can and can't say. In fact, I actually think that encouraging people not to swear will have the opposite effect really. Anyway. I wouldn't advocate it. I just think it's a bit much, especially if you want to be polite.

Simple answer.... because it's fricking amazing!!!!!

Long answer....

Tbh not many people initially like the taste of alcohol when they first start drinking... unless it's alco pops or some types of cider. But myself.... I really like the taste of a nice cold pint or a cool ale and the social environment of a pub.

However I have no idea why I insist on getting completely slaughtered every so often in rubbish clubs and bars that play music I don't like, that charge me £4+ to get in, only to buy overcharged drinks.

Then again rock bars/clubs, I really like, give me one of those and a drink promotion and I'll get slaughtered, have a laugh, dance, singalong etc..... like I did last night, hangovers are horrific for me though, roughly 3 pints will make me feel flu-ish the next day, 6+ kill me. Or get me on the vodka and I could make drinking a national sport!!!! Also pulling on a night out is never a bad thing! Also while I'm not gay, I actually find gay clubs to be really fun! If you're straight it's great fun of having a night out without that pulling environment.... though I did pull a girl in a gay club once.... but that was because we ended up speaking in the smoking area for like 4-5 hours and both thought why not.

Wtaf

I genuinely dont understand how anyone below the age of ~60 thinks like this. Seems like a very outdated sense of social norms akin to thoughts prior to the 50s/60s.

Can confirm. The standard response to being asked not to swear is "F*ck off" :P

But seriously you should get out, try some clubbing. You will never know for sure unless you give it a smash a few times. A few drinks with friends and your views may change (provided you dont take it to excess of course ).

There are so many risks and issues associated with it that it really surprises me a lot of people consider drinking alcohol. I could really never imagine myself drinking it. Does anyone else feel the same way?

My main issue with it is that by consuming large quantities, one loses one's inhibitions and becomes awfully rude. Swearing, shouting and all the rest of it are fairly common consequences. I think it is the most horrendous thing. To be seen shouting or heard using strong language in a public place is the greatest recipe for embarrassment I have ever heard of.

Surely I'm not the only one?