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Reply 1
If you feel uncomfortable drinking underage, then don't allow yourself to be pressurised.
Just wait to you are 18, and go out clubbing sometime. Might as well try it, you never know, you might enjoy it!
Just wait to you are 18, and go out clubbing sometime. Might as well try it, you never know, you might enjoy it!
Reply 2
you don't have to be 18 to consume alcohol legally in the UK. For example, you can brew your own beer at home and drink as much as you like without breaking the law.
There aren't many consequences to underage drinking tbh. If you're 17 you can pull off 18 when you're given the benefit of the doubt. As long as you don't get aggressive you're very unlikely to get into any bother from others or the cops. Funnily enough, they are there to keep people safe, not ruin your life on purpose (or something like that... in most cases).
I.D. is a tricky one but if you're going with girls you've got a better chance. If they look over 18 then you'll be less likely to get stopped. Bouncers love em, they can look more mature with make up and, most importantly, they've got boobs.
If you're getting invited out and declining you're not going to always get those invitations, if you get what I mean. Sometimes it's best to just grab the opportunity byt the balls/horns and jump in.
There aren't many consequences to underage drinking tbh. If you're 17 you can pull off 18 when you're given the benefit of the doubt. As long as you don't get aggressive you're very unlikely to get into any bother from others or the cops. Funnily enough, they are there to keep people safe, not ruin your life on purpose (or something like that... in most cases).
I.D. is a tricky one but if you're going with girls you've got a better chance. If they look over 18 then you'll be less likely to get stopped. Bouncers love em, they can look more mature with make up and, most importantly, they've got boobs.
If you're getting invited out and declining you're not going to always get those invitations, if you get what I mean. Sometimes it's best to just grab the opportunity byt the balls/horns and jump in.
If it makes you feel any better, I have been in a very similar situation.
I hate clubbing, I don't drink a lot, I have never been drunk, and I don't plan on getting drunk. Oh, and I'm a 19 (nearly 20) year old girl.
If it makes you feel uncomfortable, don't go. When you're 18, people will start having birthday parties in clubs, which is a good excuse to "try" it and see if you like it.
I still hated it, and now don't go out clubbing, because I know if I go, I will just sit at the side trying not to bang my head on anything in a desperate attenmpt to go home!
If you don't enjoy it, then you'll be miserable (and so raise suspision lightly if you're underage) and the others are unlikely to worry about you after a certain point.
Why not suggest going out somewhere else (like the pub when you're 18). Your friends can then go on to places aftyerwards and you don't feel like you haven't spent time with them.
Or, if you do go clubbing - don't drink excessively and use the excuse that one of you needs to be sober to help everyone out when they are! Or when you can drive, volunteer to be the designated driver. That's what I've done!
Hope that you don't feel so isolated!
I hate clubbing, I don't drink a lot, I have never been drunk, and I don't plan on getting drunk. Oh, and I'm a 19 (nearly 20) year old girl.
If it makes you feel uncomfortable, don't go. When you're 18, people will start having birthday parties in clubs, which is a good excuse to "try" it and see if you like it.
I still hated it, and now don't go out clubbing, because I know if I go, I will just sit at the side trying not to bang my head on anything in a desperate attenmpt to go home!
If you don't enjoy it, then you'll be miserable (and so raise suspision lightly if you're underage) and the others are unlikely to worry about you after a certain point.
Why not suggest going out somewhere else (like the pub when you're 18). Your friends can then go on to places aftyerwards and you don't feel like you haven't spent time with them.
Or, if you do go clubbing - don't drink excessively and use the excuse that one of you needs to be sober to help everyone out when they are! Or when you can drive, volunteer to be the designated driver. That's what I've done!
Hope that you don't feel so isolated!
Reply 4
Oh and I forgot to add, if you do go out clubbing sometime, you don't have to get wrecked to enjoy yourself. Just have a dance and a laugh, you don't have to drink yourself into a coma like some people.
Lots of people are in the same position as you. The only time I drank underage was round at mates houses/parties/sleepovers. I never went out into town underage, doubt I would have got served! Especially as 99% of places are extremely tight when it comes to ID.
Lots of people are in the same position as you. The only time I drank underage was round at mates houses/parties/sleepovers. I never went out into town underage, doubt I would have got served! Especially as 99% of places are extremely tight when it comes to ID.
Reply 5
u shouldnt have to do anything u dont want to..if u dont feel comfortable with it i am sure u can find some other way to spend time with ur friends...as for getting caught being underage i dont think anything major will happen...the worst is that they will ask u to leave...clubbing can be fun if u have a tight group of friends to go dancing with
Reply 6
I like drinking but HATE clubbing. I'd rather just have a few with my mates around someones house and just generally have a laugh,
bloody hell..
i've been going out to clubs and pubs since i was 15...my boyfriend was 17 at the time and i never had trouble getting in anywhere. a lot of the time the bouncer would be like "got any ID" id just say "oh **** no sorry" and theyd say "bring it next time" lol id get wrecked
before i went to clubs, id go to the park drinking, and if the police came along the worse they would do is confiscate your alcohol.
theres no harm in seeing if youd be let into clubs, whats the worst that can happen..you dont get in and you try somewhere else. dont worry about things so much. but fair enough if you dont want to drink.
these days i rarely go out..and im now 18. but uni will change that i reckon.
i've been going out to clubs and pubs since i was 15...my boyfriend was 17 at the time and i never had trouble getting in anywhere. a lot of the time the bouncer would be like "got any ID" id just say "oh **** no sorry" and theyd say "bring it next time" lol id get wrecked
before i went to clubs, id go to the park drinking, and if the police came along the worse they would do is confiscate your alcohol.
theres no harm in seeing if youd be let into clubs, whats the worst that can happen..you dont get in and you try somewhere else. dont worry about things so much. but fair enough if you dont want to drink.
these days i rarely go out..and im now 18. but uni will change that i reckon.
Eskamo
There aren't many consequences to underage drinking tbh. If you're 17 you can pull off 18 when you're given the benefit of the doubt. As long as you don't get aggressive you're very unlikely to get into any bother from others or the cops.
There aren't?? Sorry, but i see this from totally the other side. I know someone in a bar who served an underaged girl. The bar had bouncers on it and that underaged girl had managed to slip past them. This poor person who served her, fully believing she was 18+ is now facing thousands of pounds in fines and a permenant dent on his record. There ARE consequences to underaged drinking and anyone that serves you is breaking the law.
what they were saying is that there's no consequence for you.. its quite right that bar staff and owners can be fined.. but its usually a 60 pound fine in pubs for the server...dunno if it would be thousands because at the end of the day its human error...cant exctly lock someone up for being mislead by a persons appearance.
Reply 10
i started drinking heavily from 15 :O just because others do, doesn't mean that you have to aswell! if i were you i'd start drinking properly wen u get to uni! since your not used to drinking you'll be a lightweight and it will cost you less money (typical student advice! lol!)
Reply 11
YOu shouldn't drink just because you feel pressured by others drinking, you should drink because you want to.
louiise
its quite right that bar staff and owners can be fined.. but its usually a 60 pound fine in pubs for the server.
Has been alot more then that in my experience
louiise
..dunno if it would be thousands because at the end of the day its human error...cant exctly lock someone up for being mislead by a persons appearance.
But you can be prosecuted for serving someone underaged, wether or not they looked old enough.
Reply 13
When I was 17 I liked drinking but was always really scared of getting ID'd, so I used to ask my older friends to buy me a drink and then pay them the cost. I was willing to do the same at 18 for my younger friends (though they were like 17 so not a major issue).
As for you, OP, do what you feel comfortable with. I personally didn't buy drinks until I was 18 but that didn't bother me.
As for you, OP, do what you feel comfortable with. I personally didn't buy drinks until I was 18 but that didn't bother me.
Reply 14
Reue
There aren't?? Sorry, but i see this from totally the other side. I know someone in a bar who served an underaged girl. The bar had bouncers on it and that underaged girl had managed to slip past them. This poor person who served her, fully believing she was 18+ is now facing thousands of pounds in fines and a permenant dent on his record. There ARE consequences to underaged drinking and anyone that serves you is breaking the law.
If you can get past the bouncers then the person serving you has the right to assume you are over the age limit as it is to be assumed that they were asked for ID at the door.
Eskamo
If you can get past the bouncers then the person serving you has the right to assume you are over the age limit as it is to be assumed that they were asked for ID at the door.
Wrong. In exact the same way that people go to prison for having sex with people they meet in 18+ clubs but who turn out to actually be underaged. Legally they cant assume they were asked for Id on the door.
Reply 16
Its not stupid,just sensible.Its great that you feel you can have a drink and leave it at that,or just get tipsy without feeling the need to get pI55ed.
I dont think there is any point in trying to go out drinking because you'll get ID'd for sure and won't get in.Its pointless.
I dont think there is any point in trying to go out drinking because you'll get ID'd for sure and won't get in.Its pointless.
Reply 17
Reue
Wrong. In exact the same way that people go to prison for having sex with people they meet in 18+ clubs but who turn out to actually be underaged. Legally they cant assume they were asked for Id on the door.
Correct.Many places will ID you at the bar as well despite the fact you've been let in by the bouncers.
Reply 19
Am I the only one who thinks the OP is slightly absurd in his questioning the morality of drinking aged 17? I can understand your other reasons, but I can't understand how guilt is an issue. A couple of months difference won't change your attitudes towards drinking and clubbing.
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