Drinking and hangovers.

[Freya]

I'm not sure making a thread about this is appropriate, but I just saw a post by someone expressing what seemed to be anger at people who choose to go out and get drunk, and then have hangovers. It seemed to imply a judgement that said people are wasting their lives doing so.

Do you feel that people who drink are wasting their lives? I'm not talking about alcoholics, or binge drinkers. I'm talking about those who go out on the weekends, and drink with their friends - or those who do so on occasions like New Year's Eve.

As long as you are careful with what you do, and don't drink and drive, or end up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning, or naked with a stranger in the morning (or really, even if you do wind up naked with a stranger), who exactly are you hurting by doing so? Is it not a person's own life to "waste" if they choose to do this?

 

[Nora]

Some people are just fucktards, Freya.

 

[Pyper]

If it is, the entire population of Spain is wasting their lives.

 

[Lancecastor]

All things in moderation.

Except judging others...that's bad for one's health.

Lance

 

[Johnny Mayberry]

I think its funny how, even in a place like this, full of various kinks and alternative lifestyles, that some people can still be so judgemental.

 

[LukkyKnight]

If it is, the entire population of Spain is wasting their lives.

Let's not forget France and Italy, shall we? Or most college students in the US?

Drinking wine has been shown to have beneficial health effects, cardiovascularly speaking, so you have more life to do things with, in effect.

 

[Pyper]

Can we get a link to the post in question?

 

[lavender]

Where in the world is this being said on the board? I never read it.

 

[bknight2602]

I'm not sure making a thread about this is appropriate, but I just saw a post by someone expressing what seemed to be anger at people who choose to go out and get drunk, and then have hangovers. It seemed to imply a judgement that said people are wasting their lives doing so.

Do you feel that people who drink are wasting their lives? I'm not talking about alcoholics, or binge drinkers. I'm talking about those who go out on the weekends, and drink with their friends - or those who do so on occasions like New Year's Eve.

As long as you are careful with what you do, and don't drink and drive, or end up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning, or naked with a stranger in the morning (or really, even if you do wind up naked with a stranger), who exactly are you hurting by doing so? Is it not a person's own life to "waste" if they choose to do this?

I don't drink very much anymore, but I have had my bouts of drinking and I don't think it was stupid or childish. I just happened to like to party in that manner. I don't look over my nose to anyone that wants to go out and tie one on, so to speak. Just don't drive while under the influence, do what I say NOT what I did. There may come a time when you don't feel the need or obligation to go out and get shit faced. Just remember your days and don't put those same peer pressure on those that follow you. I don't.

 

[Freya]

Can we get a link to the post in question?

Well, I won't link, because again, I'm not sure if it's appropriate, but this was the post.

"This is so bloody annoying! Constantly hearing about how everyone has hangovers and shit! What's the fucking point in getting wasted and drunk??? Why must you people ruin your lives with this shit! "

It just threw me for a loop to see such hostility over what seems to me to be a harmless part of my life, and of other people's. Now granted, this person might have a bad family background with alcohol or something - that tends to colour one's opinions at times, but it got me thinking a bit to see what others thought of this.

 

[Chicklet]

I think it depends on what percentage of the time these people are drunk.

 

[calypso_21]

I don't really care if people drink til they're puking outside someone else's car...just don't whine to me the next day about how miserable you feel over the choice you made to imbibe like you had a hollow leg. Just my thoughts.



Oh and don't call if you get arrested for DWI...I bail out one person a week.

 

[Rubyfruit]

Safe, Sane and Consensual.

Always make sure that your adult beverage is a willing partner.

Judgmental people suck rotten eggs.

 

[Freya]

We go out pretty much every Friday night - and most Saturdays as well. Of the three of us, two are almost certainly going to end up somewhat drunk and the third is designated driver/babysitter for the evening. Now we have all had our serious hangovers at times, and have all done something "silly" while drunk, but we don't cause trouble, we don't drink and drive, we don't get in fights, or cause them, we don't break things, or hurt people, or get arrested. We have fun, we dance, we laugh, we flirt, we drink. I can't see how anyone can possibly judge that as ruining anyone's life.

And if we drink too much, or mix drinks, we pay for it the next day - and although I have wasted a Saturday or two trying to rid myself of a hangover, I don't feel I've wasted my life by doing this.

 

[Nora]

You haven't, Freya. Some people have issues and can't quite see the boundary between holding a belief for themselves and thrusting it upon others.

 

[RastaPope]

I was so drunk last night I threw up in AmishPope's car. Ina bag, of course.


it's been years since I was that wasted. hell, i STILL feel like shit. we didn't get home till 4pm today.

 

[fond of facials]

I don't see anything wrong with drinking in moderation. I'll only let myself get drunk though if I'm with my husband (somebody I know and trust and he doesn't drink).

 

[Freya]

You haven't, Freya. Some people have issues and can't quite see the boundary between holding a belief for themselves and thrusting it upon others.

Ain't that so often the way around here?

Rasta - sounds like you had quite the New Years. Besides puking, did anything exciting happen?

FoF - that's how my friends and I are. One babysitter every time. Last Friday it was me, last night it was my friend R., this Friday will likely be the other Musketeer.

 

[RastaPope]

Rasta - sounds like you had quite the New Years. Besides puking, did anything exciting happen?

We hit Atlantic City. Did some gambling, a ton of drinking, met a Nazi, danced like a white guy, stayed in this retro 60's hotel cause I couldn't take the ride home until I'd had some sleep.

Best. New Year's. Ever.

 

[Lasz]

If you dont like it when people drink, then dont hang around them. Its just fun to do sometimes.

Aw fuck I got nothing to say.

 

[fond of facials]

FoF - that's how my friends and I are. One babysitter every time. Last Friday it was me, last night it was my friend R., this Friday will likely be the other Musketeer.

Very responsible way of doing it. I just can't see why anyone would have a problem with that. Oh well, can't please everyone.

 

[Freya]

We hit Atlantic City. Did some gambling, a ton of drinking, met a Nazi, danced like a white guy, stayed in this retro 60's hotel cause I couldn't take the ride home until I'd had some sleep.

Best. New Year's. Ever.

That sounds totally stellar. You met a Nazi?

 

[RastaPope]

That sounds totally stellar. You met a Nazi?

Plus I had to work, so I only got 4 hours of sleep.

Yeah, we were talking with this dude and his wife, cool people, then like an hour in he breaks out with the 'real america, white america, sig heil motherfuckers, white power!'. It was very strange. His wife was hot though, we danced.

 

[Never]

Freya2:
"Well, I won't link, because again, I'm not sure if it's appropriate, but this was the post."

I think posting the link is appropriate; it's difficult to judge a person's post when it's not in context. A proliferation of exclamation points is rarely a good sign though.

In answer to the first post however, yes, I think someone who routinely goes out and gets so drunk they have a hangover and end up puking is making a poor judgment. I think that anytime you end up vomiting you've probably made a poor judgment.

 

[Freya]

Freya2:
"Well, I won't link, because again, I'm not sure if it's appropriate, but this was the post."

I think posting the link is appropriate; it's difficult to judge a person's post when it's not in context. A proliferation of exclamation points is rarely a good sign though.

In answer to the first post however, yes, I think someone who routinely goes out and gets so drunk they have a hangover and end up puking is making a poor judgment. I think that anytime you end up vomiting you've probably made a poor judgment.

It wasn't posted in a context - it was a blurt.

Ok, I agree that if you're that drunk all the time, and puking/hungover/sick constantly, it's poor judgement. But I get fairly sloshed at times, don't puke, don't get hangovers, usually. And even if I did, it's my body, my brain, my shoes that I'm destroying, correct?

Basically I was more thrown by the hostility of it, than the words themselves. It's the day after New Years, you almost have to expect to hear about some hangovers today - even from usually rational people.


Rasta - wow! I don't think I'd know what to say if someone came out with something like that to me. How interesting though, to meet a character like that.