<p>Hello. I have a question to ask to those who have skipped a few grades. I am only 18 years old and will be a junior in the upcoming fall, living off campus (juniors and seniors don't get on-campus housing without long wait lists). I go to a school where the social environment off campus at night largely seems to revolve around drinking, partying, going to the bars and nightclubs, etc. My problem is that I won't be 21 until after I graduate, but nearly all of my friends will turn that age within the next year or two (if they aren't already 21).</p>
<p>It's not that I'm interested in drinking or even nightlife in general. I've gone to a 18+ nightclub once and hated it; I didn't care for the atmosphere there. I also don't like partying, either, and I don't hang out with drunken people. However, I have had some occasions when I've haven't been able to hang out with friends at certain get-togethers because of my age. The friends are responsible, but the age is in the way, and there is nothing I could do about that short of an act of Congress (literally). I have a fear that when everybody else that I know turns 21, I'll be forgotten as they stroll their way to the bars.</p>
<p>Once again, I don't drink, and I have no intention of doing so until I'm legal. But, in the meanwhile, how should I deal with this issue? How do other people deal with this situation? Am I worrying too much about it?</p>
<p>man up and drink bro, it's not gonna kill you, get a fake id.</p>
<p>man up and slide the bouncer $20.</p>
<p>Fake ID. Hit that up.</p>
<p>"its not gonna kill you"</p>
<p>errr actually it very well might. dont think you cant be killed by alcohol; it happens all the time. :-/</p>
<p>well
if they are really your friends I don't think they would go out of their way to exclude you.</p>
<p>ok, well in that case don't drive, have sex, run, walk, take a crap, eat a hamburger, chew gum, drink water, dance, or take medicine....</p>
<p>don't drink to excess, but drink, legality is subjective anyway,just don't get caught and it's not illegal.</p>
<p>I don't drink, but I also don't really plan on doing it after I turn legal. </p>
<p>If you're going to drink, I don't see how waiting until you're 21 will make it any safer. In some ways it contributes to binging. So if you think drinking is right for you, a fake ID sounds like a (besides the unlikely but possible consequences) good idea. Tons of kids do it, and hanging out with a bunch of real 21 year-olds will probably make it easier for you to pass (as long as you don't look really young). </p>
<p>It's hard to tell if you really want to drink, though. It sounds more like you want to hang out with your friends, and if they're always hanging out in bars when that's not your thing it doesn't sound like a fun relationship to keep up anyway. Hang out with your non-drinker friends when the others are at the bar, and if you don't have any find some.</p>
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errr actually it very well might. dont think you cant be killed by alcohol; it happens all the time. :-/
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If somebody is stupid enough to be killed by alcohol poisoning or driving drunk, well, the world didn't need said person anyway.</p>
<p>wow, how nihilistic. alcohol poisoning happens by accident much of the time. are you saying that if they die because of it they deserve to die? </p>
<p>driving drunk is always a poor choice. </p>
<p>sometimes people don't know their tolerance and dont have good friends with them to stop them from drinking more than they can handle. believe me. it's not because you dont deserve to live.</p>
<p>There are other ways alcohol can kill you besides alcohol poisoning and drunk driving. I'm sure there are tons of people out there who have lost friends in accidents related to alcohol who'd be really offended by that comment.</p>
<p>I'm 18 and will be a junior this fall as well. I drink, but most of my friends are over 21 already, and they haven't deserted me for the bars. What certain get-togethers can you not hang out with your friends at where there's drinking, except bars? House parties? You can still go to house parties if you're underage. No one's standing there checking people's IDs like at bars/clubs. If my friends and I drink, it's nearly always at someone's house or apartment. If your friends do desert you, they probably aren't good enough friends anyway and you need to find some other better ones.</p>
<p>Haha thanks for what? You're welcome, anyway.</p>
<p>for saying that...steevee reminds me of this guy i know that just says very argumentative and opinionated things without thinking of the effects.</p>
<p>but whatevs. alcohol, like pot, chocolate, and coffee, is not good when overdone.</p>
<p>Oh, well it's true, I agree with you 100%.</p>
<p>Though I'm not a fan of chocolate at all. And coffee gives me headaches, haha, is that normal?</p>
<p>Agree with punkdudeus. If you're going to take the view that "alcohol can kill you," then you are going to have one sad life. A lot of things can kill you if you're dumb enough.</p>
<p>holy moley. i was just responding to punkdudeus' reply that 'it wont kill you'.</p>
<p>sheesh.</p>
<p>You could also make friends of any age who don't drink... there are some of those out there as well..</p>