<p>Never, ever, ever again. Last Saturday I went to a party, had about 10 shots, got wasted and ended up cheating on my girlfriend whom I got back together with for the 4th time 2 days prior. I never would've done this if I'd been sober. It wouldn't even have popped up into my head.</p>
<p>I've learned my lesson.</p>
<p>see, the post about getting drunk 4 times/wk, now that's kind of annoying. I drink, but why brag? It's not an accomplishment.</p>
<p>I think America has a bad attitude toward drinking. We do it to get drunk, not for an actual drink with dinner or something. That is why the drinking age in other countries is lower; those people have different attitudes toward drinking and can handle it at a younger age. I don't drink though. My parents are too strict, and I act drunk enough without drinking.</p>
<p>I don't drink or really care about drinking..my parents' attitude is the reason why..they just say I can do whatever I want (drink, smoke, jump of a building), but I'll have to face the consequences myself..so it's not anything exotic or elusive, it's boring, so I don't wanna do it.</p>
<p>I have drank and gotten drunk before but drinking is not one of my favorite activites. Getting drunk is fun sometimes but I like being stable and aware of what's going on too much to be a constant party/drinking person.</p>
<p>The most fun part of being drunk is the next day when your friends show you the video of stuff you don't remember doing</p>
<p>coot66: In answer to the question posed by Opie ofMaybery2 - "What if your opinion doesn't matter to anybody?"</p>
<p>You opinion matters to me.</p>
<p>We judge people based on our experiences. Therefore, you have every right to judge people. </p>
<p>How do we determine who we pick as friends? We observe them and then we make a JUDGEMENT as to whether or not we would like to have a relationship with this person.</p>
<p>How do we determine which neighborhood is safe to go into? We gather information, observe, and then make a JUDGEMENT as to whether it's safe or not.</p>
<p>Etc., etc.</p>
<p>I drink occasionally, but only with my family during dinner on weekends. I'll have a glass of wine or two.</p>
<p>I don't drink/smoke..and hopefully never will. I've personally seen the damage that it does to families (my grandpa was an alcoholic & physically abused his kids/wife when he was drunk) but if people drink..im not here to condemn them b/c it is their decision..</p>
<p>i'm just usually the designated driver when we go to parties. lol</p>
<p>drinking and being an alcoholic are two different things. And domestic abuse is a whole different story.</p>
<p>well like i said that's what my reasoning is...and the domestic abuse was caused by his abuse of alcohol. When he was sober, he would never lay a hand on them. Alcohol turned him into a different person</p>
<p>Yes, but we dont not eat because if you have to much of it you can become obese and die. Alcohol shouldn't be treated different. People act like it's so unacceptable to drink; what's unacceptable is to get hammered and get yourself into trouble.</p>
<p>I think drinking is alright as long as you know when to stop, and are aware of your limit. Apparently my school's valecdectorian (who attends Harvard) and salecdectorian of 2005 was seen doing shisha the other day.</p>
<p>I'm straight edge and am glad.</p>
<p>You're a sophomore...</p>
<p>Haha, this is a really interesting topic. I drink, not too much though, mostly wine and if I'm in the right mood some Tequilla. This is just my opinion, but I think as long as you don't get wasted every night and let the alcohol start to control you, it's fine. I've lived in Russia for a while so I've seen the ways that alcohol can mess you up, but just because some people take it to the extremes I don't think all drinking can necessarily be considered as bad.</p>
<p>I completely agree with coot, drinking is horrible for you, even "social drinking" theres no need to drink to be the life of a party.</p>
<p>I think drinking is just a part of life ( but it shouldn't control your life). I drink, but not to be the life of a party, simply because I enjoy it and I believe that in moderation it is a perfectly acceptable practice. However, if someone does drink to the extent of vomiting or loss of memory every weekend, then well thats a different issue. I've only been that hammered twice in my 18yrs of life ( drinking age over here is 18), one was at a random party (it was a huge msitake, and I ended up making afool out of myself only to regret everything the next morning) and the other occasion was my highschool graduation party ( we don't have prom here), and due to the situation I think it was perfectly understandable.</p>
<p>no, that's stupid megaman...drinking excessively no matter what the occasion (99% of the time) is flat out retarded. there was a family here of a dad, a mom, and I think, 2 or 3 kids. Drunk driver hit them and only the dad survived. I can honestly say that I am happy that I wriggled my way through sophomore year without a heavy drink (the party time for me), and I have drank to a point where I was swerving while driving, but damn...it coulda been a lot worse. **** alcohol.</p>
<p>PS: this is the part where I go to college and I'm one of those kids that you hear about who drank himself out to the streets.</p>
<p>I don't think its stupid, it was a celebration, and I enjoyed having drinks with my friends and famiy... driving and drinking is a completely different issue, I never said I agreed with drinking and driving, thats just plain retarded. If I plan on drinking I will always arrange for a way to get home, other than my own car. Anyone who thinks they are able to have a few drinks and then grab the car are selfish idiots who fail to 1) appreciate their own life and 2) the lives of others.</p>
<p>So I'd say reread my post, cause we're talking about two VERY different things: drinking, and then drinking and driving.</p>