<p>you start feeling less restrained and more free? Also how do beer and wine differ? I avoid empty calories so I'd try wine. Also I'm 100 pounds and I'm Asian (so I don't know if I have that weird gene that makes ur body overreact to drinking). </p>
<p>Also if you're caught under the legal age what are the penalties?</p>
<p>it depends on the person. lighter people need to drink a lot less.</p>
<p>Is it your goal to have the largest thread-count on college confidential?</p>
<p>Half a bottle of sweet wine will get you tipsy.</p>
<p>trial and error usually answers this question</p>
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<p>really...</p>
<p>The problem with using alcohol to make yourself feel "less reserved and more free" is that it may accomplish that by helping you make a complete fool of yourself. Speaking as someone's whose most humiliating memory is of making a fool of myself once after drinking in college. </p>
<p>It's far better to learn to be less reserved by getting counseling in social skills or reading some of the many good books and Internet sites that tell how one can flirt, make conversation, etc.</p>
<p>theres a difference between having 2 beers to hang out and converse, and having 21 shots on your 21st birthday, punching a cop, dancing on the bar (right before falling off it), and then losing your butt v-card to a guy named Ogre.</p>
<p>Just... start drinking and find out. Don't drink too fast, bc it can take 15-20 minutes for liquor especially to kick in. Take a couple shots of vodka and drink some wine. I'd recommend not doing it alone though, in case something bad happens; drink with some friends and just have fun with it.</p>
<p>Why Are You Asking Such A Question!!! Don't Drink, It Is Bad For You, Seriously, It Will Screw Up Your Life!</p>
<p>It's Illegal For You At This Age, If You Are Caught, That Is Academic Probation And It Looks Bad On Your Record Forever, Don't Take That Chance. It Is Dumb.</p>
<p>I second taffy's post.</p>
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21 shots on your 21st birthday, punching a cop, dancing on the bar (right before falling off it), and then losing your butt v-card to a guy named Ogre.
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Does that happen often down in Champaign?</p>
<p>Yes, but I'm afraid i just threw the Ogre v-card in there for some shock value, and to see if the moderators would ban me again.</p>
<p>As for the people that are saying it will ruin your life, don't listen to them. They probably have no life.</p>
<p>As for the people that are saying it's illegal, don't listen to them. Think and live for yourself.</p>
<p>Take a shot, see how you feel, take another if you aren't satisfied, continue. If you don't know how to drink you're going to be at a disadvantage, including in the professional world. There are TONS of mixers or meet and greets or whatever where they serve alcohol, and if you don't know how you handle it you're at a disadvantage. Plus drinking is fun.</p>
<p>Haha I'd suggest not starting with a shot... you will probably spit it out and embarrass yourself.</p>
<p>eh, most people make faces when they take shots, I find. That's not really embarrassing. I wouldn't recommend starting with shots for another reason though-- they take a while to sink in. So you can have taken 7 of them before you start feeling anything and then BAM all of a sudden you're completely trashed (yes I am speaking from experience).
Probably the best thing to start with is mixed drinks, like rum and coke, screwdrivers (oj and vodka), etc. because they taste good right away (unlike beer which is an acquired taste that takes a while to develop) and they won't be too strong if you only put a little bit in them at once. You just have to keep track of how much you put in and how fast you drink it. Only put one-two shots worth in a drink then fill the rest of it up with the preferred non-alcoholic beverage.</p>
<p>"ake a shot, see how you feel, take another if you aren't satisfied, continue. If you don't know how to drink you're going to be at a disadvantage, including in the professional world. There are TONS of mixers or meet and greets or whatever where they serve alcohol, and if you don't know how you handle it you're at a disadvantage. "</p>
<p>One doesn't need to know how to drink to be in the professional world. There are plenty of people who don't drink at all or who don't drink on the job in the professional world.</p>
<p>Unlike some college students, professionals with high level jobs aren't rating people on how well they can play drinking games or hold their liquor. They're rating people by their professional skills, social skills and sophistication. "Sophistication" refers to ability to meet and greet, talk about current events, etc. not how much liquor one can drink and stand up.</p>
<p>I've gone to plenty of high level professional events -- from embassy receptions to events hosted by a Fortune 500 company -- and no one was checking to make sure that people were drinking alcohol. There were plenty of people drinking soda, and no one cared. Sometimes, I drank soda myself -- particularly if I was tired or needed to be especially sharp.</p>
<p>And anyone who thinks that learning to drink will cure their social awkwardness is kidding themselves. They need to learn basic social skills, which they can do through self help books, websites, counseling. Not only do people who rely on alcohol as a social lubricant often make fools of themselves, but also they can't rely on the alcohol in most social situations. Far better to learn how to handle social situations when you're sober.</p>
<p>Start small and work your way up. The first party drink like two beers. If you're fine, next party move up to 3 or 4. Eventually you'll drink too much and you will be sick. You will then know what your limit is.</p>
<p>Build your tolerance towards alcohol as much as possible. Drink as much as you can as often as possible.</p>