<p>The advice in posts 19, 20 is wrong.
Your tolerance depends on a number of factors including how much food you have in your stomach, how tired you are, whether or not you've got or are getting a virus or other illness. </p>
<p>Managing to drink without vomiting doesn't mean that you won't make a fool of themselves. Someone who's socially awkward while sober may be a complete fool while drunk, but may be too drunk to how they are behaving in a way that makes people laugh at them and avoid them. This includes members of the opposite sex they're trying to attract.</p>
<p>actually i disagree with crs1909.. liquor before beer, you're in the clear.. beer before liquor, never been sicker. at least.. that's the way it works for me</p>
<p>If you are caught under the legal age drinking the penalties depend on the situation. At my particular school your parents are notified and you have to take an alcohol awareness class, but nothing really shows up on your record though and you don't get in trouble with the police. If caught at a bar or club, you are usually just escorted out, which may be embarrassing but there is no real consequence there.</p>
<p>If caught by the police, however, which has happened a lot to people at my school, you do get arrested although the charges are just a misdemeanor in my state. Also, where I live, getting caught with a fake ID is a felony.</p>
<p>If you do want to drink, be very responsible about it. Generally, the crazy, out of control parties are the ones that get busted because of noise complaints. Drinking underage can have serious consequences if found in the wrong place at the wrong time.</p>
<p>On average, a typical 100 lb female with a **single drink<a href="5%20oz%20of%20wine,%20one%2012%20oz%20beer,%201.25%20-%201.5%20oz%20of%2080%20proof%20distilled%20spirits">/b</a> will achieve a blood alcohol content of >= .05 which will decrease inhibitions. Greater amounts over shorter periods of time cause higher BACs. </p>
<p>I don't know how the Asian thing plays in, but you're tiiiiiny. So I'd say you'd be feeling a little uninhibited around two shots of alcohol. Try a third if, after about thirty minutes, you're not feeling anything.</p>
<p>It depends on what you're doing to be caught. If you're just caught drinking - not driving - cops will typically just tell you to go home. The worst I've ever heard was some people getting community service, going through a program, etc. But if you're careful, you won't get caught.</p>
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<p>Not drinking is definitely the best choice. If someone is going to drink, being educated about how little it takes to alter behavior and consciousness is better than ignorance. Avoiding death is good, too.</p>
<p>It confuses me why people say drinking alcohol is not a good thing. Obviously, excessive and constant drinking constitutes a problem, but not enjoying yourself, however you deem it necessary, is ridiculous. Many people believe they are more friendly and have more fun while tipsy/drunk. While some may argue that that is not always the case, if a person believes they have more fun, why aren't they conforming to your standard. Even if it is a placebo effect, it still is an effect.</p>
<p>All the anti-drinkers out there need to realize their cause failed during the failure of prohibition. In fact, prohibitionists led to the rise of organized crime.</p>
<p>People who claim drinking and smoking aren't cool only have to answer to John Belushi and Winston Churchill (in the former) and Humphrey Bogart and Frank Sinatra (in the latter). (I'm not saying smoking isn't bad for you, I'm just saying calling it 'not cool' isn't true)</p>
<p>Just remember... Hitler spent his life sober as a bird, while Churchill started his days drinking and continued on until he slept... :)</p>
<p>Start by drinking girl drinks. Like vodka cruisers.</p>
<p>And put on a beer belly ffs. 100 pounds? Ridiculous! A real man has a beer belly!</p>
<p>"The kids in that article are total lightweights. Passing out after 3 shots and 4 beers (beer pong cups are only filled halfway max, normally)?"</p>
<p>Haha, to quote Ronnie Coleman, 'Lightweight baby!'</p>