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[Anonymous No.16645642]

Why do you drink? I've never had booze and I don't plan on ever drinking it. Everyone tells me it doesn't even taste good, and I don't really get the appeal of drunkenness. As far as I could ever tell, it just makes you do things you'd regret later,/wouldn't want to do if you were just yourself, gives you a hangover, etc etc. So what's the appeal?

[Anonymous No.16645646]

Goof juice makes me feel funny

[Anonymous No.16645652]

To get buzzed

[Anonymous No.16645654]

I like the way it tastes. It's fun to get drunk with friends. It's less fun to get drunk alone, but it can make you feel better sometimes.

[Anonymous No.16645656]

>it just makes you do things you'd regret later,/wouldn't want to do if you were just yourself

This isn't really true. Normies like to use alcohol as an excuse to do shit that they really want to do.

>gives you a hangover
Just drink plenty of water.

People drink alcohol because it makes them feel happy. There really isn't any downside if you don't abuse it.

[Anonymous No.16645666]

The actual flavor of beers is just as varied as wines, you could hate one variety and adore another, saying it tastes like ass without every trying it is just ignorant.
Also that spot between a hard buzz and flat out fucked up is a supremely sublime feeling, feels very light and euphoric.
t.druk currently

[Anonymous No.16645675]

I like the taste but not the effects. The rest of the shit you said is just people justifying their own bad decisions.
I've never had a hangover in my life and I'm the last to leave. People don't drink enough water or look after their health properly.

[Anonymous No.16645692]

i became an alcoholic because i feel like a complete robot when im sober.

[Anonymous No.16645734]

>>16645642
its fun when im bored

[Anonymous No.16645817]

>>16645692
Ya, nothing is as fun as when you do it drunk

[Anonymous No.16645836]

>>16645675
pussy

[Anonymous No.16645838]

>>16645642
Alcohol is the closest thing I have to eradicating my anxiety. It's always turned me into the person I wanted to be, instead of a total wallflower that takes hours to warm up to the situation at hand. Everything is more fun.

Lots of it actually tastes pretty damn good, as long as you're not in that weird state of life where you've equated good taste with corn syrup and sugar, and nothing else can even work.

Abusing alcohol to the point of getting drunk and creating regret is very much an American thing, which I say as an American. We shelter our kids from booze, and let them get out of hand the moment they have a chance to acquire any, whereas Europe especially is more open to letting them taste it, savor the moment, and grow a bit.

Many, many people have a very pleasant night with a few drinks, loosen up a bit, and have no hangover. You'll never know until you try it. Do whatever you want though.

[Anonymous No.16646112]

>>16645642
>wouldn't want to do if you were just yourself
this is incorrect.
it gives you wings to do things you always wanted to but were too much of a pussy to do.

[Anonymous No.16646199]

I enjoy the taste and the way it pairs with food primarily. It doesn't "make" you do anything thats just a cope for bad people and I've never had a hangover no matter how drunk I've gotten. My friends all hate me when we've been on holiday cause I'm still up at six the next day and trying to get them to do shit

[Anonymous No.16646203]

>>16645642
i didn't for a while because of a history of substance abuse in my family, but i got really interested in fermentation and eventually tried beer and loved it. i can't put anything off limits for myself, i always want to try new things

[Anonymous No.16646235]

>>16645642
It makes me feel relaxed and happy when I have nothing to feel good about. I also like the taste of whiskey and beer

[Anonymous No.16646239]

>>16645675
This guy doesn't go hard

[Anonymous No.16646245]

1. it can taste good
2. it is highly addictive - some people are genetically predisposed to it, so even after being drunk only a few times, they always want it thereafter
3. hangovers are only really bad if you rarely get drunk - the more often you do it, the better the hangovers get
4. being drunk feels really really good
5. you do things you regret because you take more risks - there are upsides and downsides to that

what's hard to understand is why people don't get this. it is clear just by observing people who are drinking that they are louder, they are laughing. what the fuck do you think is going on with them?

[Anonymous No.16646246]

>>16645838
pretty much exactly what I came to say

[Anonymous No.16646371]

>>16645675
Grand poof

[Anonymous No.16646415]

Tastes good, feels good. The consequences of drunkenness you're talking about only apply if you get really drunk. I love drinking but I hate getting wasted. It's perfectly possible to get to a point of drunkenness where you're feeling good and having fun while still retaining control of your actions.

[Anonymous No.16646418]

>>16645838
>Abusing alcohol to the point of getting drunk and creating regret is very much an American thing
You are completely wrong.
t. Not an American

[Anonymous No.16646436]

when you get the right level of ethanol in your bloodstream it's amazing, literally one of the best drug feelings out there (at least for me).

Music is enhanced, socializing is better, laughter comes easier, women become sexier, dancing becomes fun, you become more creative in terms of writing, etc, just wandering round the city, doing normal activities, watching movies etc are a lot better. I could go on.

Some of the best memories of my life have been while intoxicated, and I mean this not in a pathetic way, but in a really positive way. In the sense of, this drink is amazing! get the word out! if you're shy, have social anxiety, struggle with women, confidence, or hell even if you're in physical pain, alcohol is a godsend. it's like it brings out the 'real' you, hidden behind all the neurosis and caginess.

but obviously there are incredible downsides and some of the worst moments have also been while drunk, and I'm a teetotaler now after being alcoholic for years.

[Anonymous No.16646457]

>>16646418

hes never seen the great european street slag

[Anonymous No.16646484]

>>16645642
It makes the pain go away

[Anonymous No.16646850]

>>16645642
i've tried every main liquor, beer, wine and champagne
all tastes like shit
only good tasting alcohol is when it's mixed with something that tastes good, and that mix always tastes better virgin
bad for you (muh antioxidants)
makes you feel like shit
fucks with your brain chemistry and prevents real emotion

[Anonymous No.16646875]

>>16645642
pro tip: stay ignorant of what intoxication is like

[Anonymous No.16646913]

>>16646850
>something that tastes good, and that mix always tastes better virgin
Sounds like your taste has been destroyed by all of the sugar and high fructose corn syrup.

[Anonymous No.16646925]

>>16645642
You might as well be a man born and raised in a cave asking what sunlight and colors look like. Alcohol costs almost nothing to try once and it'll be a vibrant experience completely unlike anything you can currently imagine. I cannot fathom what it's like to utterly lack curiosity like this.

[Anonymous No.16646931]

>>16645642
The buzz feels good and makes me enjoy things more but I don't drink as much anymore now that I'm 30, doesn't feel as good as it used to, isn't worth the hangover.

[Anonymous No.16646954]

not even getting the appeal of drugs is peak autism

[Anonymous No.16647004]

>>16645666
I haven't had a beer yet that didn't have that shitty beer taste, any recommendations?

[Anonymous No.16647013]

>>16645642
A lot of people enjoy being buzzed. I dont think many people enjoy being drunk, but they are probably just the ones who dont know how to stop. The buzz feels good, so they are dumb and want to heighten the feeling but end up blacking out and doing stupid things. So it's basically just young or stupid people. I wouldn't say alcoholics because most alcoholics dont get drunk. They more maintain the feeling of where they want to be 24/7. Typically a strong buzz to avoid withdrawal symptoms.

[Anonymous No.16647030]

>>16645642
>Why do you see color? I've never seen color and I don't plan on ever seeing it. Everyone tells me it doesn't even look good, and I don't really get the appeal of the spectrum. As far as I could ever tell, it just makes you see things you'd regret later,/wouldn't want to do if you were just grayscale, confused your vision, etc etc. So what's the appeal?

[Anonymous No.16647035]

>>16645642
Makes free time a little more fun.

[Anonymous No.16647036]

>>16645838
>Abusing alcohol to the point of getting drunk and creating regret is very much an American thing, which I say as an American.

America is the zoomer of the world. People have been doing that since before Sumer.

[Anonymous No.16647070]

>>16645838
>Abusing alcohol to the point of getting drunk and creating regret is very much an American thing,
What the fuck gave you that idea retard. I'm not even european and I know at least the bits have a crazy drinking culture and if the Korean immigrants I've met are representative of the bunch I'd say they're some of the worst. It's part of their culture that you don't even talk about nights out drinking after for the idea of regret

[Anonymous No.16647324]

>>16646913
looks like your tastebuds have been taken over by your crippling dependency on alcohol

[Anonymous No.16647370]

>>16647004
Mix a light lager like corona with 7up. Sounds gay as shit but it is refreshing. The europeans have a name for the drink.

[Anonymous No.16647454]

>>16646850
You're either a child or have literally killed your sense of taste. Either way my condolences

[Anonymous No.16648027]

I drink because my ex wife took the house and kids. Fuck you Rebecca

[PTHC Pan !!zq4JTGBDaom No.16648069]

It's good to learn it's effects and taste so you know what you can get away with giving to kids.

[Anonymous No.16648508]

>>16645838
>Alcohol is the closest thing I have to eradicating my anxiety
Lmao fucking faggot

[Anonymous No.16648661]

>>16645642
Humans have been drinking it for a real fucking long time. Even those village pigmys or whatever make it. Those Amazonian buttnaked tribe dudes?

Booze help you make moves on women. The confidence it can give yo uis otherworldly.

[Anonymous No.16648703]

[Anonymous No.16648737]

>>16645642
It makes everything more fun. I started drinking my parents alcohol every night in highschool when I was depressed and didn’t know what depression was. I would chill in my room and jam out to music on my headphones, delaying bedtime and squeezing all the fun in that I could, because I dreaded getting up in the morning.
That’s bad, of course, but light drinking in the evening is a great way to unwind and occasional partying is good fun. You end up making a fool of yourself when you party, but it’s ok because everyone else is and they only remember bits and pieces anyway. Drink water and you don’t get too hungover.
And fyi, you run into a lot of people with that same opinion on drinking and they are fucking insufferable, especially when they go to drinking parties.
>oh I don’t drink. I hate alcohol. Just not for me
>why’s that?
>I tasted it once and it was yucky
Don’t be that guy

[Anonymous No.16649059]

>>16645642
Tastes good, feels good, and it's healthier than drinking juice and soda (as long as you don't abuse it of course)

[Anonymous No.16649286]

I'm usually autistically shy but become more normal once I've had several drinks, but don't know how to pace myself and will just keep drinking until I become an obnoxious asshole. How do I learn to pace myself? I went to drink with some coworkers I don't know too well and at first I could feel my hands shaking from social anxiety as I picked up my first glass, then after a few drinks I become more comfortable and started having fun, then eventually I got blackout and later learned I got belligerent, started cursing a lot... How do I learn to pace myself?

[Anonymous No.16649304]

>>16648737
>don't be that guy
I'd rather be that guy than be you, who is trying to justify your shitty coping strategy with depression, and probable alcoholism.

seek therapy.

[Anonymous No.16649314]

>>16645642
Bourbon tastes good

[Anonymous No.16649326]

Recs for affordable sipping rums or rhums?

[Anonymous No.16649367]

>>16645642
I drink solely for the taste. Sometimes, I like to have a light and refreshing beer. Or a splash of wine when cooking. I get buzzed way too fast and I hate that feeling. So, try it OP. Either you'll like it or you'll hate it. No other way around it.

[Anonymous No.16650116]

>>16647004
I know the trappist brews are kind of a meme lately but they are genuinely fantastic beers, Orval is my choice for a true trappist ale, fruity, citrusy start and ending with a refreshing hoppy taste without being overkill like typical American craft IPAs, Chimay Blue as a close second, though personally my hand down favorite is Saint Bernardus Abt 12 which is a "abbey style" beer, not a real trappist ale, but absolutely fantastic. Belgian beers are generally very malty, fruity, with little to no bitterness, sometimes like with Abt 12 somewhat sweet. Looking at them like coffee, you taste more of the roast than anything.
With Bernardus you taste the yeast and malts giving it a "bready" taste with a sweetness to finish it off, fantastic beer.

The trick with beers is looking at the taste in waves, instead of downing a gulp and focusing on the bitterness of the end, note the initial taste, smell, the taste of the head which typically tastes very different from the actual liquid, how the flavor changes on the tongue, and how it ends. It sounds really faggy but it's how I fell in love with beer. One of the keys to identifying the flavors of beer is becoming familiar with the difference between the flavors of hops and malt, where Abt 12 is a malty beer, Orval has a hoppy finish. I do recommend Belgian beers because of a "fuller" more robust taste but for domestic beers Yuengling is a great budget macro and PBR has a corny-sweet taste to it, both are pretty good as cheap lagers, with Yuengling being the standout against almost all macro lagers. Steer clear as you could from any "Light" variants unless you want to down skunk water for an easy, cheap drunk.

[Anonymous No.16650746]

>>16645642
This is the picture on wikipedia for autism

[Anonymous No.16650755]

>>16645675
Keep drinking that Bud Light, faggot

[Anonymous No.16651579]

>>16645642
It makes the bad feelings go away, and helps me sleep. Also it's not a sin unless you get drunk...

[Anonymous No.16651623]

its easily avaible and if you know how to maintain a buzz as others have said its great but not amazing in terms of drugs. I prefer pregabalin these days.