Why is it alot of people think they need to drink alcohol to have a good time or be someone?

Question

I'm a 19yr old girl, I don't drink at all, I don't like the taste of alcohol, and yet it seems alot of ppl my age drink, does anyone not just wanna have a good meal and good company rather than getting completely wasted, making fools of themselves, and paying for it in the morning.

Answer 1

Meals and company are often over-rated...but alcohol never disappoints.

Answer 2

Hey, good for you!!! You'll live a lot longer and be a lot healthier for not drinking to excess as your peers do. As to why, well some people just can't think for themselves so if they see their friends drinking they think they should drink too. I would suggest you find other friends who like the quieter life like you do.

Answer 3

Oh from about 15-18 (I became a parent at 19), I loved getting drunk occassionally and making a fool out of myself (as long as there were other people being idiots beside me, it didn't matter). A lot of teens go through this because they are bored or are angsty and use it as a release. I don't recommend it obviously because of the repercussions but it can be fun nonetheless. You do develop a desire for a more intimate, intelligent evening out as you get older and it usually happens to the most hardcore partiers. It can be considered a rite of passage for many.

Answer 4

I honestly didn't start drinking until I was twenty two and I used to feel the exact same way. I have just found that since I found drinks that I enjoy it's fun to drink socially and responsibly. Sometimes a drink can be relaxing. At that I would just like to let you know that I do not support illegal drinking!!!

Answer 5

It's a confidence thing for me.... I don't like to get sloshed, just giddy enough to give me the confidence to go up and have a dance.

Answer 6

You are wonderful. People drink to make up for a lack of personality of self-confidence.

You don't need them in your life, mix with friends that endorse your principles in life.

Answer 7

i am tottaly with you on that one !!

when people do that i think of it as wasting your night !

i meen i'd reather do somthing that i could remember for the rest of my life .. a good time but all their remebering is the hang over  they have the day latter

Answer 8

Losers. Thats the bottom line. They are losers. Once they put the bottle down they realize this, but quickly pick it up to avoid that fact.

Answer 9

That is just how some are you cannot change it..

Answer 10

There is a happy middle ground where people drink moderately, loosen up a bit, enjoy good company, and don't feel it in the morning.  That's where I reside.