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At the moment, ginger beer oddly.
Either that or Ribena.
Which isnt painting a great picture of me as an adult but I drink if I'm thirsty and drink booze to get smashed.
It also doesnt help that I dont like the taste of lager or bitter, quite like a stout every now and again though, cant abide white wine and am fussy with red wine.
Either that or Ribena.
Which isnt painting a great picture of me as an adult but I drink if I'm thirsty and drink booze to get smashed.
It also doesnt help that I dont like the taste of lager or bitter, quite like a stout every now and again though, cant abide white wine and am fussy with red wine.
Lord Pikey said:
Plotloss said:
'because I've had a stressful day'
Thats interesting. Becasue i also discussed this at lunch and i recon that most people who say that, say it because they have seen it on tv or in the movies. So people think thats what they should do after a crap day.I do not think having a drink helps me relax more than the sitting on my arse on the sofa.
Anyone agree?
LP
plasticpig said:
Lord Pikey said:
Plotloss said:
'because I've had a stressful day'
Thats interesting. Becasue i also discussed this at lunch and i recon that most people who say that, say it because they have seen it on tv or in the movies. So people think thats what they should do after a crap day.I do not think having a drink helps me relax more than the sitting on my arse on the sofa.
Anyone agree?
LP
I used to drink about 8 cans every night, I still went to work but got fed up of feeling like rubbish everyday and being out of pocket.
I cut down considerably and haven't had any alcohol for about 3 weeks and I'm feeling much better for it.
I didn't consider myself to have a problem, never craved beer or drank at 9am, it was just a habit I got into.
But rest assured when I go away in November I will be paro for a whole week.
I cut down considerably and haven't had any alcohol for about 3 weeks and I'm feeling much better for it.
I didn't consider myself to have a problem, never craved beer or drank at 9am, it was just a habit I got into.
But rest assured when I go away in November I will be paro for a whole week.
Well. I've "given up" beer for 2009. This means I don't buy cans or bottles for home. I can have a pint out in the pub...
So my beer consumption has dropped about 90% for ten weeks so far.
At the same time The wife and I now have three alcohol free nights a week.
I sleep better and feel better for it. Don't crave the booze on the nights we don't have it, particularly. But I enjoy it when Friday comes around and I can have a bottle of wine with dinner.
The half bottle of wine with dinner I would find very, very hard to give up completely.
So my beer consumption has dropped about 90% for ten weeks so far.
At the same time The wife and I now have three alcohol free nights a week.
I sleep better and feel better for it. Don't crave the booze on the nights we don't have it, particularly. But I enjoy it when Friday comes around and I can have a bottle of wine with dinner.
The half bottle of wine with dinner I would find very, very hard to give up completely.
I understand what the OP means.
My own drinking pattern is just too regular I think. 10 years ago I drank maybe 3or4 cans a week and a bottle of whiskey from Christmas would discolour before I drank it.
More recently I find that I enjoy the taste and the relaxation of 'having a drink' On Thursdays I stop for a pint on the way home - Just the one because I do drive home afterwards. Then on Friday Saturday and Sunday I'll take a G&T or a Scotch followed by no more than 3 cans each evening.
I found that during the winter I would often have a Scotch most nights upon arriving home (medicinal) and maybe add a Port or two with the main weekend meal.
I decided all that was a bit much so Monday to Thursday I've cut out alchohol and actually feel better for it. I never crave drunkenness or oversize measures of spirits and I know that bad drinking habits are in the news lately - But how does my consumption compare with others?
I do enjoy a drink - just want to be sure that I can keep on enjoying it for a few more years yet!
My own drinking pattern is just too regular I think. 10 years ago I drank maybe 3or4 cans a week and a bottle of whiskey from Christmas would discolour before I drank it.
More recently I find that I enjoy the taste and the relaxation of 'having a drink' On Thursdays I stop for a pint on the way home - Just the one because I do drive home afterwards. Then on Friday Saturday and Sunday I'll take a G&T or a Scotch followed by no more than 3 cans each evening.
I found that during the winter I would often have a Scotch most nights upon arriving home (medicinal) and maybe add a Port or two with the main weekend meal.
I decided all that was a bit much so Monday to Thursday I've cut out alchohol and actually feel better for it. I never crave drunkenness or oversize measures of spirits and I know that bad drinking habits are in the news lately - But how does my consumption compare with others?
I do enjoy a drink - just want to be sure that I can keep on enjoying it for a few more years yet!
Plotloss said:
sevros1981 said:
You've got a problem if you crave the feeling of being pissed rather than the drink itself.
Eh?I only drink to get smashed, properly smashed, no half measures.
I dont do social drinking, dont see the point of it at all.
Consequently I only drink probably once a month, maybe less.
By your definition I have a drinking problem. How so?
I'd say getting f
ked because you want to occassionally is a far more healthy pastime than drinking 2 or 3 glasses of wine a night and hiding it under some sort of middle class acceptiblity 'because I've had a stressful day'Plotloss said:
At the moment, ginger beer oddly.
Either that or Ribena.
Which isnt painting a great picture of me as an adult but I drink if I'm thirsty and drink booze to get smashed.
It also doesnt help that I dont like the taste of lager or bitter, quite like a stout every now and again though, cant abide white wine and am fussy with red wine.
While yours is far from an unusual case I would say that it shows signs of why this country has a drinking problem.Either that or Ribena.
Which isnt painting a great picture of me as an adult but I drink if I'm thirsty and drink booze to get smashed.
It also doesnt help that I dont like the taste of lager or bitter, quite like a stout every now and again though, cant abide white wine and am fussy with red wine.
The words you use to say you are drinking are also words of violence
Its part of the cluture of the UK to go out and get completely pissed on cheap horrible alchol and have a fight
Its a bit sad really
While in the eyes of many I am the one with a drink problem as i enjoy a glass of wine or beer in the evening instead of some horrible fizzy crap like coke or lemonade
Thanks for lumping me in with the yoof but the reality is as far from the truth as you could be.
Violence doesnt come into it as I dont go out to get smashed, its usually either here with mates or around one of their houses.
I drink to fall over and laugh and be silly, not get into fights and yell 'Sharon, I facking luv youse' across chip shops.
Violence doesnt come into it as I dont go out to get smashed, its usually either here with mates or around one of their houses.
I drink to fall over and laugh and be silly, not get into fights and yell 'Sharon, I facking luv youse' across chip shops.
Lord Pikey said:
Is it wrong to fancy a beer of an evening? I have been pondering this recently. Do you have a problem if you just like to sup a couple of bottles of beer a night?.
If it is wrong then there are about ten million 'wrong' people in the country.A bit of an odd question if you ask me. How do pubs of off licenses stay in business during the week, or do they all rely on 'wrong' people to frequent them?
Einion Yrth said:
plasticpig said:
Lord Pikey said:
Plotloss said:
'because I've had a stressful day'
Thats interesting. Becasue i also discussed this at lunch and i recon that most people who say that, say it because they have seen it on tv or in the movies. So people think thats what they should do after a crap day.I do not think having a drink helps me relax more than the sitting on my arse on the sofa.
Anyone agree?
LP
Plotloss said:
Thanks for lumping me in with the yoof but the reality is as far from the truth as you could be.
Violence doesnt come into it as I dont go out to get smashed, its usually either here with mates or around one of their houses.
I drink to fall over and laugh and be silly, not get into fights and yell 'Sharon, I facking luv youse' across chip shops.
I never go out with intention of getting into a brawl and rarely do. But the last time we went out some trouble kicked off. If I wasn't so drunk I may have been able to defend myself rather than getting my arse kicked.Violence doesnt come into it as I dont go out to get smashed, its usually either here with mates or around one of their houses.
I drink to fall over and laugh and be silly, not get into fights and yell 'Sharon, I facking luv youse' across chip shops.
King Herald said:
Lord Pikey said:
Is it wrong to fancy a beer of an evening? I have been pondering this recently. Do you have a problem if you just like to sup a couple of bottles of beer a night?.
If it is wrong then there are about ten million 'wrong' people in the country.A bit of an odd question if you ask me. How do pubs of off licenses stay in business during the week, or do they all rely on 'wrong' people to frequent them?
thinfourth2 said:
Plotloss said:
sevros1981 said:
You've got a problem if you crave the feeling of being pissed rather than the drink itself.
Eh?I only drink to get smashed, properly smashed, no half measures.
I dont do social drinking, dont see the point of it at all.
Consequently I only drink probably once a month, maybe less.
By your definition I have a drinking problem. How so?
I'd say getting f
ked because you want to occassionally is a far more healthy pastime than drinking 2 or 3 glasses of wine a night and hiding it under some sort of middle class acceptiblity 'because I've had a stressful day'Plotloss said:
At the moment, ginger beer oddly.
Either that or Ribena.
Which isnt painting a great picture of me as an adult but I drink if I'm thirsty and drink booze to get smashed.
It also doesnt help that I dont like the taste of lager or bitter, quite like a stout every now and again though, cant abide white wine and am fussy with red wine.
While yours is far from an unusual case I would say that it shows signs of why this country has a drinking problem.Either that or Ribena.
Which isnt painting a great picture of me as an adult but I drink if I'm thirsty and drink booze to get smashed.
It also doesnt help that I dont like the taste of lager or bitter, quite like a stout every now and again though, cant abide white wine and am fussy with red wine.
The words you use to say you are drinking are also words of violence
Its part of the cluture of the UK to go out and get completely pissed on cheap horrible alchol and have a fight
Its a bit sad really
While in the eyes of many I am the one with a drink problem as i enjoy a glass of wine or beer in the evening instead of some horrible fizzy crap like coke or lemonade
That is probably the single most tenuous analysis of phraseology I have ever heard. I know countless people who drink this way (mostly respected professionals), and I can't actually recall the last time any one of them displayed signs of aggression when drunk.
Rubbish analysis. Rubbish conclusion.
Lord Pikey said:
Out of intrest, Does anyone know how beer stands up against coke (or ginger beer for plotloss and I), Orange juice and Ribena etc in terms of calorific content or chemicals..
Pint of Coke = ~200
Pint of Light Lager = ~250
Pint of Heavy Beer ie Guiness can be up to 350 or 400.
Pure orange juice is more than you'd think at about ~150 a pint.
Red wine for comparison is less than that, around ~120.
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