drinking (alcohol) alone at home - what's the point?

[Fenixgoon]

because it's cheaper, i can drink however much when i want, and i like the taste of a rum and coke?

you know, a lot of people do things by themselves because they *enjoy* it. i know that may be a hard concept to grasp....

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

Originally posted by: OdiN
Because I enjoy a glass of wine with a nice dinner?

This is like asking why someone drinks water or soda with a meal at home by themselves.

not exactly.
if strictly from a taste perspective, then yes.
but there's an adverse affect from alcohol (getting hammered) that is not present in water or soda.

I could drink a whole bottle of wine and it wouldn't affect me.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

Originally posted by: OdiN
Because I enjoy a glass of wine with a nice dinner?

This is like asking why someone drinks water or soda with a meal at home by themselves.

not exactly.
if strictly from a taste perspective, then yes.
but there's an adverse affect from alcohol (getting hammered) that is not present in water or soda.

Most people aren't going to get hammered with one or two servings.

 

[meltdown75]

i don't drink alone, but i toke alone.

i guess there's really no difference.

both the solo drinker and the solo toker are looking to alter their state of mind, right?

i guess the drinker isn't breaking the law though. *shrug*

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
i don't drink alone, but i toke alone.

i guess there's really no difference.

both the solo drinker and the solo toker are looking to alter their state of mind, right?

i guess the drinker isn't breaking the law though. *shrug*

CRIMINAL!!!! PUT HIM AWAY!!!

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
i don't drink alone, but i toke alone.

i guess there's really no difference.

both the solo drinker and the solo toker are looking to alter their state of mind, right?

i guess the drinker isn't breaking the law though. *shrug*

I used to do that alone too, and yeah IMO it's the same thing really. Some people just aren't comfortable with that I guess.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: clamum

Originally posted by: meltdown75
i don't drink alone, but i toke alone.

i guess there's really no difference.

both the solo drinker and the solo toker are looking to alter their state of mind, right?

i guess the drinker isn't breaking the law though. *shrug*

I used to do that alone too, and yeah IMO it's the same thing really. Some people just aren't comfortable with that I guess.

my wife being one of them. lol

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
I enjoy the taste of beer, so I have beer at home all the time with my dinners and whatnot.

I rarely drink to get drunk anymore, I drink because I enjoy the taste.

KT

This.

 

[SirStev0]

I drink alone.. Yeah. with nobody else.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: Beev
Getting drunk alone is just stupid though.

Doing so is practically a necessity for WoW raiding... you ought to know that! Like pre-TBC, my brother would always tell me, "I don't think I ever tanked sober." Personally, once shit hits the fan, I hit the fridge .

 

[JohnCU]

to escape the srsns of life
although lately i don't even get drunk anymore, just sick. the one thing in life i depend on to get away from the world for a few hours doesn't work anymore. /life

also movies are better drunk

 

[BurnItDwn]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
I enjoy the taste of beer, so I have beer at home all the time with my dinners and whatnot.

I rarely drink to get drunk anymore, I drink because I enjoy the taste.

KT

Beer is delicious!
I would rather drink 1 beer 5 days per week than 5 beers 1 day per week.

 

[Casawi]

Originally posted by: clamum

Originally posted by: meltdown75
i don't drink alone, but i toke alone.

i guess there's really no difference.

both the solo drinker and the solo toker are looking to alter their state of mind, right?

i guess the drinker isn't breaking the law though. *shrug*

I used to do that alone too, and yeah IMO it's the same thing really. Some people just aren't comfortable with that I guess.

Well, I do both. I just like being in a different state of mind, at the end of the day ... its always fun to drink a few and toke before bed... I look forward those couple of hours all day.

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo
i don't understand the point of drinking alone, even at a bar but esp. at home.
if i'm having a steak dinner at home with the gf, we'll bust out a bottle of red wine, but if i ate the same dinner alone, i wouldn't bother.

i drink to loosen up at parties with friends since i'm a different beast when inebriated. getting drunk alone is just... i dunno, pointless IMO.

so who drinks alone?

who says you have to drink to get drunk? thats the mentality of kiddies

I like to have a beer or two when Im by myself. Sometimes, after work, I'll watch tv for an hour or so and have a beer. It has nothing to do with getting drunk; I just want to relax

 

[judasmachine]

depression?

 

[torpid]

Who the hell only drinks to get plastered? Are you in high school or something? Why would anyone WANT to get plastered on a regular basis?

 

[Tiamat]

Personally, I drink alcohol for the taste rather than the drunkenness. So, it doesn't matter if I am alone, I'll drink if that's what my palette desires.

Nothing like a glass of Lagavulin at the end of a gloomy cold day.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
i don't drink alone, but i toke alone.

i guess there's really no difference.

both the solo drinker and the solo toker are looking to alter their state of mind, right?

i guess the drinker isn't breaking the law though. *shrug*

If I wanted to get "hammered" alone, I'd Toke. Pot's affect is so much different that being alone doesn't really matter.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: SirStev0
I drink alone.. Yeah. with nobody else.

When I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself.

 

[imported_apocalypse]

Drinking is a social thing for me, so no I don't find enjoyment in drinking alone. Besides, alcohol costs money and I'm cheap. xD

 

[Tim]

I voted drink alone all the time.

I'm a waste of life, what else can I say?

 

[alkemyst]

I like to drink...those that have to drink to be able to function at a party have the issues.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Originally posted by: torpid
Who the hell only drinks to get plastered? Are you in high school or something? Why would anyone WANT to get plastered on a regular basis?

don't be silly. high schoolers aren't legally allowed to drink, duh.

 

[Xyclone]

Weed is more of a drug to enjoy alone, not alcohol. I've never drank alone but smoke alone when all of my friends are busy. Another thing, the only good environment for being drunk is at a party, whereas weed is also enjoyable at home.

 

[KeithTalent]

Having a drink != getting drunk. It seems many people here do not understand this.

I can have 3 beers and not feel even the slightest thing, though I rarely have more than 2 when I am on my own.

KT