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Sunday, March 9, 2008
Control
I think one of my big beefs with alcohol is that it would hinder me being in control. I always want to be responsible for what I say and do, but more than that I want control over situations. That's the dark side of my need to stray from drinking..
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It's always been my personal opinion that no matter how drunk you become you are still responsible for what you say and do - the repercussions will come and likely with a hangover.
Alcohol is a drug and does reduce your inhibitions but it does not fundamentall change who you are as a person. I think there are some people that use alcohol as an excuse for a lot of things or as a release for stress built up throughout the week which a bad decision.
With that said the US has a very unique drinking culture, partially due to the late drinking age and binge drinking that usually occurs beforehand. Most european countries have a higher per capita consumption of both beer and wine (I found a cool site that compared statistics like this and in Ireland the average consumption is 200 liters of beer per year, and in France wine is about 60 liters per year).
I think it is a social disadvantage to not go to bars - while I did my co-op, most people got to know each other by going out at night and getting drunk, which wasn't something I was able to do because I was under 21. That's easier to explain than choosing not to drink because there's a lot of people that don't understand or accept it.
I enjoy sharing a bottle of wine over dinner - not to get drunk, but as part of the experience. When you sit down to a two hour meal it's nice to relax and take your time. Losing control is blacking out, getting sick, or being carried home - there's a big difference between the two.
I'm not sure if it's because it's part of modern society or what, but there's times where it seems like we're in a chemical society. You wake up and have your coffee, take a multivitamin because chances are we don't eat correctly, perhaps have a couple of prescriptions from the doctor and then have a beer or wine at night to relax.
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It's always been my personal opinion that no matter how drunk you become you are still responsible for what you say and do - the repercussions will come and likely with a hangover.
Alcohol is a drug and does reduce your inhibitions but it does not fundamentall change who you are as a person. I think there are some people that use alcohol as an excuse for a lot of things or as a release for stress built up throughout the week which a bad decision.
With that said the US has a very unique drinking culture, partially due to the late drinking age and binge drinking that usually occurs beforehand. Most european countries have a higher per capita consumption of both beer and wine (I found a cool site that compared statistics like this and in Ireland the average consumption is 200 liters of beer per year, and in France wine is about 60 liters per year).
I think it is a social disadvantage to not go to bars - while I did my co-op, most people got to know each other by going out at night and getting drunk, which wasn't something I was able to do because I was under 21. That's easier to explain than choosing not to drink because there's a lot of people that don't understand or accept it.
I enjoy sharing a bottle of wine over dinner - not to get drunk, but as part of the experience. When you sit down to a two hour meal it's nice to relax and take your time. Losing control is blacking out, getting sick, or being carried home - there's a big difference between the two.
I'm not sure if it's because it's part of modern society or what, but there's times where it seems like we're in a chemical society. You wake up and have your coffee, take a multivitamin because chances are we don't eat correctly, perhaps have a couple of prescriptions from the doctor and then have a beer or wine at night to relax.
Moderation Joe, moderation.
I absolutely agree with you Joe. That is why I also don't support hypnotism for non-medical purposes.
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