Drinking for the first time

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OK, so I have been invited by a mate to join him and some others in a drinking session tomorrow. So far I have said yes.

However, this will be my first time drinking anything other than a little wine / whisky and my first time drinking with "serious" drinkers who have all been drinking longer than me. So I have some problems. Mainly, I don't know my limits at all - how much could I drink of beer/vodka and not get drunk for someone who is 6'2 and medium/above average build. I don't want to get drunk to be honest since I am paranoid of doing some stupid shit and I have no intention of walking around my area at night in such a state.

I also have a big problem in that my mum really is against me drinking, I know (or I think I know) that I would drink responsible unless I got dragged into some "who can drink the most" crap. So basically when I get home, how much could I drink (I know it varies for people) without it being obvious that I have been drinking (e.g. would my breath smell alot) ? This would be especially important if I end up getting a lift in her car, is it possible to tell from across the driver and passenger seats? Also, is there any way of sobering up quickly or getting your act together and are there any precautions to take beforehand so you don't do something stupid?

Finally, for someone who has never drunk before, what would taste best and what would I like? I've heard Cider tastes good. I'd like to hear past experiences since I have not made my mind up whether or not to go through with this.

Thanks.
 
Well...

Since I've never drank beer before, I don't know if I can give you the best advice, but I'll say this: You shouldn't drink if you don't feel comfortable doing it. My friends have also pressured me to drink beer before, similar to the situation you're in, and I just said no.
 
To be honest, I don't really have a problem with the drinking, I just want to be on the safe side and not get into trouble with my mum.

It is peer pressure tbh, it is fucking annoying to listening to everyone talk about how drunk they got and how much they can drink etc, and almost everyone drinks. I am not exaggerating - the UK and Ireland have massive drinking cultures. I just want to hang out with my mates and have some fun.
 
Let me first tell you that it is entirely possible to have as much fun without drinking, but obviously that isn't going to happen.

The thing with alcohol is that how drunk you get depends on how much you drink in what amount of time. If the fun lasts the whole night, then you can handle a lot more beers overall than if you drink the same amount within, say, an hour.

tbh it is really obvious, especially for parents, if you have been drinking, probably as soon as you go over, say, 3 beers. If you want to drink more without getting in trouble, I would recommend to quit drinking when the party's coming to an end, and waiting a while before going home, drinking water afterwards.
 
I reckon you should go and have a couple of beers, and then see how you feel. Don't just drink because everyone else is downing their beers or whatever.
 
As someone who drinks both a lot and often, I will say that drinking is only as good (or bad) as you want it to be. A good idea is to think of drinking as an aid to your good time, not necessarily the good time itself (though I love drinking for any reason, or lack thereof).

If you're just starting to drink, it's probably best to take it light, though. Beer is a good choice no matter what the occasion. Most people just starting out tend to drink lighter beers, such as lagers (Heineken, for example).

If liquor is what you're after, the combination of rum and cola has been a mainstay because it generally goes down just like a can of Coca-Cola. A screwdriver (ie, vodka and orange juice) is also simple, but easy to drink. In general, "this and that" drinks (some liquor "this" combined with some non-alcoholic beverage "that") provide a very ample number of different combinations, and you can just find one you like.

Just don't go overboard. Drink water before/during/after drinking, eat before you go to the party, bring some gum, and don't drink as fast as you can.
 
do not focus on the drinking, focus on the good times. if all your friends are obsessed with only drinking they are probably lame =|

the situation with your mom makes it pretty obvious that this is a terrible time to get shitfaced so you should either just bring a couple of beers (4 tall cans?) and do whatever with them and once you start "feeling it" just slow down and be cool.

drinking mixed drinks for me is scary because it is so easy and you lose track of how much alcohol you are drinking. drinking hella vodka cranberry are almost always one way tickets to sleeze. id stick with beer.

drinking is not a big deal imo but i stopped liking it about a year ago e__E
 
Ha, this bring backs good memories... sort of. Ok, here are some precautions and what not..

*Watch out for drinking games such as F**k the Dealer, Beer Pong, and others. I'm not saying to not play them.. but don't play to many games.

*One mistake I made when I first drank was that I thought Beer = Liquor, alcohol % wise. Don't make that same foolish mistake.

*Drinking water and bread sandwiches can help sober you up and keep your stomach from being upset.

*Drinking defiantly should not be your only priority for fun times with friends.

Most importantly have fun, be social, and don't be the first one to pass out.
 
I've avoided drinking all my life. I actually really hate the idea of it, especially because I'm seeing so many people I once gave a damn about a few years ago again whose lives have been ravaged by it already to the point that this and drugs are all they can talk about. It's really disgusting what people will do to separate themselves from the "nerd" crowd and I hope they get the impression that I'm disappointed in them.
If your friends really are friends, they'll rag on you, but I'm pretty sure the more you decline from drinking with them they'll lose interest in the whole thing and single out someone else for something else.
 
Storm FTW said:
Don't drink.
Save money.
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Beer is cheaper than gas, so with your logic, don't drive, drink to save money.

I would just go with a light lager, because it has a low percentage of alchohol

Oh yeah, and having a shitload of vitamin C in your body helps to prevent the feelings of drunkenness
So go get some airborne or something
 
Well, drinking in this case will be a lot different for you. If you're 6-2, I'd assume you could have at least 9 shots. Of course, it depends partly on weight as well, so you have to take that into consideration. 135 lbs can usually have a max of 8 shots, before puking and stuff. I'd just take one at a time, and make sure that you don't feel super light-headed/nauseous. If you want limits, I'm sure 8 shots of vodka/rum/whatever would be enough to get you buzzed and chill for the night.

The main thing is discipline when drinking. Its always smart to set limits before going into an event so that you aim for that goal and don't go over. If you go over your limit, bad things will happen (trust me I know, its mostly the reason I stopped drinking). You can easily drink to have fun, as long as you set limits and don't overdue it. Alcohol poisoning is serious stuff, and death isn't as uncommon as you might assume it to be.

As for recommendations, no alcohol really tastes great, regardless of what anyone says. The only thing I've ever had that tasted great was a Yagerbomb, and that is so bad for you thats its mostly a one-time thing. All vodka tastes like crap, regardless of flavor (aftertaste sucks). Rum can be good with a chaser (coke, pepsi, etc), but it can mess you up if you can't control yourself. I'd just drink a few shots to get buzzed and chill for the rest of the night.
 
Rampardos101 said:
I don't even know why you want to drink?
What is so good about...
The world doesn't need more DUIs :/
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Storm FTW said:
Don't drink.
Save money.
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Awesome guys, thanks for the advice.

Okay, listen to me and listen good, because I've been a heavy drinker for a long time... there is no, I repeat, NO WAY to know how much alcohol it will take to get you drunk. I've seen 6'3" 250pound huge guys get fucked after 4 beers, and I've had midget-sized 18-year-old girls drink me under the table. There is no way to answer this question except like havoc said: For fuck's sake, BE CAREFUL and TAKE IT EASY.

Which leads me to my second point. This is your first time drinking, and you're going to have wine and whiskey? I'm not gonna lie, that's fucking RETARDED. If your friends are big drinkers, good for them, but there's no way in hell you should be drinking whiskey. Get beer, and if that's not possible, get lots and lots of pop to mix with the whiskey: I'd recommend your mixes to be 20% alcohol, at the MOST.

As for getting away with it? You're not going to. Parents aren't fucking dumb, as I have come to find out. Every single time I thought I had my mom and dad fooled in my younger days, they knew. EVERY TIME. If you drink, you will fall under the influence, your speech patterns will change, your body language will as well. Who will notice that more than your mom, who's been with you your entire life?

Proceed with caution, my young friend.
 
Have 2 cans of beer, if you still wanna drink, stash a nestea in ur pocket
Say you need to take a piss, dump the beer and poor nestea in its hard to tell the difference.
 
Make sure you line your stomach first! A meal with some protiens and carbs will help slow the intoxicating effects. Drinking water throughout will also help keep you hyrdrated, and increase the amount you need to piss, getting the alcohol out of your system faster.

As already mentioned, as a first time drinker beer or spirits+mixers are probably best. Beer is good, as you can judge exactly how much you have drunk and it has a fairly low alcohol content, however, it is easier to smell on your breath and has other tell-tale side effects (like burping). Spirits+mixers can go down easily, and it can be hard to judge how much you've drunk. However you can make them pretty weak, and no one will know. They're also harder to smell on your breath.

Number one way to fake soberness on a lift home? Pretend to fall asleep.

Hope some of this helps, just take it easy and enjoy yourself.

Ben
 
Ignore anyone who says 'this will sober you up' it doesn't. At all. Once you're drunk there is no way to get sober, except time.
Having said that, just before you go to sleep, and any time at night you get up to piss, drink as much water as you can. Your head will thank you for it next morning. And hey, drinking is fun. Have fun.
 
Just to be straight, I'm not going to be drinking whiskey or wine nor am I going to mow someone down in a car.

Thanks for all the advice - the way I gauge the way of going is to eat, keep hydrated and keep it simple with beers.

I'm 70-30 against going through with this atm, my mum's not very happy with the location and that's even without telling her I'll probably be home late. If you add alcohol (which apparently may be hard to disguise) to that there's the potential for me to get fucked. If she lightens up on that front I may consider going, but I'll probably make my mind up tomorrow morning - see what she thinks again and see what the finer details of the evening are.
 
I'm seconding what DM said earlier. If you're going home the same night you're drinking, you're not gonna be able to convince your mother you weren't drinking, without fail. And in all honesty, if you're drinking seriously for the first time, I'd honestly recommend making it a time that you don't really need to worry about sobering up quickly. I don't mean to say that you're not going to drink responsibly, but if you're drinking for the first time you really should give yourself some insurance against overdrinking. If you go drinking and manage to hide the fact that you're buzzed when you get home, you'll still have the problem of hiding the fact that you're hung over the next morning.

To sum up, if you decide to go drink, make sure you can live with your mum finding out about it, because it's impossible to guarantee she won't.
 
If your gonna get drunk, make sure your staying at a friends place. Do not go home drunk! If you can't stay over, than just make sure you've sobered up before you go home and just go straight to bed.

Even though your a first timer, your previous exposure to alcohol and your above average Body Mass should mean that you can sober up before going home.
 
SkarmBlissCounter said:
Just to be straight, I'm not going to be drinking whiskey or wine nor am I going to mow someone down in a car.

Thanks for all the advice - the way I gauge the way of going is to eat, keep hydrated and keep it simple with beers.

I'm 70-30 against going through with this atm, my mum's not very happy with the location and that's even without telling her I'll probably be home late. If you add alcohol (which apparently may be hard to disguise) to that there's the potential for me to get fucked. If she lightens up on that front I may consider going, but I'll probably make my mind up tomorrow morning - see what she thinks again and see what the finer details of the evening are.
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That sounds very well calculated. Sorry to be such a piss blanket, but the best way to avoid fucking this up is by just not going. How are you going to be able to enjoy yourself if your worried about getting in trouble the whole time, anyways, regardless of how drunk you get?
Also, remember any preemptively planned countermeasures may be impossible to take advantage of in not getting caught if you get really drunk. :nerd:
 
Haha, dudes who have never drunk, you should not be giving advice on drinking.

Okay, you're living in England, so your beer will most likely have a higher alcohol percentage than most American beer. Adjust any advice from Americans.

First time drinking should be with a small group of close friends, you'll feel a lot safer and less like you're being judged on your performance.

You will not be able to handle 9 shots your first time. For your first time ever, drink maybe 3 or 4 beers (translates to about 5 - 7 U.S. beers at 3-4%) over the course of four hours. This will get you tipsy, not falling-down drunk, and tipsy is what you want for your first time - it'll show you that drinking and being "drunk" isn't as big a deal as you might have expected, and it'll give you a taste of how alcohol will affect you before you dive into real drunkenness. My first time, I had three beers and I just laughed a lot and felt kind of dizzy. If you're not used to the taste of beer you won't want to drink any more than this anyway.

Stop drinking about an hour and a half before you're going to go home, you'll be beginning to sober up before your mum arrives. If you don't want to be straight with her, there are a few things you can try to disguise your drinking: firstly, don't try to talk to her when you get home. Think mono-syllabic answers. If she's picking you up, act tired and try to sleep in the car. As soon as she starts interacting with you on any complex level she will realize you are drunk. If she smells beer, just say somebody spilled some on you.

Even if water doesn't actually sober you up, beer dehydrates you, so drink a few glasses of water before you go to bed.

One more thing - what feels like peer pressure is often just a genuine desire to have fun with a friend. Most people who drink regularly do so because it's an enjoyable experience and the consequences of it are really far less serious than non-drinkers imagine.
 
Uhh.. You should definitely get away with drinking if you dont drink to the point that you get drunk. Though that will be hard to gauge..

So something like three beers should be pretty safe.. I dunno your parents but maybe if you can demonstrate an ability to drink sensibly they will be impressed. And drink slowly.. It is harder for people to pressure you into drinking more if you have a drink in your hand even if they mock you for nursing it - which I probably would do if I was drinking at this party.

Some other points, where DM says 20% alcohol I hope he means 20% alcoholic beverage mixed with 80% coke or something, because 20% alcoholic content is pretty strong.. I'd aim for more like 5%..

But most importantly is have a good time.. Parents will forgive you eventually, if you have a great night it will probably be worth it. Just dont do anything retarded! I kinda worry that this post sorta seems like it is just gonna scare you, when it is meant to be reassuring.

Have a nice day.
 
If you're having this drinking session at a friends house, you can ask to sleep over that way your parents won't find out.

That's the only advice I can give you now.

But honestly, if you're not going to have fun just because your scared of your parents reaction, I wouldn't really drink. And if your the only sober one there, it's going to be hell having to take care of your friends, unless they now how to control themselves.
 
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