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Drinking for the first time

Heartbreak, I just suggested he not do it. I didn't give him facts and figures such as "Drink this much to be socially accepted", which would have actually been the kind of advice about drinking your suggesting by bringing my lack of experience into your post.

Sorry to be the only nerd on a Pokemon forum.
 
Actually, the coke and rum argument is not a good one. When alcohol is carbonated, it is absorbed far quicker, resulting in a sudden onset drunkenness. Also, you tend to think you are more adept at skills and less drunk when you have caffeine in your body.

Of course, the safest route is not drinking at all, I would suggest doing it at a different time (parents are out maybe?)
 
It's your first time drinking. Drink 2 or 3 beers to get the "warm, loose" feeling that alcohol is supposed to provide when you don't abuse it, and keep it at that. Have another beer or two over the next couple hours to maintain that buzz. Don't go over that or you'll get too drunk. Your tolerance will rise RAPIDLY as you get use to drinking, but just stick to this 4-beer rule. You'll feel great.

And then, eventually, you'll maybe be able to hold your own against champion drinkers like myself :) (just kidding, any male at my weight that drinks 3-4 times a week could put me under the table)
 
I must admit I'm a little shocked to see that this will be your first time drinking...I can vouch for you that the drinking culture in the UK is just insane. At 14, I drank more than I do now. :(

Anyway, I'd say just take it naturally. Drink, see how you feel, drink some more. Be aware that alcohol can take a little time to kick in so don't knock back a pint and then think "wow, that didn't effect me at all; pass me another one." If you do it's gonna hit you like a brick.
 
ive been experimenting with the stuff for the past few months now, and I have to say this thread really kinda surprised me.

first time out I had 3.5 beers, and that really didnt do much of anything for me...I felt almost completely normal.

so then i switched to mixed drinks, stuff like orange juice + vodka, had about 100mL of 35% vodka overall and that got me laughing but barely only kinda buzzed. Nothing close to what I wanted at all...

I tried to get drunk off beer as I eventually found beer that tastes genuinely good (corona, steamwhistle), and i discovered I need about 6-7 to get to a "good drunk"...and thats just a lot of beer to drink. At parties over a night its ok but usually i want easier results, as lets face it, especially at my age, kids drink to get drunk and party not to nurse shit all night.

So i decided my best bet might just be straight shots...I dont know if this is bad or not, but it is how ive been doing it recently. I increase the amount little by little every time, trying to gauge what my "perfect" state is. And id say I finally found it my most recent time out...at 225mL of pure vodka.

Assuming 1 shot is 30 mL then thats 7.5 shots...and for a 5'8, 150 pound guy im not sure if thats normal, as I know my friends have a lot less, so i get worried sometimes.

And about eating, and trying to get rid of the intoxicating effects asap, for me and my friends its usually the opposite. We purposely dont eat to get drunk easier and pissing is usually the last thing I want to because I find that the minute i piss i suddenly feel sober. I dont know if these are bad/unhealthy habits so that is pretty much why im asking.

I have never puked or had a hangover, the worst I ever got was the 225mL time, i went and layed in bed and the ceiling was literally spinning above me, but i managed to sleep pretty soundly after about an hour of staring at a spinning ceiling.

I hadnt lost my balance at all that night, my speech wasnt slurred at all, and i still had a pretty good voice of reason going on. I was at a club, I could still tell which chicks were good looking and which werent, and id say my overall "game" improved with the drinks...a girl wouldnt want to spend a night with a babbling drunken idiot, so im not just leading myself on here.

anyways i guess i may have derailed this with my own personal shit, but I am curious on the matter and I guess I am just asking if what ive posted is for the most part typical, and if my non eating/non pissing ways are a bad idea.

PS: goes without saying but im obviously looking for the opinions of the older gents here ;)
 
dude you're young; drink a shitload, drink irresponsibly and puke your esophagus.

I'll drink beer but I don't really like it. I stick to basic mixed drinks like Bacardi Limon and juice, Whiskey sours or my personal favorite, Peppermint patties (Ice 101 shots with hershey syrup)

What I can say is be sure to piss when you have to; don't try and be tough and not go to the bathroom lol. It's really really bad to not pee when you have to while drinking. I'll skip the biology lesson, but basically, piss.

Also, if you're doing liquor, note that you won't feel the effects until about a half hour after drinking, so unless you really want to take my initial advice and drink irresponsibly, space out your liquor, otherwise you really will be puking out your esophagus.

Otherwise, loosen up and have some fun ^_^
 
i might be being an idiot here, but is beer alcohol?
and i told myself to NEVER drink because of a simple fact i learnt a few months ago whilst looking up ways to build muscle

now im no bodybuilder i just think its important to stay fit, but i found out drinking alcohol decreases your testosterone levels, something i would never want happening to me
 
Well, as someone who has undergone the teen party scene (and still is), I have a little advice.

At first, I was kinda paranoid like you. I didn't wanna get jacked up for fear of doing stupid things. So, I picked up on a little strategy that I learned from my AP Bio teacher (a crazy dude indeed). Now this kinda kills multiple birds with one stone, assuming your situation permits it.

Throughout the party, if you can, alternate every alcoholic beverage with a drink of water. For example, one beer, then one water, then one beer, then one water, etc... This not only keeps you hydrated (which is important since alcohol dehydrates you, but this significantly lessens the effects of your hangover), but it also keeps you with a drink in your hand, keeping your pride or whatever in tact. It also makes you piss way more, lessening the effects of the alcohol (yes, jackal, holding it in is bad).

I don't know if you'll be in a similar environment, but when I did this every party had those little red plastic cups. It was nice cause I could use the same type of cup for the water and then alcohol. No one knew the difference. The point of drinking is to feel the effects enough to have a good time. If you fall down drunk, you aren't having fun, so just drink enough to feel "good." Don't feel pressured into getting hammered.

Now, I'm a big fella (6'3" and about 245 lbs), and after a while I found that I could hold me alcohol pretty well, and eased up on the one beer, one water thing. But, this is your first time (you virgin ;P), and you shouldn't be heavily drinking. This might not be the best place to drink for the first time. It sounds like it is focused on hardcore drinking. If you can get away with my little strategy, then go for it. If not, then live to drink another day. Hopefully an opportunity can come by that allows you to test your limits for the first time.

I hoped this helped somewhat. I feel like I really understand the situation you are in, as I was there not so long ago. I see many parallels like parents (I have a similar type, from what it sounds like), and having friends that had already benn drinkers, and needing a way to get home (the one difference being that I am in the US, not the UK). If you have any more questions though, feel free to ask. I have plenty more advice. :)
 
As i consistently tell aamto, get your hands on as much citrus vodka as you can. Seriously, if you're gonna be puking your guts out in the morning, it's so worth it. Fucking orgasm in a fifth.
 
just to say thanks for all the advice everyone, I decided against going and am pretty pleased I didn't. Maybe some other time in more suitable circumstances - and I think the advice was useful if/when that time comes.
 
I don't really like beer either... :S

I mean, I used to drink tons on my first few weeks of college, and the novelty has worn off. I only had a couple drinks last night... usually I mix Vodka with something because I find the taste of beer so detestable.

So yeah, just drink as much as your comfortable with. If you don't rush you should be able to tell when you're close to the edge of becoming drunk. Then you'll be having fun but avoid any unnecessary stupidity.
 
SkarmBlissCounter said:
just to say thanks for all the advice everyone, I decided against going and am pretty pleased I didn't. Maybe some other time in more suitable circumstances - and I think the advice was useful if/when that time comes.
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Honestly, that's probably a very good decision on your part. You thought it through and didn't want to do it, and I commend you for that.
 
You know you can still go and not drink......

Just hang onto your first beer for a long ass time. Drunk people don't know if you've had 1 or 10 as long as you have a drink in your hand. Or, you know, if they were really your friends they wouldn't force you to drink..
 
The only thing I really have to say (based on personal experience) is beware of an allergic reaction. I've always known that I'm allergic to a drug called sulfa, but it never occurred to me that means I'm also allergic to sulfites in general. I don't drink (mainly because I think most booze just tastes pretty nasty), but I had just a tiny bit of wine during my freshman year of college (like 3 oz.), and I had the worst allergic reaction I've ever had in my life. From what I've heard, cheaper alcohol contains more sulfite than more expensive stuff.
Which reminds me, make sure you drink with someone who will be able to take care of you in the event that something does go wrong. While I was having my allergic reaction and puking my guts out, my friends were all too inebriated to realize that something was really wrong. They just thought it was a lightweight issue, laughed at me for being skin and bones, and pretty much ignored me for the rest of the night. -_-
 
If you ever feel pressured into drinking more than you want to, laugh it off with something like "the bigger man knows when to stop".

Take some strong mints if you don't want your parents finding out. A sober person can notice the smell of alcohol on your breath even if you drink just one pint. Avoid any spillages on your clothes or you might as well own up.
 
B-rock said:
Heartbreak, I just suggested he not do it. I didn't give him facts and figures such as "Drink this much to be socially accepted", which would have actually been the kind of advice about drinking your suggesting by bringing my lack of experience into your post.

Sorry to be the only nerd on a Pokemon forum.
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i can't really parse what you're trying to say here, but if it helps, you posted while i was writing - so i wasn't referring to you at all
 
Seriously just go drink, it is so lolworthy.
i think the first time i was properly drunk was a year ago now at a party, nothing bad happens. well that was kind of a sweeping statment, but just go for it. hipmonlee probably put it better than i ever could.
Put it this way, you dont know you limit and your a bit worried.
drink now, keep track of beers and it will be easier for you to kind of know when to stop in the future.
last thing, dont go home after drinking. stay at your friends house after.
ps do not die of alcahol poisoning. Not that you will. But if you do, dont haunt me.
 
Well the first time I drank I had six shots of various liquors in about a 15 minute span, which turned out to be a bad idea.

So yeah, agreeing with Aldaron's post a while back in which he said space out your drinks!

Also agreeing with Toby that you should be staying at your friend's house overnight instead of going home, though obviously I don't know how much of an option that is for you!
 
Aldaron said:
dude you're young; drink a shitload, drink irresponsibly and puke your esophagus.

I'll drink beer but I don't really like it. I stick to basic mixed drinks like Bacardi Limon and juice, Whiskey sours or my personal favorite, Peppermint patties (Ice 101 shots with hershey syrup)

What I can say is be sure to piss when you have to; don't try and be tough and not go to the bathroom lol. It's really really bad to not pee when you have to while drinking. I'll skip the biology lesson, but basically, piss.

Also, if you're doing liquor, note that you won't feel the effects until about a half hour after drinking, so unless you really want to take my initial advice and drink irresponsibly, space out your liquor, otherwise you really will be puking out your esophagus.

Otherwise, loosen up and have some fun ^_^
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i agree with this post

but holy shit dont drink bacardi.. well i guess it depends what your mates are like but i know mine would rip it out of me all night if i showed up sipping on a bacardi lol
 
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