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Do you drink? If yes, for how long? Since what age? I'm asking these questions, I don't really want discussion. I just want people to answer them, straight out. If you can say no to the first question, PLEASE RESOND, I can use the information. Why am I interested, you may ask? My name is James "Arctic" Findow, I'm in Grade Eight at an elementary school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I myself despise drinking. Too bad that people in my grade eight class got wasted this weekend, and think it was "cool." I want you opinions. I remember a month or two back when I started the teen resource extension to TriElite, and that failed. I guess I didn't have the motivation for it, but now reality has hit home. Thanks, and remember, try not to discuss anything. SIDE QUESTION! JUST ADDED! How do you feel about this real life story and issue, thirteen year old kids getting drunk and proud of it? Well, fourteen. I think... (Just edit your previous posts, thanks)
I was under a day old when I started drinking.
Stryder I was under a day old when I started drinking. I MEAN ALCOHOL OMG WTF YOU IDIOT WTF GOGMOMGOM
Yes, 16. I am now 25. That makes 9 years.
1: Twice a year or less. 2: Varies on the situation. Though i dont get heavy with it. 3: Since 16 years old. Comments: I dont think drinking is a thing you should do everyday, or even once a month. I believe there is a time and situation, and to never drink to the point of cellular damage. My friends and I will have a glass of wine on each others birthdays, but just one glass. Past that your just sinking to lower middle class behavior.
EDIT: Removed, i dont want to be like ACK
I drink occasiocally, never to the point of getting pissed though, a few shots of whiskey or a few glasses of baileys at weekends... I'm currently 15 almost 16, started about my 15th birthday...
16 and I get ripped on occasion but I have cut way down.
8th graders got wasted? They is very sad. I'm 16 and I don't drink. I have done on many occasions, but I NEVER overdo it. I never let myself get drunk or even to the point where I am irresponsible in any way. The only reason I would drink is if there is an occasion, I'm drinking with others and I like the drink. I'd never touch beer or whiskey because they taste like shit. I'll have some Rum or Tequilla when there is an occasion only because I enjoy the drink - not because I want to get drunk. (And this is with my parents around) 8th graders drinking... If they have tried it with their parents or something, then that is ok. However, if they got drunk by themselves, then they need an ass whooping for being retarded. They need some discipline.
began drinking Xmas 2003, drinking till this day.
glyde51 Do you drink? Negative. glyde51 If yes, for how long? N/A glyde51 Since what age?. N/A Comments: I'm 16 and I completely agree with you.
I'm 21 - been drinking since I was 17. I have some where from 2 to 5 beers (pints) a week, but have never been drunk. When I do drink I only ever have 1(abottle of beer or a glass of whine-jackD-whatever, and then I stop - preferring soft drinks instead.
Yes, since age 0, 19 years. Oh, you mean alcohol... Never. I don't see why people drink beer/etc. because they want to feel better or have more fun at parties/etc. when alcohol is a depressant.
Most alcohol tastes horrible and it would seem likely that many people kid theirselves that they like it so that they can get drunk. Drunks aren't a problem so much as what they leave on the street as you walk to work the next morning...despicable. I like some alcohol, of which I take at pubs and parties, but the stuff I take has little in it and is more on the tasty side as it holdes less than 5%. Although we sometimes buy a bottle of vodka between the 3 of us at my house...that stuff gets you dizzy after like 3 mixes, and it tastes terrible if you don't put in enough coke/irn bru/lemonade. What about shots? I hardly ever take them...
I first drank when I was 18, now I'm 25. I had moved away from home to another state and I figured if I was responsible enough to support myself, I was responsible enough to decide whether I should be allowed to drink. I have never had more than a couple of wine coolers, or 3 mixed drinks (Midori Sours) in a single night. I have never been drunk and have no desire to be. Most of the time, I don't drink at all and prefer to serve as the Designated Driver since I have a minivan. If I do drink and drive on the same night I have one alcoholic beverage first thing and wait at least 2-3 hours before driving. I personally believe getting drunk is incredibly stupid, especially when you do stupid things afterwards like drive, or have sex with someone you just met. Getting drunk at a place where you can spend the night or have a sober ride home is fine... in moderation, 2-3 times a year maybe.
I'm 17 and never drank before. The whole "getting drunk" thing is completely stupid. Why "have fun" if you can't remember it or control yourself? I believe alchohol can even be healthy when used in moderation. I also believe the drinking age in the US should be lowered to 18. Also, drinking doesn't offend God, getting drunk does (Eph. 5:18).
I was 17 (April '04) when I drank, and so it's been just over a year. I see nothing wrong with drinking as long as it's done in moderation.
I'm 18. The first time I got hammered was at age 14 or so, but that was one time. I actually started drinking on a more regular basis starting when I was 16-17. I prefer pot over alcohol any day--no hangovers.
I don't drink, I really don't see the point to it as it is expensive and if you overdo it you feel like crap and make a fool of yourself. However I think there is nothing wrong with having a glass of wine or beer with dinner.
I'm 17, and have never ever drank before. I really dislike young people drinking, and I'm glad to see that you don't approve of it glyde, it really depresses me sometimes how people think getting wasted, acting like idiots, and putting their lives at risk makes them cooler. I've gone through personal issues before with this, and even though I've never known anyone who has died because of drinking, my girlfriend used to drink a lot. She started around 13 yrs old (this is incredible to me). When we started going out, she found out that I didn't like it and tries not to, but still does sometimes. I don't mind if she drinks lightly every once in a while, but imagining her or one of my friends getting shit-faced sickens me. I applaude you and all others who see the stupidity in drinking at such a young age.
21 drank a few times but nothing to get me pissed i would prefer a glass of coke to a pint of beer
So would I, but give me vodka and some mountain dew and I'm happy.
What an odd post, the cornor (how ever you spell it) came and gave a presentation on not drinking and driving, lots of pics of dead people ect. Im 16, (17 in a little over a month) and i've only drank 5 or 6 times before. Never rode with a drunk, never will. Never will drive drunk, ecpecially if im going to be carring others and put they're lives in danger, mine no one gives a flying fuck about so what ever. Only times I ever drank we're at "sleep overs" aka staying up all night skating and watching skate videos in my terms. Vokda + IBC Cherry Soda = good. Beer and everything else taste like shit. Watching freinds get hurt sucks, ecpecially when it starts small and ends up with them in rehab at the age of 15. I've seen it happen and i fucking hate it. I'm the kinda person that takes a day quil and feels like he's floating so, what ever
Never drink. In my school, if you get caught drinking, or in possession, you get kicked off the football team. Just dont want to now
I've tried different alcoholic beverages, Sam Adams, Guiness, Corona Light, Baily's Irish Cream, Mudslide, Red Wine, Strawberry Ceciliano (Spelling?), and others. I've tried others as well, but I just don't like the taste of alcohol at all. No of it tastes even somewhat ok to me. I will however start drinking a cup of Red Wine a day when it is legal for me to do so because of the health benifits (Longer Life, Heart Benefits, etc)
Red Wine on health Take special note of the alcohol topic. More importantly, what you can take that is better for you than the wine itself. ...And no, I don't drink. The habit is counterproductive and the act has no logical foundation to it. "Because it feels good" is not a valid argument, just FYI.
Yay, a way to get the benefits of Red Wine without drinking it. I really don't like the taste of any alcoholic beverages, so that will be good for me.
Javaxcx ...And no, I don't drink. The habit is counterproductive and the act has no logical foundation to it. "Because it feels good" is not a valid argument, just FYI. Because it feels good is a retarded argument. American beers are like 0.005% alcohol. They taste like shit too. So imagine how much of those you'd have to drink to get drunk? And when you are drunk, you become useless. There I some drinks that are good though. Has anyone ever tried Malibu? It's coconut Rum with 21% alcohol. It tastes very very nice. I drink it when I get the chance.
warranto 22, never drank alchohol. Never touched it? __ Glyde who gives a shit if other people decide to drink? Thats their decision, doesn't effect you, so why care?
z310 Glyde who gives a shit if other people decide to drink? Thats their decision, doesn't effect you, so why care? Of course, what you say is the nature of the world and human beings.
Call me selfish, I plainly don't give a shit about them.
z310 warranto 22, never drank alchohol. Never touched it? __ Glyde who gives a shit if other people decide to drink? Thats their decision, doesn't effect you, so why care? Unless they attack you when they are drunk.
I'd get fucked up, I'd care, but it'd be my fault for being around him.
warranto 22, never drank alchohol.
majikent warranto 22, never drank alchohol. Usually when you quote someone, you leave a comment. Just FYI.
What he said was exactly what my reply was. No need to comment further.
first taste at around 13, currently 14 (turning 15 in 2 weeks), enjoy the occasional beer, which is hard to get now that I'm at boarding school.
i dont really know the first time i drank.. i guess maybe 13/14.. id prolly say younger.. when i'd get sick my dad would give me liquer.. it would make sick.. but then i got better right away lol the black kids tell me its a white ppl thing.. heh but i didnt really drink till i was 21.. just cause i could buy it leagaly.. and it wasnt a hassle... if im buyin.. its dewarfs scotch/whiskey and budweiser
I'm 16 now, I had my first alcohol on my 14th... >_<
In canada rarely, 16 In Germany on an exchange it's normal to have a beer or two, so more often - but not drunk. I don't have a problem with people getting drunk as long as they don't do anything that endagers others lives. Anyone caught driving drunk should never be allowed to drive again and have to serve a certain amount of time.
Used to get plastered regularly when I was 16- early 18, (legal age here is 18) but I've cut down a lot now. I don't like the feeling of being incapable as much, and the hangovers suck. Now I'll just go for a drink at the pub once a while (usually once a fortnight) and never more than three pints. It isn't really that fun, getting totally wankered, only to wake up the next day remembering nothing, with a huge headache and not being able to eat. Never touched pot either, know a few friends who used to take it who have now given up on it. The others I used to speak to have all quit College/Uni and have part-time jobs to pay for the stuff. (no cars, no anything else, just weed)
2000_years Never touched pot either, know a few friends who used to take it who have now given up on it. The others I used to speak to have all quit College/Uni and have part-time jobs to pay for the stuff. (no cars, no anything else, just weed) 98% of the population has tried pot at least once See thats what pisses me off, when peoples entire lives get surrounded by it. Take my freind i was speaking of when i drank those few times, he's now in rehab for cocaine. He used to be 4th best skater in the town (and county) now he stopped skating and plays basketball with the black kids, aka the kids who do coke. Fuck it. I miss him, the old him. Can't stand him now though
Fuck alcohol, it messes with your "performance."
cowmisfit 98% of the population has tried pot at least once Uh, no actually it's about 40% (over the age 12).
I did not touch alcohol until I was 28 - I wanted to get my life in order before I started doing things that could potentially get myself on the wrong path. I had 9 years of college to get through & I knew alcohol could be a real distraction from my goals. However, on my graduation, I got completely sh**faced...It was fun but only a one time thing. :oops: My wife and I drink occasionally & like to go on cruises as an excuse to get stupid. You know the boat rocks alot, but when you get some drinks in ya it seems to level out & you can walk straight. You can tell who is sober because they walk in a zigzag down the hallways...
Javaxcx Red Wine on health Take special note of the alcohol topic. More importantly, what you can take that is better for you than the wine itself. ...And no, I don't drink. The habit is counterproductive and the act has no logical foundation to it. "Because it feels good" is not a valid argument, just FYI. What if it's the ONLY thing in your life that feels good?
SEAL I'm 18. The first time I got hammered was at age 14 or so, but that was one time. I actually started drinking on a more regular basis starting when I was 16-17. I prefer pot over alcohol any day--no hangovers. I'm with him. Though, in moderation. Every couple months or so.
I started to drink when I was 14 or so. I went out when I was about 15. I usually drink one time a week. saturday night. about 17 beers or so. Nothing else than beer though, Never smoked a sigarette or something like that, Drugs neighter. only beer. I'm nearly 18 now.
I never drink. It's why I'm so thirsty all the time.
What was your point then? :rolleyes: The earlier you drink the better.
Jzinsky What if it's the ONLY thing in your life that feels good? The better question is, why is it the only thing in your life that feels good, and what can you do to phase out poisoning your body in the name of feeling good.
The whole business of being somehow portrayed as "cool" by altering your brain chemistry to turn yourself into a dumbass is one of the most rediculous ideas I've ever heard of. Those people you know, Glyde, are just playing into the hands of Big Alcohol, who want to make alcoholics out of children by running advertisements and subverting youth culture into a positive depiction of the effects of a mind-altering, dangerous drug. Recreational adult drinking is fine with me, I have no large problem with it, assuming no cars are involved. Kids getting wasted is not. I myself have never drunk more than a taste of beer and/or wine. Personally, I think they taste quite poor.
That's what all you young people should be saying. It should only be drunk by those 18 or older, at least in America. Granted the law says 21, but the government needs to do either one of two things. Make the age for military 21 or drop the legal drinking age to 18. I don't see how 18 year olds can die for our country, vote for our elected officials, but can't drink. It doesn't make any fucking sense to me.
cowmisfit 98% of the population has tried pot at least once You know, you have no proof that he did smoke pot once. I've never taken ANY kind of illegal drugs or alcohol. Do you believe me?
icedog90 cowmisfit 98% of the population has tried pot at least once You know, you have no proof that he did smoke pot once. I've never taken ANY kind of illegal drugs or alcohol. Do you believe me? Did i ever say he did? Thanks.
Well, why else would you say that to him?
icedog90 Well, why else would you say that to him? I was simply stating a figure i heard a while back, not to him, just stating it. chill out.
Most people drink because they want to, not because they think they look cool with a beer in their hands. More importantly, alcohol increases your chance of getting laid by 43.76%.
cowmisfit icedog90 Well, why else would you say that to him? I was simply stating a figure i heard a while back, not to him, just stating it. chill out. I'm perfectly calm. I was just wondering why you quoted his post when you said that, unless you weren't thinking... which happens to anybody.
Yes, i have drank alchohol before. Since about when i was, i think, ten. No, eightish.. I dont remember, i have apoor memory, though i know it was atleast 4 years ago, on July 4th, so i was at most 9 years of age. If you are good at math, you will have guessed i am 13. I agree with Crimson, that there is a time, and a place to drink, and not just for fun. About three years ago, 2002, in September, i drank approximately an inch of Crown Royal from a pint bottle. On the first day i ever drank alchohol, i drank about three, or four "shit beers". The ones that are very little proof, and taste like Lemonaid without enough sugar. I do not perticularly care if people drink. Also, i believe that the Forum creator said "Please do not discuss anything, just answer the questions".
Well, I think it's an important discussion to have, especially with so many impressionable youths around. And whoever said that people drinking doesn't affect anyone else? Why don't you tell that to the thousands of families who have lost a loved one because THEY were driving sober when a drunk driver hit them. When you drink and drive, you affect yourself, your passengers, and everyone else on the road. It's one of the most stupid things you can do. As for pot, I used to know a guy who smoked pot all the time. One day he was depressed because Domino's fired him and Pizza Hut wouldn't hire him, so he ordered a pizza from Pizza Hut and when the lady (40 year old mother of two) delivered the pizza, he shot her point blank and killed her. He was convicted of second-degree murder. When the cops arrived and asked him why he did it, his pot-hazed reply was "I don't know". You can be DAMN sure that I will not allow pot into my system, nor even into my house. People say it's not addicting and it mellows you out, but what I see is that it takes away your concern for anything. You just do whatever you want because you don't care about the consequences. I have a very low opinion of people who smoke pot on a regular basis.
Crimson Well, I think it's an important discussion to have, especially with so many impressionable youths around. And whoever said that people drinking doesn't affect anyone else? Why don't you tell that to the thousands of families who have lost a loved one because THEY were driving sober when a drunk driver hit them. When you drink and drive, you affect yourself, your passengers, and everyone else on the road. It's one of the most stupid things you can do. As for pot, I used to know a guy who smoked pot all the time. One day he was depressed because Domino's fired him and Pizza Hut wouldn't hire him, so he ordered a pizza from Pizza Hut and when the lady (40 year old mother of two) delivered the pizza, he shot her point blank and killed her. He was convicted of second-degree murder. When the cops arrived and asked him why he did it, his pot-hazed reply was "I don't know". You can be DAMN sure that I will not allow pot into my system, nor even into my house. People say it's not addicting and it mellows you out, but what I see is that it takes away your concern for anything. You just do whatever you want because you don't care about the consequences. I have a very low opinion of people who smoke pot on a regular basis. whoa now.. im REALLY not tryin to get into a refer covertion cause its not even worth me defending it.. but damn.. doin what he did.. i would HAVE TO SAY.. had nothing to do with the pot he was sm0kin i got hit by a drunk driver when i was 16.. i was sittin in the tail gate of an explorer.. car was full.. sittin at a red light and a drunk driver rear ended us.. estimated by the skid marks he was doin 40 to 60 mph it was his 3 or 4th DUI so i dont like drunk drivers.. i never do it myself b/c of that
You want to tell me you actually care about the consequences of your actions when you're high?
Yes. That guy was on something else or was just a simply an idiot with a problem other than what he was doing to kill someone like that.
I have to agree, he had something else wrong with him. In my experiences it just mellows you out and makes you feel relaxed. Never had any negative feelings towards someone, if I did, I'd never do it again.
ya.. refer is a stress releaver.. plain and simple what your talkin about is on par with Crack.. not Refer.. its not like i get high and say.. if i jump of this building.. im not going to care.. refer is also something that is not governmently created.. GOV wants you to stop doing street drugs.. and jump on there drugs they just keep hittin you with these comercails intill they find an illness you have.. im sad.. im mad.. i hate my life.. im depressed.. im too hyper.. my body hurts.. i cant sleep.. take this pill and it all goes away! imo liquer is worse then Refer.. you dont hear of doped up husbands beatin on their wives cause they were High theres not a refer rehab group out there thats as big as Alcohol Anonymous with the 12 step program.. hell Nicotine is 10 ten times as bad as refer! and yes nicotine is a drug.. big tobacco is in the business of sellin that drug.. the cigarette is the only means they have of adminasturing (sp?) it to you crack kills.. not refer
Weed, refer, whatever, is just as bad as any drug, and is much worse than nicotine, because it has no filter, which starts white then turns to a saturated yellow after smoking.
On a more real note than my last post... I drink like a fucking fish on a semi-regular basis, but I've never gotten into a fight due to being drunk, and I don't drive anyway. The thread wasn't originally about drugs, was it? If not... I won't go there, lol
Obviously something else was wrong with him... however, if he weren't high on pot, he probably would have thought more about the consequences of his actions. Instead, he was in the "high" state which is about as close to "fucking retard" on the mental scale as you can get... "Man, I'll just shoot whoever comes to the door... It's all good, man, because I'm relaaaaaxed... far out, man!" Then the cops come... "Why'd you shoot her, son?" "I don't know man... it's cool. She was too wound up... she just needed to chill out, man... so do you. Want a hit?" Fucking neanderthals, I swear.
glyde51 Weed, refer, whatever, is just as bad as any drug, and is much worse than nicotine, because it has no filter, which starts white then turns to a saturated yellow after smoking. lol you would think that.. but the filter is Where the Flavor at in menthol cigarettes.. how they get that refreshing minty tase is.. by adding amonia and fiberglass into the filters.. and i love me a good menthol smoke so havin no filter is actually more healthly the filter just adds more chemicals and nicotine is 100 times worse then Refer.. take it from a guy whos addicted to cigarettes i quit for 2 months.. and i didnt have a craving for 420.. i craved cigarettes
I drink since I'am 14. I don't have porblems with my parents or police because there is no law problem on the country I live in. I don't like it though, so I don't do it much, but me and my family have some drinks toguether.
You don't like alcohol, but yet you still do it? I'm sorry, but that makes no sense.
GeTSm0keD glyde51 Weed, refer, whatever, is just as bad as any drug, and is much worse than nicotine, because it has no filter, which starts white then turns to a saturated yellow after smoking. lol you would think that.. but the filter is Where the Flavor at in menthol cigarettes.. how they get that refreshing minty tase is.. by adding amonia and fiberglass into the filters.. and i love me a good menthol smoke so havin no filter is actually more healthly the filter just adds more chemicals and nicotine is 100 times worse then Refer.. take it from a guy whos addicted to cigarettes i quit for 2 months.. and i didnt have a craving for 420.. i craved cigarettes I bet you were high when you said this, the filter keeps out some of the toxins.
I'm 18, and I've never gotten drunk, or had more than a swallow of alcohol. Couple guys at school decided to be cool and try to get me drunk, gave me some "sprite" which contained vodka, I had some down before I realized what it was, then spat the rest out. Nastiest stuff I've ever had in my mouth... Alcohol and drugs both do extremely weird things to a person. For example, I've got a buddy who used to be one of the smartest kids in the school, he aced most everything he did without studying in the slightest bit. However, he started drinking, got really addicted to it, and just last week he dropped out cause he was failing every single class. I also have a friend who was in a similar situation, she was extremely intelligent, and got into weed, she is hardly the same person anymore. Her marks are terrible, and she simply doesn't care. Never in my life will I intentionally put alcohol into my system, smoke a cancer stick, or put some sort of drug into my body. They simply make no sense. If you cannot learn how to relax and enjoy yourself without the assistance of drugs, there is something seriously wrong with you.
Apache They simply make no sense. If you cannot learn how to relax and enjoy yourself without the assistance of drugs the majority of drug users can, though...
Apache If you cannot learn how to relax and enjoy yourself without the assistance of drugs, there is something seriously wrong with you. I certainly hope you are not implying that everybody who drinks/smokes cannot learn how to relax themselves without the drugs or alcohol that they consume.
I see you've taken what I said and presented it from a totally different angle :rolleyes:
Indeed, aren't I smart?
Gotten hammered a few times. Don't plan on ever doing it again.
I used to drink, but it got old and just wasn't fun anymore, so I stopped. Started when I turned 16, still am 16 now.. I don't smoke, period. I'd rather not actively engage in killing myself.
My own opinion on Alcohol and Marijuana: The only reason I would understand someone drinking alcohol is for socializing or just doing it to get drunk. If you drink to get drunk, then you are a dumbfuck. As for Marijuana: You must be even more retarded to smoke this. It stinks like SHIT, is illegal and renders you as useful as a freshly laid pile of steaming hot cow shit.
IRON FART It stinks like SHIT no doubt the guy told you it was marijuana when you paid £100 for a quarter ounce.
Oh no, I never touched the stuff. I was im my physical education class and we had a free period.... 2 Kids the same age as me started taking hits by the handball courts which were about 20 meters away from me, and the wind blew the smoke my way. Yeesh...It smelt terrible.
It seems somewhat unreasonable to talk about how bad being high is if you've never been high yourself.
I'm just saying that there is no appeal to it. Why do it?
mrpirate It seems somewhat unreasonable to talk about how bad being high is if you've never been high yourself. Exactly. Its like an ethiopiean telling you how to keep flys off your face, it just don't work.
IRON FART I'm just saying that there is no appeal to it. Why do it? You have a point there, sir!
mrpirate It seems somewhat unreasonable to talk about how bad being high is if you've never been high yourself. That logic is pretty tweaked. That is also like saying it is unreasonable to talk about how bad drunk driving is unless you've also done that yourself. The fact of the matter is, a given majority of people, when high, turn into complete goofed off morons. If that's how you want to feel, go nuts, and hope you don't get caught for breaking the law. The point is, probablility points to negative outcomes of doing such drugs-- that is the basis for people saying it is bad without actually trying it.
IRON FART IRON FART I'm just saying that there is no appeal to it. Why do it? You have a point there, sir! Why don't you just give yourself a cookie then?