Non-drinkers discussion/rant thread

[Ensay]

I'm not a teetotaller, but I only drink if I go out and even then I usually volunteer to do the driving so I don't drink.

So many people will say things like "aww it's a shame you can't drink tonight", even though they've said it loads of times in the past and I've just shrugged and said I don't care.

I'll only drink ale if I have alcohol, I don't like wine or anything stronger. I remember once saying I didn't like wine and that it all tasted the same to me and people reacted like I'd got two heads. I don't get it...

 

[Reality_tv_lover]

I work in retail and the amount of alcohol we sell early in the morning before 9am is actually quite eye opening, we have home orders for bottles of vodka virtually every day again early in the morning I definitely think this country has a problem with alcohol and it seems to be a badge of honour to go out and get drunk
You can't advertise cigarettes and you can't stock sweets/crisps/unhealthy snacks within so many meters of the tills but there is no such laws for alcohol which I find puzzling

Also work retail and we've recently started accepting Ubers and deliveroos. The amount of alcohol deliveries we get come through is mad also our store offers 6 bottles for 25% off with a nectar card and I just don't understand why you would need that many

 

[Melian]

Hello fellow teetotallers! I have a very handy excuse for avoiding alcohol (it causes migraines), but I've even had people say "oh just take your medication and carry on" like no, I'd rather not feel like death for several days just to have a drink, thanks.

Same! I wasn't that fussed when I realised it was a trigger. I was more gutted that I couldn't have cheese

 

[Reality_tv_lover]

I've found my thread. Total coffee person here no drinks I've had are nice the one time I did get a little tipsy out with the mums I hated the massive headache and anxiety I felt especially not feeling 100% in control and having to get into a taxi like this to go home at half 11 at night

 

[Tangent Tiger]

I can't drink because of health reasons either but don't get any hassle because of it, perhaps because I'm older?

It's really juvenile and stupid of them (not trying to say you're juvenile!). People should respect that you're not drinking. You have to respect other people's decisions.

 

[Suzesnooze]

It’s the same with tea! I only drink coffee in the morning, so if I’m out in the afternoon at a cafe I used to just get a peppermint tea or something, you end up paying £3 for a mug of hot water with a tea bag! I always get a decaf coffee now, same price but at least some more ingredientsand effort have gone into it.

I agree with this as I’m the same. Just have a morning coffee then drink water or peppermint tea. I could buy a box of 20 peppermint tea bags for less than cafes charge for one bag!

 

[DipsyDoodle]

Same! I wasn't that fussed when I realised it was a trigger. I was more gutted that I couldn't have cheese

Same! One of the greatest disappointments of my life is that I can no longer eat cheese!

 

[Horridhenrietta]

It is predictable when people resort to calling their friends boring, because you don’t join them in their favourite pursuit.

My counter-argument is to say, “well you must be boring as you need a stimulus to liven you up!”

Love it! It was pointless saying anything though as she was at that stage of drunk where she wouldn't remember

 

[DipsyDoodle]

Does anyone else get really pissed off at how much places charge for soft drinks? My girlfriend and I love live music and we're always out at gigs, but don't always bother getting a drink when we're there as the prices are so high. Last year we went to see a comedian and I went to get a Diet Coke, what they served me was not Coke, it was a generic cola flavoured carbonated drink and then when we went to the loo in the venue afterwards there was a poster advertising some of their drinks, and it was actually cheaper to get a pint of cider than what I'd paid for my fake Coke

 

[Suzesnooze]

Does anyone else get really pissed off at how much places charge for soft drinks? My girlfriend and I love live music and we're always out at gigs, but don't always bother getting a drink when we're there as the prices are so high. Last year we went to see a comedian and I went to get a Diet Coke, what they served me was not Coke, it was a generic cola flavoured carbonated drink and then when we went to the loo in the venue afterwards there was a poster advertising some of their drinks, and it was actually cheaper to get a pint of cider than what I'd paid for my fake Coke

They’re expensive but I don’t like soft drinks. I just drink tap water! I’m a cheap date!

 

[angelfizz]

I stopped 3 years ago, I can no longer drink due to health issues and to be honest I don’t miss it one bit. The only thing that irks me is that people often assume I’m an ex- alcoholic, which I’m not, and often ask me “why I don’t drink”. I never really drank much anyway, I can’t cope with the hangovers mine seemed to last a week

 

[OatMatchaLatte]

Does anyone else get really pissed off at how much places charge for soft drinks? My girlfriend and I love live music and we're always out at gigs, but don't always bother getting a drink when we're there as the prices are so high. Last year we went to see a comedian and I went to get a Diet Coke, what they served me was not Coke, it was a generic cola flavoured carbonated drink and then when we went to the loo in the venue afterwards there was a poster advertising some of their drinks, and it was actually cheaper to get a pint of cider than what I'd paid for my fake Coke

It’s the same with tea! I only drink coffee in the morning, so if I’m out in the afternoon at a cafe I used to just get a peppermint tea or something, you end up paying £3 for a mug of hot water with a tea bag! I always get a decaf coffee now, same price but at least some more ingredientsand effort have gone into it.

 

[DipsyDoodle]

They’re expensive but I don’t like soft drinks. I just drink tap water! I’m a cheap date!

I love a nice Diet Coke, but usually have a tap water too