Serious question. Daily? Weekends? A little? A lot? Do you drink on your own?
I go out at least once a month, whether or not Iām getting shattered depends on the month.
I might have a single drink once or twice a month at my buddies house typically. Havenāt seen in awhile though, been a month or two.
Iāll drink at home alone maybe two or three times a month, once a week at most. Typically just catch a good buzz to take the edge off and actually fall asleep. Three or four times a year Iāll absolutely tie one the fuck on and get hammered.
I prefer to do my serious drinking alone. Me, a bottle of jameson and a pint glass.
I like to have 1-2 beers a night 3/5 weeknights and one weekend night and maybe 4-6 drinks once a month, almost always on a weekend.
Edit-I donāt drink alone often but Iām not often alone and have certainly had some drinks with the finest company in the world on occasion
I have never had a drop.
My fiancee and I will share a bottle of wine at least once a month when we cook a nice dinner.
On my own, maybe a whiskey or two after work on Friday to unwind and start the weekend.
Occasionally, if a buddy is in town, Iāll go out and have a whiskey or cocktail.
Beyond that, just special occasions (weddings, bachelor parties, networking events, etc).
1-3 beers a week, generally, with the occasional glass of dinner wine a few times per month.
I used to put down maybe 15 to 18 beers a night plus a couple of percs or vics. On weekends with a couple of eight-balls the sky was the limit.
I have never had a drink in my life.
3-4 beers a week on 3 different days.
[quote]Yogi wrote:
Serious question. Daily? Weekends? A little? A lot? Do you drink on your own?[/quote]
Why do want to know? It seems like an interesting enough question, but if youāre trying to identify "normal think this is the place.
Iāll answer anywayāthese days Iām normally a 1-3 drink/week guy. Right now I am going through the early stages of a divorce so Iām more in the 7-10 per week. Life kind of sucks and a good nightcap makes the difference between sleeping or not.
I used to be a Mad Men style lush, 3 martinis per night got me toĆĀ normal, 5, was fun and anymore than that was a party. Iāll never be that guy again. Honestly, lifting have made the difference and I hope will continue to.
I stick to mainly beer. My norm is to buy a case of Bud and 1/2 case of Heineken Light and try to make it last the week. 36/7 = about 5 a day, which in the summer is pretty easy to do. Some summer days Iām good for 10-15 beers a dayā¦ so my intake varies. Now it has cooled off a bunch so I do about 3 a day and my kids nail my stash too. But then again, anything of theirs in MY refrigerator is fair game too.
I drink quite a bit alone, or hang out with the cat and we watch TV together.
[quote]TheKraken wrote:
[quote]Yogi wrote:
Serious question. Daily? Weekends? A little? A lot? Do you drink on your own?[/quote]
Why do want to know? It seems like an interesting enough question, but if youāre trying to identify "normal think this is the place.
Iāll answer anywayāthese days Iām normally a 1-3 drink/week guy. Right now I am going through the early stages of a divorce so Iām more in the 7-10 per week. Life kind of sucks and a good nightcap makes the difference between sleeping or not.
I used to be a Mad Men style lush, 3 martinis per night got me toĆ?ĆĀ normal, 5, was fun and anymore than that was a party. Iāll never be that guy again. Honestly, lifting have made the difference and I hope will continue to.
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Sorry to hear about the divorce I hope everything works out in the long run.
It varies considerably. The past several months have been pretty mild though, and I kind of want to keep it that way. Probably about 3 drinks twice a week. Usually with someone else, occasionally alone if Iām in the mood.
Probably about a drink every 2-3 months on average. Never on my own, and usually only for the experience (e.g. exotic drink at a bar or something). My Russian ancestors must be rolling around in their graves.
[quote]TheKraken wrote:
Why do want to know? It seems like an interesting enough question, but if youāre trying to identify "normal think this is the place.
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Iām just curious after talking to a mate of mine about it the other day. He mentioned he was trying to cut down his drinking, as it turns out he drinks 4 gin martinis every night after work. That struck me as quite a lot to drink on his own. Iāve another mate whoāll happily sit and drink his way through 12 beers over the course of an evening, starting from when he gets home from work until itās time to go to bed.
I was curious what other people did because I NEVER drink alone. I think Iāve done it maybe 3 times in my life, and only ever gotten drunk solo once. I really donāt like it - end up shouting at the tv. I canāt understand someone like Beans who likes to get tanked on his own. Not saying itās wrong or that he shouldnāt do it, just that Iād never be into it.
I hardly ever drink, personally, but when I do I like to get good and shitfaced. Only happens every few months though. Used to be a couple of times a weekend every weekend when I was young, but now Iām old and antisocial. If all my mates gave up drinking Iād never drink again.
By myself, I rarely drink if ever, but if I go out to a bar or go dancing I will have a few long islands.
Thereās gotta be a genetic predisposition to liking alcohol and alcoholism.
I drank a lot in college but ever since then I can count the number of times Iāve drank per year in one hand.
Iām the guy at the bar drinking Perrier
[quote]Yogi wrote:
I canāt understand someone like Beans who likes to get tanked on his own. Not saying itās wrong or that he shouldnāt do it, just that Iād never be into it.
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I mean, in my defense, it isnāt like I get hammered and start fights with the TV or cry myself to sleep over some hardship.
Look, I love drinking. The taste, the smell, the warm rush as the buzz takes hold. That perfect level of relaxed that you can maintain with just a small sip every so often.
I drink because I enjoy it. I donāt need it to be extroverted, nor do I need it to āsay what I really feelā. I donāt need a single drink to go out and have a good time. (Not saying you or anyone does, just making a point.) I drink because I like the way it feels, at the time. (Iām too old to like the way it feels the next day lol.)
Why the fuck would I want to piss away the awesome by generally ignoring it due to having to have conversation, or pay attention to anyone else?
Give me a 4 finger glass of whiskey, some music* that fits my mood and knowing my family is upstairs safe and asleepā¦ Iām in hog fucking heaven. I can ponder lifeās eternal questions, or read about something that interests me. Or I can sit there and just chill. I donāt have to answer to anyone, nor do anything I donāt want to do, like talk to someone. (Iām an extrovert, but some days Iāve just had enough of people.)
*Been listening to Slashās new stuff a lot lately with Myles Kennedy. Seeing as Slash was shit housed for most of his life, he still plays like he is drunk. So when youāre drunkā¦ Man does it sound even better.