Far from making this a competition between the drinkers and the
non, I would merely like to add another view point to the alcohol debate: the
view point of a Drinka!
I think if moderately consumed, alcohol can be okay. More
than okay actually. It’s quite nice. Sadly in order to drink it in moderation, most
have to test the waters before they find their limits, usually resulting in some
rather embarrassing moments! Rav will, I’m sure, remember the night I dropped
my chicken nuggets all over the floor and got in a strop or the time I missed
my own surprise birthday because I was lying in a toilet covered in sick.
For every glass of alcohol, you should have one of water to follow
(or so 'tipsforahangover' on twitter tells me)
Drinking from the bottle is NOT okay. It will only lead to this...
I only show you this hideous photo to highlight the
embarrassment that comes with getting too drunk...
Not to mention the hangover!
But in terms of alcohol abuse I have to agree with Rav. I think getting smashed is most peoples answer to the fact they don’t
have enough confidence to go out and have fun in their own skin. And this
pre-drinking culture! What is that? Stocking up on cheap, dirty booze to the
point of borderline or just plain, vomiting and heading out, not remembering
the night anyway! I blame the fact you can buy alcohol so readily in the
supermarket. Get too drunk in a pub and the landlord won’t serve you anymore.
Britain’s pub culture is unique and wonderful! It’s a shame so many are closing
these days. Simply increasing the tax on alcohol is NOT the answer Mr.
Politician, to todays ‘binge-drinking culture’.
More than that though I think alcohol abuse hides the aspects
of real life you don’t want to acknowledge-whether that be the fact you’re
living on the street or have a mental illness. It’s so sad. I’ve also had the unfortunate
experience of witnessing the grim effects of alcoholism on a close family
member. Blimey, that person could put away a bottle of red wine plus 8 cans of
(strong) larger or more a night! It was honestly horrible seeing them change
from the responsible adult they were, into an irrational screaming, raving
nightmare of a person. I now know the reason for this substance abuse was to
ease the effects of depression they were suffering from.
Unlike Rav though I believe in relishing in all the world
has to offer! Be it alcohol or drugs, bungee jumping or toe licking… don’t
knock it till you’ve tried it I say! Reiterating the point in my earlier post: ‘everything
in moderation’. If you can handle it, and most importantly are sensible with
it, alcohol can be a very enjoyable tipple! Plus nothing beats a cool, crisp pint of cider on a summers day!
Besides Alcohol is o’so natural… like magic mushrooms: Mother
Nature wouldn’t have put them there if she didn’t want us to have a go! I heard
a story the other day about a moose in Sweden that ate too many fermenting apples
and got ‘drunk’! What’s more natural than that! [Note: the moose actually
became stuck in a tree! A prime example of the effects of too much booze, if
there was one! I heard she was a lightweight anyway!]
Disclaimer: At no
point in this post am I promoting the use of illegal substances. Magic
mushrooms are a class A drug and are illegal to possess and supply in the UK.
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