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I need to get this out there to satisfy my soul.
I am really tired of logging onto Livejournal and seeing everyone complain about people's use of alcohol in college. I won't lie. I didn't drink much at all at home, but I have gotten drunk a few times already in college, and I'm tired of people saying how terrible it is. For me, drinking is a social thing, but I also feel like it represents freedom and experimentation, two great things about college. One important quality of life in my opinion is to be able to laugh at yourself, and getting drunk helps to serve that purpose. I know it's not the best thing for my body, but there are worse things I feel like I can do, like smoking cigarettes or doing drugs. I don't want to sound too much like an alcoholic, because people who know me know I'm not like that, but I still want to lay out why I'm tired of this crap.
I personally would never patronize people for their decisions not to drink, so I feel like it's unfair that people patronize others for drinking. That's the most important thing. I don't know about you, but I definetly don't sense that people who drink are directly patronizing those who don't. Sure, people who do drink do tend to "brag" about how much they drank and how much fun they had, but I don't really see people directly saying how it's wrong that people don't drink. Nobody is saying, at least where I am, that not drinking is social suicide, and maybe that's a product of where I am (Brandeis), but the right friends will think that as well. So don't rule out people just because they drink. They can often be the best people you will ever meet.
So please, stop patronizing people who do drink. I won't argue with your actual arguments. Yes, binge drinking is not healthy, that much is obvious. Yes, sometimes, people go to extreme measures to drink. But why call people out on it? If you are truely feeling uncomfortable with yourself if you don't drink, I feel like you should tell your friends about it. If they say that you should drink to be in your circle, then you should not be friends with them. Simple as that. I think that the good friends you make in this life care more about who you are than what you do. This isn't high school anymore.
I know this is kind of choppy and disorganized, but I needed to get this out there. I would be happy to discuss my point of view with anyone as long as the discussion stays civil, so feel free to comment.
-Pradamaster
I am really tired of logging onto Livejournal and seeing everyone complain about people's use of alcohol in college. I won't lie. I didn't drink much at all at home, but I have gotten drunk a few times already in college, and I'm tired of people saying how terrible it is. For me, drinking is a social thing, but I also feel like it represents freedom and experimentation, two great things about college. One important quality of life in my opinion is to be able to laugh at yourself, and getting drunk helps to serve that purpose. I know it's not the best thing for my body, but there are worse things I feel like I can do, like smoking cigarettes or doing drugs. I don't want to sound too much like an alcoholic, because people who know me know I'm not like that, but I still want to lay out why I'm tired of this crap.
I personally would never patronize people for their decisions not to drink, so I feel like it's unfair that people patronize others for drinking. That's the most important thing. I don't know about you, but I definetly don't sense that people who drink are directly patronizing those who don't. Sure, people who do drink do tend to "brag" about how much they drank and how much fun they had, but I don't really see people directly saying how it's wrong that people don't drink. Nobody is saying, at least where I am, that not drinking is social suicide, and maybe that's a product of where I am (Brandeis), but the right friends will think that as well. So don't rule out people just because they drink. They can often be the best people you will ever meet.
So please, stop patronizing people who do drink. I won't argue with your actual arguments. Yes, binge drinking is not healthy, that much is obvious. Yes, sometimes, people go to extreme measures to drink. But why call people out on it? If you are truely feeling uncomfortable with yourself if you don't drink, I feel like you should tell your friends about it. If they say that you should drink to be in your circle, then you should not be friends with them. Simple as that. I think that the good friends you make in this life care more about who you are than what you do. This isn't high school anymore.
I know this is kind of choppy and disorganized, but I needed to get this out there. I would be happy to discuss my point of view with anyone as long as the discussion stays civil, so feel free to comment.
-Pradamaster