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 Originally Posted by givememyleg
i'll never understand how anyone can go through life being sober.
Not so bad. Dancy/clubby bars are kinda teh sucks but that's mostly because I'm not single and ready to mingle and because clubby bars suck anyway.
Parties, weddings, sit and chat bars, etc are still just as fun. What I've found is that being around other people who are drunk and being in situations where it's socially unacceptable to be an idiot are at least as big of contributors to feeling comfortable with going crazy as alcohol itself. If I had a nickel for every time I've had someone at a party or a bar be like, "and you're the guy who's NOT drinking and you're acting like ________." Except I don't have to black out and come back to talking to a cop and wake up the next morning with loved ones pissed at me. Total win-win.
It helps that 1) I have a lot of support in my family from fellow sobers, 2) most of my friends are girls and 3) pretty much all of my guy friends are nice people who care about other people's feelings and stuff (eg: BooG). I know of people who struggle with sobering up because they hang out with a lot of people who take "Drink, faggot!" beyond good-natured ribbing.
The only thing I really miss about drinking is the fact that I really loved good scotches, beers, wins and cocktails. Tea has filled this void a lot for me, and even really fancy tea is WAAAY cheaper than their alcoholic counterparts, so that's nice.
But I don't want to hijack a thread about drinking with my lame tales of how I don't drink, so here's a Chappelle post saver: Dave Chappelle - White People - YouTube
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