First party. I don't drink.

official_adam · 2017-01-28T06:56:54+00:00

Its doubtful anyone will even notice. Just be yourself, If they'll probably be interested in why you don't drink more than anything so have those answers ready. Id go with "Cant, Im pregnant". Also they'll try to corrupt you so stay strong.

VasiliyZaitzev · 2017-01-28T07:19:11+00:00

Soda water + lime wedge. Nobody will notice or care.

xidontcarex · 2017-01-28T10:19:05+00:00

Eyyy, a post that I actually have a lot of experience in!!!

So I have a serious case of asian glow, and low tolerance, and typically after a few drinks even though I don't feel drunk I just always want to go to sleep when I drink, so I've basically spent the last few years figuring out how to not drink and still be extremely social, and its work for me very well, here are my general tips

Have a fucking awesome personality This means you are the life of the party, AT EVERY PARTY, I'm sorry, but if you aren't doing this, people are going to want to shove drinks down your face to try to get you to "open up more", either that, or if you arent good at being social without alcohol, you just won't get invited to things anymore, btw, this doesnt mean you have to be that obnoxiously loud idiot, it just mean you have to bring a positive energy into the room and make people happy being around you
Have a few good friends who will always back up your decisions Not as important, but having a couple of ride or dies whos okay with you not drinking will make your life easier, especially if you have friends who are heavy weights and will drink for you without even thinking about it. Often times the people that will force u to drink the most are your closest friends, so having them accept that you don't drink is an important
Have a good response ready For me, I just say "thanks, but trust me, you'll love me much more when I'm sober" if they continue to persist then i'll say i got work tomorrow morning... Other excuses I've used: "I need to wake up early" "i got a big assignment due soon" or the easiest "oh im driving tonight"(makes it easy when you volunteer to be dd)
Be crazy good at drinking games, and be prepared to sometimes lose to a little bit of beer In college, if you go to parties, this is almost unavoidable, I happen to be amazing at the usual stuff bp, rage cage, flip cup, and what not, so i rarely drink at all in these games, and I will always have that 1 friend who will drink for me
Fake a drink This is insanely easy to do, soda and lime wedge, or fuck i've even just fill up water in a red cup before and played a whole game of kings cup with just soda water. Really isn't that difficult
If all fails, stop going to parties Honestly, this isn't even that bad, I have a separate group of friends where we exclusively go do shit thats awesome and not drinking related, gun range, basketball, pool, go karting, or what not, life, especially in college, isn't all about drinking and partying. And you will actually stand out a lot more if you bring more than just "drinking" to the table

Its really easy to not drink honestly, and the reason why I listed so many options is because going to parties is the easiest way to meet people and hook up with chicks. Plus you begin to build a personal branding if you use snapchat to brand yourself as the "fun guy" and younger college students tend to dig that a lot. So go out there, have fun, and kill it

SkorchZang · 2017-01-28T12:58:38+00:00

Don't talk about it. People don't give a shit what you're drinking/not drinking, but they WILL feel offended and exclude you if you start advertising your puritan leanings - simply because it makes them feel like pigs and not worthy of being around a saint like yourself. They are not going to just accept that, so as a result you get a lot of shit and teasing for your stance.

Keep it to yourself and blend in, it's going to be just fine.

XMAGAManX · 2017-01-28T17:01:35+00:00

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TheBlackAlistar · 2017-01-28T15:51:55+00:00

People will crucify you if you say you don't like drinking. But on the other hand you can get the praise by just saying you're a recovering alcoholic.

epistemic_humility · 2017-01-28T15:16:00+00:00

I didn't party for these reasons. I don't regret it. Fuck the sheep that need drinking games to inhale more awful beer. That's not and wasn't my scene when I was in college. I could care less about them.

Title	First party. I don't drink.
Author	Anon4023
Upvotes	6
Comments	14
Date	January 28, 2017 6:53 AM UTC (9 years ago)
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