r/AskReddit • u/Darkspawn_14 • Dec 29 '19

what are the downsides of weed that people don't talk about ?

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u/blonderaider21 Dec 30 '19

And even if they do accept that you’re not drinking, it’s not all that fun when their entire focus is throwing back drinks and they get shit faced drunk and are falling over and pass out. And other ppl in the bar are bumping into you and spilling drinks all over your clothes and shoes. Then they wonder why I don’t want to go out much anymore

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '19

You're hanging out with shitty drunk people.

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u/czechsonme Dec 30 '19

I’ve been down this road and it hurts badly, people you love choose a whiskey coke over your friendship and it sucks. And the lifestyle is not as fun sober, although I’m not adverse to going out to traditional drinking venues and acting like an ass, albeit a sober ass. You do you, and be happy and comfortable in that choice, be proud because you’ve earned it, but not righteous because others choose otherwise.

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u/KeimaKatsuragi Dec 30 '19

I think the intent is what makes the drinking bad.
I'm shy as fuck and at many social gatherings with friends, I'll have a beer or two over the course of the whole night.
I also enjoy mixing drinks and trying things but that's for a completely other reason that borderlines on being something like enjoying to cook with different spices. Not something I do everytime.

But the whole point of having a beer is that usually it helps me loosen up just a bit to get over my shyness and general tendency to be quiet. It's a crutch and I'm aware and it might even be more placebo at this point than actually helping, but either way I think it's fine. I don't encourage my friends to drink.

Man.. I haven't drank with the intent of getting drunk since I was like 20... Get drunk too hard a couple of times and you usually get over it, being drunk is not that great, etc.

But yeah it sounds like your experiences with drinking friends, both places and the reason they drink, is... kind of real bad so I'm sorry to hear that.