Drunk my first beer, my thoughts

Well I did it. After years of wondering what the big deal was, I broke down and drunk with my wife just to see what it was like. Heres how it went....

Night 1
I didnt want to get to out of it cause i didnt know how my body would handle drinking so I got a 4 pack of wine coolers at 3.5% alcohol. Cant remember the brand but it was strawberry flavored. It tasted like a strong cherry coke. My wife and I drank 1 each at the same time. She got a bit light headed and stopped. I continued and drank 2 more in about 20 minutes time for a total of 3. I started feeling just slightly off balance, but just barely. I noticed I felt slightly tired also. I tried to stay calm and not play it up or fake anything because I wanted it to be real. I stopped here without being impressed.

Night 2
This was the very next night. I bought something a bit stronger this time as I wanted to really feel more just to see what was so great about drinking. Again I dont remember exactly what I bought other than this time it was very clear like water and tasted like a strong sprite. This was 5% alcohol with 6 in the case. Me and the wife drank 2 each pretty quick. She stopped after that, I continued. I wound up drinking 4 of these. This time it was the same feelings as last only more of it. I felt pretty dizzy and slow. I stayed calm once again as not to exagerate things. My wife even said I seemed alot calmer than usual. But I also felt very tired. I felt just like I did as a teenager when I would stay up 65-75 hours on purpose just to see if I could. It was almost miserable to feel this way. My eyes also dilated about twice their normal size. I couldnt focus as fast I normally could.

My thoughts.....
Well both nights the drinks did taste good which was a suprise to me. It was also suprising to me that they both tasted very close to soda drinks. It also suprised me that even though I was slow and dizzy, I still could think just as clear as normal, its just my body was acting different, it didnt really bother my thought process. But I did have to concentrate hard to get my body to simply walk without falling over. I almost bought some very strong whiskey or JD but really didnt care to feel worse than I did the last night. I just honestly dont see the point in drinking even for a buzz. Its misery, and expensive. I dont understand how making my body feel like Ive been up for 3 days is fun. I do alot better and have a better time without it. I dont see the appeal. Do people drink just to laugh at others who are drunk also? Thats all I can think. I wasnt impressed with it. Anyway now I know....

The first time I ever touched alcohol, other than a mere sip, I had about 12 drinks that night...over several hours, not right away. It was pretty spaced out, but it definitely hit me. By the time I went to bed, the whole room was spinning. I really didn't find it to be that good of a time either. I think I was too nervous about what to expect. My stomach hurt for over a day afterwards. I guess it was just a little too rough on my system. Anyway, later experiences were much better. If you continue drinking, you'll undoubtedly have some good times. Even then, I'm sure you'll have some point where you overdo it on a night and get sick as a dog. Or you could overdo it and have serious problems impacting your life too. Alcoholism certainly has devastating consequences. I'm just being completely honest with you and letting you know it would get better, but I'm not necessarily advising you to continue.

You're a married man, so I can't quite understand the need to start partying now. Surprisingly, you have never drank alcohol before this, but have no moral objection or real reason for not having done so. Why did you start this now?

I think that penguin has a point, by the sounds of it you and your wife went into the drinking thing thinking its a speed event. Generally when most people drink that i know of they do it to release tention, Mind you I could be a bit younger then you or growing up we have had different interpretations on what drinking is.

I have spent the last 2+ years working in a bar as a dj, and to be honest with you drinking really isn't something that i go "Hey, I'm gonna get myself right FUCKED tonite!", but when i worked in the bar i would drink. I always controlled how much i took in in the night but i would drink with a reason. My job in the bars i have worked in were bouncing and Djing, and over a short period of time i really lost my patience with drunks, leading me to drink more, to be more of a calmer person.

The one thing that i noticed is that alcohol effects people in different ways, for me i became more relaxed and comfortable in my environment and that enabled me to do my job better. (not a person for the spotlight so it made talking on the mic a little easier.) But i have also noticed that it will enable people to do things they don't normally do like the 'shy' person to interact with a group.

I don't promote drinking and i don't say you have to do it, but the easiest thing i thinkk is just invite people over for a game of cards or to watch movies and such and have a couple drinks. And like penguin said the drinks don't have to be powered down like you just finished running a marathon and have to rehydrate (although alot of beers taste like shit warm) push back maybe 2-3 in a 3 hour period and you should be fine as it takes a regular persons liver an hour to process the alcohol in one regular drink, in pounding them back and if your doing it on an empty stomac your kicking your own ass cause all your body is processing is booze, and that will just lead to you curled up under a table or waking up to a penis drawn on your forehead.

but that is my insite on drinking if you want to know more i have lots of info considering to bartend in canada you have to take a bunch of courses on serving regulations and how to read how much a person has had (dunno if its the same down in the states).

penguinsfan said:

You're a married man, so I can't quite understand the need to start partying now. Surprisingly, you have never drank alcohol before this, but have no moral objection or real reason for not having done so. Why did you start this now?

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Well, people dont know too much about me as I havent exactly said it on here, and this will sound bad, but I do have a moral objection and thats the reason Ive never done it until now. I still object to it, but in the last few years Ive had a hard time just saying that without having done it myself. Alcohol can cause lots of problems as Ive seen in my own families. I admit, I am a hipocrite for having done it, but I just was very very curious as to what it actually does to a person and why they want to drink. So the biggest thing was curiosity. And the fact I try not to be judgmental for the sake of being judgmental, I really wanted to see the other persons view point. Thats the reason it was just me and my wife when we did this. She was curious to. Thats all, nothing more, just a personal curiosity. I was also worried before I did this as to whether or not Ild have a desire to continue. So far I dont. But everyone I know with the exception of about 5 people either drinks or had done it in their past and I just wanted to see for myself what the big deal was or wasnt.

That is cool i can totally understand your reasoning, and the fact that you say it has messed with family is a good reason. I feel the same way about gambling as you do drinking, only its more likly to get drunk then win.

Drinking isn't always a bad thing, if you know you're limit and can stop. But take it from someone who has 2 D.U.I.'s, the signs don't lie- d.u.i. you can't afford it. Because of alcohol, I have probably paid more than 7 grand since my first arrest.

I remember the first time I drank. I was 16 and with a group of friends. I drank an entire 40. oz of Old English. After I was done, I said "this is dumb, it doesn't affect me." But I fell right down and couldn't get back up. I have drank alot of alcohol in my short life, but the strongest beer that I have ran into was definetly Cameo Ice. That stuff is crazy, it'll make you bite the bark off of trees in no time! Man, talking about this makes me wanna drink. JK

But as bcboy said, alcohol inhibts people alot diferrently. I am noramlly shy, but after a few 40 0zers in me, forget it, I am the life of the party. I think that was my main attraction to alcohol, it was my crutch, I felt as if I NEEDED to drink to talk and have fun.

Right now, if anything I classify myself as a social drinker. I cannot afford to "test the waters" so to speak. I cannot take any chances of drinking even a few beers and getting pulled over. The third time is definetly time behind bars, and I don't want to go that route, I have too much too loose right now.

I really can not discern why a married man would even WANT to start drinking. You said you were curious, that's fine, but I'm telling you, it's addicting once you get that first "buzz."

So ka-el, do you get 12 feet tall, invisible and bullet proof? when drunk? I've seen a lot of fools get this way when drinking. I've also had to unwrap their cars from trees as well.

Getting drunk with friends is fun and usually equals crazy antics and lots of laughs, though few things actually remembered :blush: ... Alcohol is the great social lubricator and has gotten me laid plenty- im sure 3lee if your so morally uptight that you think that drinking is 'wrong' and you cant get why people do it try a real test- instead of drinking 2 Zima's with your wife and waiting for something to happen, go to a bar and kick back rounds of beers with some of your friends from church.

You can thank me the next morning when you wake up with a penis markered on your forehead, vaguely remembering getting a lap dance from a midget transvestite and screaming something to your friends in an argument about religion that seemed so prolific. Then you'll go get some McDonalds.

stelth said:

So ka-el, do you get 12 feet tall, invisible and bullet proof? when drunk? I've seen a lot of fools get this way when drinking. I've also had to unwrap their cars from trees as well.

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Yes, alot of people get "beer muscles". But I have learned pretty well from past experiences to town it down. I just went out with my friends tonight, and drank a 40 0z. and some hard liquor and handled it quite well, was able to drive home and all after a few hours. For thew first time I wasn't the one who was puking and couldn't walk and had to be carried. Good times, good times.

I'm not sure that pounding a few crappy malt drinks or some wine spritzers and then just waiting for something to happen is really the right way to approach drinking.

As others have mentioned, drinking for most people is very much about the socialization and interaction with others. It's supposed to be relaxing and to facilitate a good time by lowering inhibitions - just sitting around and concentrating on the specific effects of a few light drinks for your first time is a pretty cold experience.

On a different note, I can never understand the "moral" objection to drinking. I know many religions, especially protestant christianity, denounce drinking or any kind of substance indulgence, but I feel this stems from historical problems created by overdrinking and alcoholism. Sort fo like the Jews of antiquity being Kosher for practical health reasons and then carrying it over to spirituality. But, I suppose my question is, what exactly is immoral about drinking? How does altering your state of consciousness with booze violate a moral principle?

stridge said:

But, I suppose my question is, what exactly is immoral about drinking? How does altering your state of consciousness with booze violate a moral principle?

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Because its fun and freeing and religion doesnt like those things, especially not together. Your supposed to live a life of sitting on the couch with your wife, holding hands and suppresing any urge you may have to do something wild and novel. Then you go to heaven... and I go to hell.

Ha, I guess so. Just general prudishness.

Still, if I were a religious person, I'd be pretty confused about the actual 'moral' grounding of why I shouldn't have a drink. Show me that Jesus doesn't like booze - the guy used change H20 into wine and it was dubbed a miracle. And Catholic priests are allowed to drink their asses off.

More Meat said:

Because its fun and freeing and religion doesnt like those things, especially not together. Your supposed to live a life of sitting on the couch with your wife, holding hands and suppresing any urge you may have to do something wild and novel. Then you go to heaven... and I go to hell.

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This was a good thread about my first drink. Dont ruin it with youre attitude. And when did I ever mention religion in this post?? If you dont have anything good to add, then well, go post on another thread.

Man.. Dont tell me you're going to judge drinking off 4 drinks, at 5% each.. I mean come on. My first time I drank I was 15 and had a full mickey (375 ml of %40 alcohol, vodka) and I was tanked, had a BLAST. The drowseyness for you was only because of such a low consumption and maybe your environment. If you're a teenager, drink a good ammount at a party theirs no telling how much fun you would have. Sure theirs dangers, but only if your with a bunch of retards who arent actually your friends.

I remember when I was 15 and only had 5 beers, night was shitty and just ended up feeling like ass rather than having fun. So try something different.

personally,i wud never drink on my own,an very rarely with just one other person,unless i was in the environment such as a club or pub,but then i guess you are with loads of other people.the way i see it,when people are drunk,they tend to lower their inhibitions(like someone said earlier),which can be good or bad,but in my experiences is more for the good.for example,where else other than a pub could you sit an have a healthy debate with someone you dont know,about your/there team,for hours,while both knowing you are just enjoying it for the simple fact that you will not see each other again and u are just enjoying each others company?
and obviously the benefits are great when it comes to getting layed lol.
except when u wake up next to somethin that resembles someone from lord of the rings or aliens of course.

Yesterday I bought some Everclear (190) and me and the wife mixed it 4-1 in punch. We ended up with about 2 shots in us before the night was over. At first when the feeling kicked in, it was fun. Everything to me and her was hillarious. To bad we didnt learn from last time to take it very slow. this is when we took our secong glass making it 2 shots total. I went out fast. She almost did. I am still feeling like crap today. Ill try only 1 glass from here on and see if thats the line. IF I even do it again.

Question. Everclear smells exaclty like rubbing alcohol. Is it the same thing?

3lee said:

Yesterday I bought some Everclear (190) and me and the wife mixed it 4-1 in punch. We ended up with about 2 shots in us before the night was over. At first when the feeling kicked in, it was fun. Everything to me and her was hillarious. To bad we didnt learn from last time to take it very slow. this is when we took our secong glass making it 2 shots total. I went out fast. She almost did. I am still feeling like crap today. Ill try only 1 glass from here on and see if thats the line. IF I even do it again.

Question. Everclear smells exaclty like rubbing alcohol. Is it the same thing?

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It is practically pure alcohol- its 190 proof; 200 proof is pure alcohol. I dunno why you would go for that stuff since you're obviously a lightweight- seems to me like total overkill.

You should go out to a bar man, make drinking a social thing (if you're going to do it at all.) Have a few drinks and relax and have a good time- don't sit there waiting for something to happen, you'll get bored and it is a depressant so under your circumstances it can make things feel a bit lame- probably the reason you and your wife drink 2 shots and pass out. You need some stimuli man!

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It is practically pure alcohol- its 190 proof; 200 proof is pure alcohol. I dunno why you would go for that stuff since you're obviously a lightweight- seems to me like total overkill.

You should go out to a bar man, make drinking a social thing (if you're going to do it at all.) Have a few drinks and relax and have a good time- don't sit there waiting for something to happen, you'll get bored and it is a depressant so under your circumstances it can make things feel a bit lame- probably the reason you and your wife drink 2 shots and pass out. You need some stimuli man!

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Youre right about that. Ill try it.