Why is everyone obsessed with drinking?

[Anonymous]

I don't get it at all. I've always been mature for my age, and right now I'm in college. But why is it that everyone is so obsessed with going to parties and getting drunk. I understand the party part. Parties are fun. But why does it have to end up with them getting drunk. Every time I've been drunk, it's sucked. Hangovers aren't fun, and neither are doing stupid things and making regretful decisions.

I may sound like a sourpuss, but I just don't get it. Why can't people just step back, chill, and realize that the whole world doesn't revolve around drinking. If you ask me, the perfect party would be hanging out with 4 or 5 really close friends, watching Football, drinking a few beers, and eating wings and whatnot. It's not a wild drinking party, but it's a good party.

[as09m]

I wonder the same thing.. I think it has a lot to do with your upbringing, environment, coping skills, perspectives on health, social circles, etc. All of these things play into choosing alcohol as part of your lifestyle. For me, it's purely a social thing. I don't have a drink with dinner or by myself at home because I wasn't raised in a household where that occurred often. I only drink with friends because it's a social thing to do but I feel perfectly comfortable hanging out with people who are drinking while I'm not. I like to get to know people in a pure state and not have them know the me that is influenced by substance. To make real friends, I think we need to be authentic.

[klg808]

i like drinking sometimes because it's just... fun. plus, I don't get hangovers no matter how much I drink, so I don't have to worry about the next day. yeah I've done a few stupid things when I was drunk, but I've done way more stupid things when sober, so it doesn't bug me. I'm not one of the crazy party girls who drinks every night and goes to wild drinking parties every weekend, but I enjoy alcohol. I don't understand those kinds of people, either. it just seems like a waste of time. but getting drunk is really fun on occasion.

[Reeses-pieces777]

hmm same here. I don't drink. I work out a lot. I'll drink when it's my friends' birthday or something special

[KindOfAGeek]

The world doesn't revolve around drinking, even in college, it's only in certain crowds that you really see that. Even so, people can like drinking because if they have trouble socializing when they are sober (aka, shy), drinking can loosen them up to have a good time. If they can already socialize they might have more fun because they can do, and get away with a lot more if they are in a crowd of drunk people.

[sonic241928]

I don't get it either man. I think your suggestion would also be an awesome party. Maybe you're seeing it all around you and that's overwhelming you, but you have to keep in mind, not everybody does it. It's just hard to find cool, chill people like us sometimes when you're surrounded by the crazies.

[Littletad]

It's, an adult thing. The truth is, social structure indicates that it's normal.