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Firstly yes i did what most young people do and went through the phase of going out on weekends with my friends and getting as drunk as possible, but by the age of 19 i stopped.
I started to travel the world, and cutting out drinking was one way to save money, plus i started studying a lot of the eastern philosophies that talk about respecting what you put into your body etc...
So when did this type of behaviour become the norm amongst people of a certain age? I understand the need to "unwind" after a work week but why did drinking as much alcohol as possible become the means to that end? Many of my friends say they've not gone one weekend since the age of about 15 without drinking (they're now in their 30's)
I like to socialise and i like to get to know people (not on a superficial level) but most of the time when i go out im home before 10 because theres not a lot worse than being sober amongst a load of drunks talking rubbish and acting like idiots, most of the time when i speak to them the morning after they say they had a bad night, and obviously feel terrible the next day.
There are plenty of things you can do to unwind that are also far more fulfilling to you as a human being and don't leave you feeling like crap the next day, why did drinking as much alcohol as possible become the thing to do?
I started to travel the world, and cutting out drinking was one way to save money, plus i started studying a lot of the eastern philosophies that talk about respecting what you put into your body etc...
So when did this type of behaviour become the norm amongst people of a certain age? I understand the need to "unwind" after a work week but why did drinking as much alcohol as possible become the means to that end? Many of my friends say they've not gone one weekend since the age of about 15 without drinking (they're now in their 30's)
I like to socialise and i like to get to know people (not on a superficial level) but most of the time when i go out im home before 10 because theres not a lot worse than being sober amongst a load of drunks talking rubbish and acting like idiots, most of the time when i speak to them the morning after they say they had a bad night, and obviously feel terrible the next day.
There are plenty of things you can do to unwind that are also far more fulfilling to you as a human being and don't leave you feeling like crap the next day, why did drinking as much alcohol as possible become the thing to do?
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When the government decided it could make a sh1t load of money out of it.
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the lifestyle of 9-5 mon/fri then get "bladdered" on fri and sat must be the most depressing existence imaginable.
I rarely drink these days. Much happier the next day and have as much fun as anyone when im out (less frequently these days) |
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Ive never had a 9-5 so i think thats part of the reason it was easy for me to just stop that pattern. I think a lot of the time when your younger you go out on the weekend cos you think your going to miss something fantastic, it didn't take me long to realise that the reality is your not missing anything.
I wonder how many people could go a weekend without alcohol if they tried? |
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well said, when I arrive at work on a monday all the guys who have got drumk out their heads at weekend are heros, the ones who say they didnt laughed at
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Going out on the** gets boring quickly. Never do I have an 'amazing' night. I don't even know what would constitute one.
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i go out and get smashed because am addicted
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Actually, I had one cracking night when I had just turned 18. Since then though, nothing has been that great.
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i have had a lot of laughs on nights out
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Yeah same. I've had good times, but just nothing that amazing.
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A depressing state of affairs if you consider it to be a growing 'lifestyle choice' that is on the increase.
Saying that, don't fall into the trap of thinking that everyone under the age of 25 is a binge drinking goon or some sort of intellectual pigmy compared to the glory years of 20/30/40/50 years ago. It isn't true. There is some sort of slightly increasing binge drinking, non-aspirational, underclass type, semi-alcoholic 'I drink therefore I am' sub culture that has grown or become more acceptable imo. You should pity them though imo |
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I'm not sure what is an amazing thing to do at the weekend?
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Me either but there must be more the life than this.
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perhaps life is supposed to be mundane?
we're only creatures on this earth inventing poker was a good thing though |
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life does perk up a bit when you meet an opposite sex but even then you'd need to be lucky to find one that you have a lot in common with
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That's my point. Going out boozing in standard weekend venues is only really fun when you're on the pull.
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rustyboy 09 Nov 23:04
the lifestyle of 9-5 mon/fri then get "bladdered" on fri and sat must be the most depressing existence imaginable. Without a doubt. The weekend rockstar's are up there with habitual marijuana smokers as among the biggest bores I've ever met in my entire life. This thread has appeared at an apt time. I'm not long after going three months without drinking; didn't touch a drop of it and only drank water because I couldn't be bothered with the hangovers anymore. I've never felt better. It's also good to know that I could give it up altogether if I chose to and I wouldn't miss it. |
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well done. I rarely drink these days like i say and i too have never felt better.
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The weekend rockstar's are up there with habitual marijuana smokers as among the biggest bores I've ever met in my entire life.
Even bigger bores when they combined it with a bit of drug use, suddenly deciding that they are simultaneously a sort of international criminal mastermind/fugitive and a world renowned expert on drug qulaity and drug trafficing. Anyway, I feel alcohol a little too much now too. I can tell if I've had even just one drink the morning after sometimes. Not good imo. |
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Live Forever 10 Nov 00:06
Even bigger bores when they combined it with a bit of drug use, suddenly deciding that they are simultaneously a sort of international criminal mastermind/fugitive and a world renowned expert on drug qulaity and drug trafficing. Chopping lines out on cistern, coming across all Danny Dyer. It's fuccking tragic. |
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Good thread :) I've lately been feeling that there really is bugger all to do in life, I'm at uni - and the societies aren't nearly as good as I hoped for, and I have no desire to go out and get smashed. Thus I'm really struggling for a social life and I'm on betfair night after night bored out of my mind. I came to uni to get away from this boredom!
Surely there is more to life than work, drink, sleep, sex, and piddling little hobbies that are completely meaningless and don't get you anywhere? I'm throwing in the towel and accepting there isn't, and getting a xbox 360 as my own personal means of escape :( I'm disappointed by life tbh compared to how I expected adulthood to be as a kid. |
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You're not alone, Jack.
When I was a young teenager I saw lads in Vauxhall Cavalier STIs with hot women and thought "God, that must await me. I can't wait. Get in". Then I got my driving licence, knew better than to categorise myself as a Cavalier STI-driving c0ck, then also realised I wasn't the hit with the women I hoped I was going to be. Still, just won 9p on a 9-seater poker tournament. Kettle's on. |
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this relates to 3 areas imo.
1st is an age trend - the 15-35 bracket 2nd is a period trend - became more common during upswing in the economic cycle 3rd and most important. The real cost of alcohol has never been so low. The Govt seems to be making noise about the low cost of alcohol, which is unsurprisingly coming at a time when the economic cycle is in downswing. These two conditions probably lead to an increase in low cost recreational drugs for the age defined group. Perhaps in 7 or 8 years the "pub scene" will be re invigorated again. PS - 19 is no age to give up drinking, your career had merely begun. imho |
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I'm disappointed by life tbh compared to how I expected adulthood to be as a kid.
our generation all feel like this i reckon - we're all so **ed and full of disappointment |
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People get smashed because basically we're emotional cripples who can't talk to others without a stimulant to open up our inhibitions. Or somethin like that.
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People get smashed because basically we're emotional cripples who can't talk to others without a stimulant to open up our inhibitions. Or somethin like that.
Think this is a really good point and something ive been thinking about myself recently, its very rare to have those meaningful conversations with people where you really get to know somebody on a deeper level, most of the time its when somebody is drunk that they open up and while the level of communication isn't the greatest the topics of conversation are more interesting when somebody is drunk. Personally these are the types of things i could talk about all the time as i don't drink anymore i feel when i do open up to somebody its more meaningful because im doing it without the aid of anything. And yes there are things you can do to relax and unwind that will also feed your soul and leave you feeling uplifted rather than hung over. |
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Saying that, don't fall into the trap of thinking that everyone under the age of 25 is a binge drinking goon or some sort of intellectual pigmy compared to the glory years of 20/30/40/50 years ago. It isn't true.
I don't think that in fact im pretty sure this type of behaviour has been going on for hundreds of years in one form or another. My question would be why? You look at tribes in the amazon and most of them have rituals involving some sort of alcholic beverage and drugs of some kind but at least those rituals seem to have some sort of purpose behind them. Ive heard people say as an excuse for getting smashed on weekends "well you only live once", as if thats living. I also don't think its a class thing, it seems that its simply the thing you do on the weekend if your a certain age, but why? |
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Coz it's enjoyable.
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i can only assume it's a release from the mind numbing existence of a 9-5 lifestyle.
in the 80s a lot of guys would have let of steam with a good old pub ruck or a sing song on the terraces |
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Great fun when your young , used to spend most the week looking forward to friday night. And usually cracking drunken escapades would ensue
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is it?
im living with a couple of 20 somethings at the moment and for the last 6 months or so have witnessed their cycle of behaviour (and their friends) 1. work hard throughout the week 2. every 2-3 weeks have a huge weekend which involves going out and drinking as much as possible 3. getting into arguments with each other while drunk and generally having a miserable night 4. spend the sunday on the sofa hungover and feeling like crap 5. vowing never to drink again 6. repeat this cycle |
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They sound like a right barrel of laughs.
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:) ive seen very similar from most of my friends, i like to socialise so will go out but usually my night is over early once everyone is so drunk you can't hold a conversation with them.
That pattern ive described or similar ive seen in most people that drink on weekends, most can't even remember what they got up to. |
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4. spend the sunday on the sofa hungover and feeling like crap
This is where they are going wrong , why arnt they down the pub taking advantage of the free seafood ? |
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good thread, drinking just for the sake of it is for pathetic lowlifes, actively boycott it, stay at home and w@nk
only go out to pull birds, nowt else |
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watched a programme about public parks (sad) 1st one was built in the merseyside area,so it said and the idea behind them was to get people out of the public houses,so the idea of going out getting bladdered goes way back.
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i agree with punterfleecer
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