Long-term effects of occasional binge drinking
in Health ·
Give me a break, people—what are you even talking about? Two or three beers...
In the States, it’s totally standard to head out on Friday or Saturday nights and just plow through endless rounds of cocktails, beer, and whiskey shots. Even back in college, that was just how it went; it was completely normal for a couple of people to polish off an entire bottle of whiskey or vodka in one night. And honestly, women drink way more than the amounts being mentioned here.
Once you wrap up school and actually start working—meaning you're in your 20s—it is absolutely normal to go out and just "go crazy." We aren't talking about counting out 1.5 liters of beer or whatever. It's normal to get hammered. People are doing body shots and stuff.
Then you come over to America and everyone gives you these weird looks because you had, what, two or three beers? Or heaven forbid, more than a shot or two of tequila? What kind of person spends their time in bars where people just sit there sipping on a single drink all night or maybe two? There isn't any real high-energy partying unless you're at some crusty dive bar. You won't find it in those cool cocktail lounges or anything else. Same goes for private parties and backyard BBQs.
What’s with all this talk about "control"? I'll worry about self-control when I'm married with kids. Right now, I'm single, I'm in my 20s, I've got a job, and I want to live a little. That's me and 99.99% of the people I see out and about. Come on, Americans, just loosen up.
In the States, it’s totally standard to head out on Friday or Saturday nights and just plow through endless rounds of cocktails, beer, and whiskey shots. Even back in college, that was just how it went; it was completely normal for a couple of people to polish off an entire bottle of whiskey or vodka in one night. And honestly, women drink way more than the amounts being mentioned here.
Once you wrap up school and actually start working—meaning you're in your 20s—it is absolutely normal to go out and just "go crazy." We aren't talking about counting out 1.5 liters of beer or whatever. It's normal to get hammered. People are doing body shots and stuff.
Then you come over to America and everyone gives you these weird looks because you had, what, two or three beers? Or heaven forbid, more than a shot or two of tequila? What kind of person spends their time in bars where people just sit there sipping on a single drink all night or maybe two? There isn't any real high-energy partying unless you're at some crusty dive bar. You won't find it in those cool cocktail lounges or anything else. Same goes for private parties and backyard BBQs.
What’s with all this talk about "control"? I'll worry about self-control when I'm married with kids. Right now, I'm single, I'm in my 20s, I've got a job, and I want to live a little. That's me and 99.99% of the people I see out and about. Come on, Americans, just loosen up.