Why Do you Drink Alcohol?

[the_bob_delusion]

Go.

[gutterpunkz05]

I don't, but some ebay buyers have driven me to consider it.

[springyzone]

I don't really, except I might have a glass at some celebration. When my kids married I was determined to have one glass at the receptions to celebrate.

There is some italian wine, really sweet, lambucca? I had a glass of that once. Really liked it. Usually I find wines a bit sour. Don't mind a glass of champagne or white if it has orange juice in it.

[zanadoo_56]

Alcohol makes me feel very hot and sleepy so I rarely drink it (sometimes not for years).  I also don't have the palate to tell good from bad, and strong spirits seem to affect my asthma.

I used to have a bottle of sherry handy for cooking....until the last bottle was never opened at all so 10 years later I threw it out.

There is one drink I like - Baileys Irish Cream - but I only buy it on special and probably once every 3-4 years.

[shoppingbag*]

On rare occasions I will have a drink to help me sleep. My experience of others who drink is this. Some cannot cope with everyday life unless they dull their brain. Others drink because they are depressed. Some use it to gain dutch courage. Some oldies turn to drink because they are afraid that death is getting closer. Some have mental problems. Some have an addictive nature and are easily influenced by others. These are the people I have met or encountered or lived with. There may be many more reasons.

[sandypebbles]

I don't

Why do you?

[*tippy*toes*]

Because I hate having blood in my alcohol system.

[the_great_she_elephant]

Why Do you Drink Alcohol?

Because it's there.

[the_bob_delusion]

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@sandypebbles wrote:

I don't

Why do you?

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Because it's unAustralian if you don't.

[sandypebbles]

Any excuse will do, eh?

[the_bob_delusion]

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@shoppingbag* wrote:

On rare occasions I will have a drink to help me sleep. My experience of others who drink is this. Some cannot cope with everyday life unless they dull their brain. Others drink because they are depressed. Some use it to gain dutch courage. Some oldies turn to drink because they are afraid that death is getting closer. Some have mental problems. Some have an addictive nature and are easily influenced by others. These are the people I have met or encountered or lived with. There may be many more reasons.

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Wow, sad state of affairs the reason we drink.