What are the symptoms? If it is dizziness, nausea, occasional vomiting, accrue memory loss, loss of motor function and impaired eyesight then I too am allergic.
11 Likes
no, I drank a sip at my graduation dinner and broke out in hives
I think youāre allergic to relaxing
7 Likes
Of what?
Does hand sanitizer cause this problem too?
Mao tai - my parents had a 20 year old bottle saved up and insisted that I take a sip for luck
Theyād been low key pressuring me to try alcohol at family functions since I started hs- finally caved inā¦ never againā¦
1 Like
maotai is great. Itās the first hard liqour i had and a hell of alot smoother than some cheaper stuff
1 Like
At least Iām a woman so no oneās going to ridicule me for refusing to drink
Lol, I was thinking allergic to graduation ā¦ wait a minute I think I am allergic to that too
1 Like
All these years!
I no math good.
4 Likes
Well, I am planning on doing a PhD, so maybe 
1 Like
I thought being Scottish, I could naturally cope with almost anything but was given a sip of some vintage in China and it blew my socks off. I thought how can a country that routinely produces beer at 2% alcohol volume come up with this stuff!
2 Likes
China has a very understated drinking culture.
āPeer pressure ā to drink usually comes from the parents or some other close relatives
No family function is complete without a token bottle of bai jiu
At large business dinners, failure to drink as a man can sometimes ruin a deal or get you seriously shamed
1 Like
Yes, I was at such a function but, due to feelings of sympathy, was allowed to swap out the hard stuff for the beer! Otherwise, I doubt I would have left!
2 Likes
Dinners with government officials are worse
Yes, I can imagine. That whole āpeer pressureā and ālosing faceā thing is still quite prevalent in their society despite its growing Western ways. I went on a tourist bus trip once and a group from south of Hong Kong admitted they felt obliged to buy stuff from gift shops when other people from the coach bought stuff. I thought that was a bit mad.
1 Like
Checking in, still fatā¦ Havenāt bothered to diet with everything going on. Iām getting stronger, though and feel much better physically (probably due to extra sleep). Iām starting to reach some old PRs so Iām happy about that.
5 Likes
Dammit I wish I could grow a beard. I hear theyāre annoying at times but they look so cool.
2 Likes
The first three weeks were annoying, but now itās fine. The strangest part has been trying to eat/drink with it.
Iām by no means sober, but I have my best friend living with me who is fading in and out of alcoholism l, which has led me to not drinking at the house for the better part of a year, that on top of being a hermit means I pretty much never drinkā¦
Except at corporate gatherings. If you get anything less than -embarrasing, red faced, 40 year old man at a strip club shit housed- you are a fucking leper.
Literally every gathering I go to starts with āwatch out for that guy, he doesnt drinkā
1 Like
And donāt forget their anabolic properties. A beard adds 40lb to your bench overnight
2 Likes