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Originally Posted by rlynnm
As far as people questioning the point of drinking sans the extrem intoxication..well, there ARE those who drink just to let loose, get rid of a few inhibitions. i mean hell if I were to lose my inhibitions I'd like to know what the heck I'd be doing.
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Past college age, that's just why most people drink. They just want to relax at the end of the day, lift a drink or two to ease the tension so they can laugh a little, maybe let down their protective shields a bit with each other and be real. Drinking is much more a social activity that accompanies other activities: a dinner, a barbecue, business, a formal cocktail party.
The "drinking to get hammered" thing seems to be a function of the late teens and early 20s. Most people leave it behind.
There are those who don't; they tend to end up sitting on folding chairs in drafty meeting halls, drinking bad coffee and telling their stories to each other. If they're lucky.