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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really don’t understand how you would “stand out if you didn’t have a beer in your hand.” That’s an excuse, not a reality.

I don’t walk around parties and demand to know if that’s a regular Coke or a Jack and Coke that someone is drinking; I don’t sniff a bubbly clear beverage to see if it is Sprite or a G&T or sparking water.

Like, come on. And if someone did ask you, you can say, “I’m not drinking tonight” or “I’m doing a diet reset” or “I have a bit of a headache” or any direct response or excuse you like. What are they going to do, throw you out. If they push it, ask them why they care that you are not drinking. That will shut them up.

But really, no one cares—don’t think that’s a good excuse. Drink or don’t drink, but own it.[/quote]

It’s not really that simple.  We’re all big boys and girls, we can see when somebody is at the bar and they’re sipping seltzer or coke when they used to partake and throw back a few drinks.  Sure, everyone is entitled to drink what they want.  But sometimes people don’t want to deal with having to explain or have if other judge.  You can take the “hey who cares what others think” approach, but we’re not trying to teach a teenager a lesson on peer pressure here.  Maybe OP wants to be the person who can have fun having only 1 beer! [/quote]

This is yet again people thinking—wrongly—that the world revolves around them and that everyone is paying close attention to you at all times. I swear, if I order a vodka soda, splash of cranberry vs. cranberry soda, nobody can tell. And yeah, if someone does press it, you can look them in the eye and say, “What’s it to you?” If you can’t muster the spine to do that if needed, you may as well stay home because you are apparently very fragile.[/quote]

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