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What I regularly wonder and what I am often confronted with.

Why is alcohol consumption seen as “normal” in our society?

Receptions, parties, dinners,. it's like I'm an alien when I ask for an alcohol-free drink. Oh. don't you drink? Even my daughter, who doesn't drink alcohol because of her beliefs, recently found it strange that I didn't take a glass of Cava during the opening of a new store. It is so ingrained in us that we consider alcohol to be normal and that everyone drinks except the Muslim community. We do not understand that someone chooses not to drink alcohol themselves, because then there must be a reason for it. Preferably also an imposed reason. belief or medication or a former addiction.

I only drink an alcoholic drink very occasionally, the reason I drink it is because I like it and want to enjoy the taste. I don't want a headache afterwards and I don't want to be miserable after a night out. I don't need alcohol to have fun either, I can just do it like this. That's a gift that just sits inside me.

I hate the taste of most beers, just like the taste of bitter drinks. So they are already falling off. there are still a lot of sweet drinks left, but a sweet drink also often tastes like lemonade. One more reason to just enjoy my mocktail without the headache.


So I found this link very appropriate.

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Kinderworkshops Petra
I don't drink either and with me they've tried to get alcohol to drink for years. Family and friends. I don't even like most of it. Wine, beer, champagne are not for me. There are drinks that I like but just don't grab because the need is simply not there. I... Show more
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willbelysy
In my almost 28 years I haven't tried a drop of alcohol, I don't like the smell so much less would I want to try it
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Rudy Siedlecki 🌳
Now it has even been found that a small amount of alcohol can also act as a trigger for cancer. As a vegetarian, you always get questions and comments, then you have a topic of conversation right away, you just have to think. 😉
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Toto Animo
Everyone is free to drink whatever they want.
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qwertyuiop
Very recognizable, I also don't like beer and wine and every now and then take a very small liqueur, but that's all. We used to be the bob often because we both didn't drink.
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marijke
i also absolutely don't need to have fun/have fun. Preferably drink plain water, very rarely a glass of wine. I just don't like it. Chocolates with alcohol in it creeps me out. I used to be the bob.
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Encaustichris
Delightful link! And so recognizable!! I hardly ever drink, simply because I don't like it. I only taste the alcohol, and it burns in my throat. No thanks. The fact that I have had people in my area who do like it does not help. The single time I drink it's an Ammehoela (Amarula), and it sinks in my legs after 1 sip. Just give me Slimpie.!

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Ingrid
Some probably need it to dare to go 'loose'. In time, I like a glass of wine, but like you, I don't need to dare to have fun.
Celebrated a lot of party last Saturday, had wine (glass or six I think), felt nothing of it and done just as crazy as without.... Show more
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