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It's he 'I don't drink' part that causes this. If you just left it at 'no thanks, I'm good' you wouldn't get the same reaction. The 'I don't drink' part comes
by djrogers 11y ago
It's he 'I don't drink' part that causes this. If you just left it at 'no thanks, I'm good' you wouldn't get the same reaction.
The 'I don't drink' part comes across to insecure people as judgemental or superior, so drop it.
- vinceguidry 11y agoLike when people ask you if you have a lighter. "Sorry, I don't," goes a lot farther than "No, I don't smoke." They're not asking you for your convictions regarding alcohol / tobacco, they're asking you if want some / have a lighter they can use.
- zimpenfish 11y agoBut people don't tend to say "Why don't you have a lighter?" when you say "Sorry, I don't." in the same way that they query why you don't want a drink. I endured this for years; it gets tedious after a while.
- vinceguidry 11y agoThat happens to you? Never happens to me. Either case. At any rate, you can answer why when they ask you why.
- zimpenfish 11y agoNo, you'd get "You don't want a drink? Why not?" as I experienced many times. Hence the clarification.