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If you were interested in the feeling of being drunk, drinking all the liquor you could find was the right procedure. If you were interested in why people drink
by andrewl 10y ago
If you were interested in the feeling of being drunk, drinking all the liquor you could find was the right procedure. If you were interested in why people drink, I would suggest that you used the wrong procedure.
The right procedure would be to get a glass of a good wine, or a good beer (not a mass-produced one) and sip it over dinner for about forty minutes, with friends. Depending on how big you are and how you personally metabolize alcohol, it would probably make you somewhat relaxed. And it would taste good. If it did not, you could find one that did.
In many cultures, alcohol is a food. It comes with side effects for sure, which are the sedation and decrease of inhibitions. The side effects are part of the enjoyment, but by no means are they the entire point of it.
- ftrflyr 10y ago> what being drunk felt like from a scientific perspective I was interested in what being drunk felt like. In another comment, I explain how I pursued further knowledge for "why people drink." > In many cultures, alcohol is a food. Completely agree. I live in East Africa when I am not in Chicago so I have first-hand experience on the role of alcohol in other cultures.