Similar to the "stupid things" comment, I think it's that people who drink tend to have so much fun doing so, that they extrapolate what you're saying into "I d

Similar to the "stupid things" comment, I think it's that people who drink tend to have so much fun doing so, that they extrapolate what you're saying into "I don't like to have fun." Obviously that's not likely to be the case, but the strong association people have between drinking and fun makes them draw that correlation... thinking that they won't have as much fun with you unless you get on the same wavelength. Pretty dumb.