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You still have to go out drinking with coworkers because it's one of those things viewed as a social responsibility. And said coworkers will pressure you to dri
by fzeroracer 8y ago
You still have to go out drinking with coworkers because it's one of those things viewed as a social responsibility. And said coworkers will pressure you to drink because you're expected to get drunk among them as well.
There is a lot of combined pressure to get people to drink.
- ekianjo 8y agoI have been going for years drinking with colleagues in Japan and I have never had a problem to avoid getting drunk by switching very quickly to soft drinks, and this, even in several companies.
- bamboozled 8y ago"I have never had a problem to avoid getting drunk by switching very quickly to soft drinks, and this, even in several companies." If you're an alcoholic or binge drinker, then you're in trouble basically. Some people can't just say no once they get started. Hence my point stands, alcoholism is a large and accepted part of current day culture. In other countries I've lived and worked in, people avoided having work functions solely at bars for this and cultural sensitivity reasons.
- leetcrew 8y agoprotip: it's hard to tell the difference between a gin and tonic and a club soda with lime. once people are drunk, they don't necessarily notice who's still sober. of course this doesn't solve the problem that being sober around a bunch of drunk people isn't much fun.