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I also grew up largely without alcohol anywhere in sight. To the extent that as a child I perceived bars and beer gardens as mildly threatening - my family neve
by Tade0 3y ago
I also grew up largely without alcohol anywhere in sight. To the extent that as a child I perceived bars and beer gardens as mildly threatening - my family never went there, so I didn't understand why some people were so loud.
With that out of the way:
> Whether it’s work outing or friends gathering, I just pass if it’s supposed to be in a pub.
There's a selection of non-alcoholic drinks in every bar nowadays. You don't really have to limit your social life like that just because you don't drink alcohol, unless you're trying to make some kind of point.
- erenyeager 3y agoWhile many succumb to the pressure of going to bars for corporate reasons or peer pressure, it would be more accommodating for culture to be less focused around consumption of a harmful substance like alcohol which has such drastic consequences demonstrated, both long term and short term. A lot of non-drinkers would not even like to be in an environment where everyone else is drinking. Luckily, sober culture is becoming more popular as people realize the consequences of a society where alcohol consumption is widespread — cirrhosis, alcoholism, and various social ills & wastes of money and time.