Quote: (09-21-2013 06:12 PM)Mr.GoodThread Wrote:
If you don't drink alcohol, how much time do you spend at bars? 30 mins? 2 hours? What is your usual style?
Sometimes all night, but only if I'm playing pool, having good conversations, making progress with a girl, or dancing. Typically if you're still in your right mind you will need something else going to keep the night fun.
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Do you still just mingle with all the drunks? Do you just hang out with the bartender and every so often leave to talk to the rest of the drunks? I'm just curious.
Yes, still mingle, unless they get too annoying. Then mingle elsewhere.
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I do drink, but I'm trying to get that out of my life.
Read this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Carrs-Contro...l+drinking
Also, avoid the temptation to substitute alcohol by drinking sodas or some other non-alcoholic drink (unless you're actually thirsty, of course). A couple reasons for this.
One, if you're drinking juices or soda, you're losing some of the weight-loss benefit of not drinking alcohol. All that sugar is bad for you, and even a soda-water with lime is a bit too acidic and can do a number on your gut. We don't need to constantly drink something all night - the only reason we do is because alcohol dehydrates you while making it feel like your thirst is being satisfied. One of the reasons it's so addicting.
Since the majority of society embraces alcohol, it's just become commonplace to always have a drink in your hand, but when you think about this, it makes zero sense. Do you walk around with a plate in your hand at all night at parties that serve food?
Which brings about the second reason substitution is bad. Doing so reinforces the idea that you are making a sacrifice by not drinking, which makes it much more likely you'll fall off the wagon. Might as well get it out there right away that you don't drink and be satisfied in that decision.
You may often find that not drinking causes you to get bored early on and makes you want to leave. This isn't because alcohol is inherently fun - it's because bars are actually a bit boring. But the liquor inebriates you and causes you not to care, while simultaneously causing you to want more as you go along.
You'll probably find you waste a lot less time in bars by not starting down that road in the first place. Make the trips you do take to bars count or get better at day game.
As for "usual style," just be yourself, to use a cliche. Guys who don't drink are no less masculine and cool than guys that do unless they let it make them feel insecure. Look at guys like Chuck Zito for inspiration - I'm not saying you should aspire to being a gangster, but men like him make it clear that you don't have to drink to be cool and macho. Maybe you'll even get a chance to knock out someone like Van Damme when they get too drunk, lose their composure, and smart off.
Beyond All Seas
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.
To be your own man is a hard business. If you try it, you'll be lonely often, and sometimes
frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Kipling