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04-24-2014, 06:48 PM
why not learn how to pace yourself? Drink light beers if you must, and take it slow. Swap to a water on ice with lime if you must.
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04-24-2014, 06:57 PM
Will be interested to hear how the yeast experiment goes. Low-alcohol beers are not an option in Asia...
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04-24-2014, 07:25 PM
I do lots of business in Asia and the drinking culture is huge there. It's considered very bad form to refuse drinks or not reciprocate doing numerous "bottoms up" shots with clients and partners. Non Asians get much more leeway, but being Asian, I don't have that luxury.
Learned this trick from a hostess girl: as soon as you sit down, finish a can of coke or bottle of beer down to the last 20%. Then when your partners inevitably make motions to "cheers", you do likewise and then spit the shot into the mostly empty container and make it look like you're chasing.
Guys never seem to notice although I've had several girls give me a knowing look. I like to drink as much as the next guy, but I hate hangovers and I don't see this as a waste of money so much as just the cost of doing business.
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04-24-2014, 08:53 PM
What's the point? You won't get so drunk as to fuck up your game unless you're drinking half a day at a normal pace, and if you're drinking that much you're probably not doing it all just to get a girl at the end of the night. Unless you're a 60kg 18-yearold with no tolerance I suppose.
I can see the issue if you're constantly offered shots you can't refuse, but that's quite a different situation from a normal beer drinking night where you set the pace to 2 drinks per hour or even less.
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04-24-2014, 08:59 PM
The last sentence is contradictory I believe. Partying hard involves losing control. I agree with pace yourself.
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04-24-2014, 09:17 PM
There is a time to get shitty and a time to keep yourself in line.
Its pretty simple. If you are with a girl that you havnt banged yet or you are out to meet girls, then control yourself. In every other situation let loose and get hammered.
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04-24-2014, 09:26 PM
Vodka soda lime never gets you drunk
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04-25-2014, 12:42 AM
I try to drink less to stay healthy, and reduce my exposure to drunk driving. Here's what I do.
No shots.
Start the night with a caffeine drink. Then rotate vodka/soda with club soda/lime. It gives me something to sip on, as is my habit, and keeps me from getting drunk. Still am able to have fun with this.
I don't really need to be drunk to be out though. Something about just being in a nightclub with bangable girls around does it for me.
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04-25-2014, 01:16 AM
I don't like wasting alcohol, but you should see some the way some of these guys in Asia drink. Drinking a 750 ml of liquor for each person there is not uncommon. The spitting out trick is pretty much a necessity. When I go out with girls and friends I can just straight out tell them I'm taking it easy, but ironically, I have to drink more in a "business" setting... right before the KTV girls come out.
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04-25-2014, 08:26 AM
Apple Cider Vinegar
Best thing I ever had
I chase that with each drink it keeps your digestion system on point so you don't have a hangover and also having "bubble guts"
Pace yourself like people above said and you can still have a fun night out
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04-25-2014, 01:59 PM
It's just self discipline. When I go out alone sometimes I'll get bored during the gaps in conversation and drink too much. You just have to have enough self control to not do that.
To make it easier on yourself start the night slow. You're more likely to give in to drinking more if you're already pretty drunk. But if you're only buzzed, it's easier to say "okay I can't drink another one right now" and then pace yourself. Basically there's a fine line with booze and once you cross it, you start to make bad decisions. That's great if you're just out with friends, not so great if you're trying to meet new girls and leave a good impression.
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04-25-2014, 07:28 PM
^^^ Dunno about that. I got bombed a lot faster drinking vodka straight....
btw-coconut water is great for hangovers.
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04-25-2014, 07:41 PM
I find that getting a seltzer with lime whenever you find yourself without a drink is a great way to moderate. It looks like you are drinking so people won't force drinks on you and the water keeps you more sober. If anyone asks lie and say gin/vodka tonic, nobody is going to check.
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04-26-2014, 05:11 AM
Order bitter or sour drinks. I order just Lemon/Bitter Lemon (it's got electrolytes) and nobody notices that it is without Vodka even after letting them take a sip.
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