cheffrankie
Assistant Cook
Im not a huge fan of alcoholic drinks and was wondering if anyone knew any cocktails that don't have a very high alcohol content but still taste good that one could buy at pubs/nightclubs etc. any ideas?
jkath said:Fran, aren't you quite young still?
I'm 17, but turning 18 in november, here in england 18 is the legal age for drinking, however, if you were to go to the nightclubs/pubs you will find a huge percentage of people there were underage. I know some people might be against me drinking but, i think im being way more responsible than most young people my age- i see people who are as young as 15 and 16 who get absolutely drunk when they go up town- some of my firends do that aswell. I don't see anything wrong with me going to town to have a good time with my friends- however it does cause peer pressure to drink, and i think that my way of going about it is great- i still drink, but by drinking something non alcoholic or with a low alcoholic content, none of my friends bother me about not drinking, i still have fun and i dont get drunk.
There will always be people against it but i believe that i am taking responsibility for myself. I'm not going to stop going out with my friends. I believe that i am doing the right thing for me and until all people are completely stopped from going to bars until they are 18, i and my friends will still go. Also, i waited until i felt that i was mature enough to go up town- i went up town for the first time a month ago, where as many of my friends started going when they had just turned 16.
I don't think i am doing anything wrong, in fact i am being much more responsible than many other people of my age.
If anyone can give me a good reason why i should stop doing what i am doing, i'll think about not going anymore, but at the minute, i cannot see any faults in my method.
cheffrankie said:jkath said:Fran, aren't you quite young still?
I don't see anything wrong with me going to town to have a good time with my friends- however it does cause peer pressure to drink, and i think that my way of going about it is great- i still drink, but by drinking something non alcoholic or with a low alcoholic content, none of my friends bother me about not drinking, i still have fun and i dont get drunk.
(Keep in mind, Fran that in November when you turn 18, I'll be turning 39, so here's a bit of advice from an old lady )
I'm totally in agreement with you about wanting to go out with your friends - that's one of the greatest things to do, no matter what your age! And, by drinking something non-alcoholic, you're being exceptionally responsible (!), while maintaining the fun.
As for peer pressure, I was literally the only kid at one particular high school party that wasn't drinking. (Keep in mind the legal age out here was/is 21) A friend suggested that I hold a beer bottle to "fit in", but that, to me, was showing I was drinking. I didn't, and when people questioned why I wasn't imbibing, I simply told them that I wasn't interested. It was that easy. Your real friends will always like you, no matter what.