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Editors note:
A few days ago I read about
a new anthropological theory
that Homo sapiens only in
vented agriculture after some
body noticed that drinking
fermented barley water gave
him a head rush. The early
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so much that he stopped chas
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These are the confessions of a
non-drinker.
I have chosen a life of sobriety.
I could probably, and one day just
might, write a good-sized book on
this subject, but for now, my space
is limited. So I'm not going to say it
all in this small essay. I'm also not
going to attempt to explain why I
don't drink. The reasons are com
plex and personal, and I'm not so
sure I know them all anymore. But I
am sure of these simple facts. I have
never had more than a few sips of
alcohol. I have never been drunk in
my life. I can tell you that I never
will.
Now, you have probablyjust had a
reaction to what I just wrote. Either
shock, indifference, disbelief, re
spect or curiosity.
culture in order to cultivate
more potent barley water. Ttiis
eventually resulted in civil
ization. Deer started the ball rolling.
Other neat ideas like territor
iality, bread and salad bars
came later.
College students love to drink.
Almost all college students
drink. Many college students
drink legally and responsibly.
People have fun drinking.
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If your reaction is respect, don't
bother. I can tell you that peer pres
sure means nothing to me, and it
never has been or will be difficult
for me to be a non-drinker in a
drinking society. Not drinking is
simply an essential part of my psy
chological makeup as is being hetero
sexual, American or politically lib
eral. For those who are in shock or
disbelief at what I'm writing, all I
have to say is maybe it's time you
examined your own attitudes about
drinking. It's almost always ray
experience that those who simply
can't believe that I don't drink
immediately try to get me to drink
(as if they were the first to try) and
are the ones most uncomfortable
with their own drinking.
But I'm writing this essay for
those who are curious. This is for
those who just want to know what
it's like.
Some people do go into shock
because they will swear up and
down that I 'm drunk. As many of my
friends can attest I do not have to be
drunk to make a fool of myself at a
party. Believe me, I'm perfectly cap
able of "putting a lampshade over
my head" without drinking. Maybe
that should scare me, but it doesn't.
In fact, I probably spend more
time in bars than many alcoholics. I
go to big, loud college parties as
often as anyone. I've also been
known to say silly things to females
toward the end of the evening
things that would tend to make me
Drunk people often do funny
things. TJiese are facts.
But there are other undis
putable facts about drinking.
If you clioose to drink, have
fun, but use your head. Don ft
drive.
If you clioose not to drink,
you don 't have to. You deserve
respect for you good sense.
And for God's sake, if you
discover you can I control your
drinking, get help.
Brian MaryDlverjions
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look like a drunk jerk. The only dif
ference between me and all the
other horny clods is that I don't
have the old, reliable, "Well, I was
drunk," excuse.
Generally, I go with the flow. I
have to admit that if anyone else is
having a good time and acting silly
at a party, I subsconsciously do the
same.
So I'm really just a sheep in the
herd, going along with everyone
else. I sometimes reach what is
called a natural high. This is where
everyone swears that I'm just as
drunk as they are. It usually comes
when a good band plays at the Zoo
Bar or during a fun party with lots of
friends.
This article has been written in
the interest of balance. I think that
anyone can have a good time in most
bars without getting drunk.
Still, most people will tell me, "I
can't go downtown, I have an early
class tomorrow and I don't want to
get drunk."
Where is the law that says, you
have to get drunk to have fun or
unwind in a local bar? Sure, there
might be some unwritten laws among
your friends. Laws that they have to
say, "C'mon, just have one beer."
You can, as Nancy says, "Just say
no," order a Coke or Sprite, and
relax. Society has been telling you
all your life that you can't, but
believe me, you can. There are many
people out there just like me (those
are the ones who responded with
indifference) who do it all the time.
Tom LaudsrDivcrsions
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