"Having a good time"

[LOVEthroughINTELLECT]

As to having a "good time" - why are you so concerned about what other people think and do? If you don't have a good time doing the things that those people are doing, then have a good time on your own - or find people who share your sense of what a good time entails.

There are plenty of people in this world who think that staying home and carrying on an intelligent conversation is more fun than going to the bar and getting wasted. Personally, I find I have the most fun when I go to my parents' house, have a few glasses of wine and get into a theological discussion with my dad. But I know there are many people who would think that the most boring time in the world.

If people were merely saying that my life is boring then there would not be much to think about.

But what has been said--albeit mostly indirectly--is that my "refusal" to "have a good time" is self-defeating, self-destructive behavior.

There is a miscommunication, I would say. A difference in values and ideals is being mistaken for a difference in attitude, maturity, etc.

Besides, if I did not analyze these things then I would not have learned that Pepsi tastes better than vodka and tonic.

 

[LOVEthroughINTELLECT]

I used to live right by the Sierra Nevada Brewery and it smelled worse than when I lived on campus at bible college right by the mineral hot springs which smelled like sulfur.

Next time, move next to a Pepsi bottling plant.

 

[Tamara224]

If people were merely saying that my life is boring then there would not be much to think about.

But what has been said--albeit mostly indirectly--is that my "refusal" to "have a good time" is self-defeating, self-destructive behavior.

Part of that might be due to the fact that many people (for some reason I've never been sure of) feel that they are not justified in their own behavior unless they can persuade others to join them in it.

There is a miscommunication, I would say. A difference in values and ideals is being mistaken for a difference in attitude, maturity, etc.

Yeah, probably. Part of that is due to people being unable (or unwilling) to consider the possibility that not everyone values the same things in life.

Besides, if I did not analyze these things then I would not have learned that Pepsi tastes better than vodka and tonic.

Of course Pepsi tastes better than vodka tonic. Tonic is . But a Pepsi with rum - now that's a different story.

 

[LOVEthroughINTELLECT]

If anybody is wondering, I would not hesitate to date a woman who drinks alcohol.

 

[Luther073082]

I never thought that I would see the taste of a soft drink compared/contrasted to the taste of alcoholic beverages.

Is the taste of Pepsi "award winning"? Has it been "judged the best" ten years in a row?

Yes actually. But my point is why would I drink something if not for taste or health reasons?

 

[JPPT1974]

I won't date anybody that won't
Lie, cheat, cursing, steal, drink, smoke
Or does drugs.

 

[ImperialPhantom]

Why is it assumed that someone who drinks does it because it is the only way they can have a good time? I also play baseball and lift weights. That doesnt mean I HAVE to do those things to have a good time. They are just options. Same with drinking. Just a thought.

 

[JPPT1974]

I also workout as well
As drink sodas and one of the
Few that doesn't drink water.

 

[LOVEthroughINTELLECT]

Yes actually. But my point is why would I drink something if not for taste or health reasons?

My question was: Does anybody consume beer purely for the taste and for nourishment?

People do not drink iced tea to "have a good time". Do people, like with iced tea, ever consume beer--or any alcoholic beverage--outside of "having a good time"?

 

[Beautiful Fireball]

My question was: Does anybody consume beer purely for the taste and for nourishment?

People do not drink iced tea to "have a good time". Do people, like with iced tea, ever consume beer--or any alcoholic beverage--outside of "having a good time"?

I drink beer because I like the taste and sometimes it goes well with what I am eating.

Believe it or not, not all people drink to get drunk.

 

[Luther073082]

My question was: Does anybody consume beer purely for the taste and for nourishment?

People do not drink iced tea to "have a good time". Do people, like with iced tea, ever consume beer--or any alcoholic beverage--outside of "having a good time"?

Yeah sometimes they have beer cause they want it. I think its gross myself but thats just me.

I drink wine cause I like the taste and I want it. I don't usually drink at parties or the like.

 

[LOVEthroughINTELLECT]

Believe it or not, not all people drink to get drunk.

Right.

But it has also been asserted that one does not have to get drunk to "have a good time".

Some people can't "have a good time" without beer, it seems. But they do not have to get drunk with that beer to have the "good time". Does that make any sense?

An example of the latter is when people tell me that they can't imagine spending a day at the ballpark without beer. I get the impression that if they could not have beer then they would not want to go to a game.

Some of us go just to watch a game.

 

[Beautiful Fireball]

Some people can't "have a good time" without beer, it seems. But they do not have to get drunk with that beer to have the "good time". Does that make any sense?

That does make sense, but maybe I am misunderstanding exactly what your point is then.

 

[Gardener101]

I don't drink alcohol. At all.

Why?


Cuz I'm drunk when I am sober.


Why make it worse?

 

[Gardener101]

........misunderstanding exactly what your point is....

Statement of the century

 

[koban4max]

Why is it that I am seeing so much emphasis here on the importance of "having a good time"?

And it seems that people consider "beer" and "having a good time" to be synonymous.

Nobody drinks beer simply for, say, the taste?

I do not go "out" to have iced tea. I go to a restaurant that serves iced tea because, well, I want the refreshment and nourishment and I want to enjoy the taste of it. That almost sounds like Diet Coke--"Just for the taste of it".

Let me guess, the hospitality industry, the alcoholic beverage industry, etc. make money by selling a "good time". If people did not want to "have a good time" then many businesses would not exist--people would not suddenly go to those places for, say, a nourishing meal.

Okay, I think I understand the economics of "having a good time". And to some extent I think I understand the sociology of "having a good time".

What I do not understand is this attitude that says that those of us who do not "have a good time" are somehow flawed or living inferior lives.

I guess I owe a lot of what I have enjoyed to people's desire to "have a good time". Apparently if people did not "have a good time" with, say, American football, then American football would not exist for those of us who experience it almost purely out of personal interest.

I do not have to go "out" and I do not have to be "with friends" to have any use for things like ball games. I can go to the ballpark by myself and get satisfaction from concentrating on the drama unfolding on the field. No need to "have a good time".

Yet, apparently those of us who do not need or want to "have a good time" need to "get a life". And, furthermore, apparently those of us who do not need or want to "have a good time" must be mentally ill, have a personality disorder, are of poor moral character, etc.

I can understand the social phenomenon of "having a good time". But I can't understand why anybody feels threatened by those who see little need to "have a good time". I do not understand why those who value "having a good time" feel the need to criticize, ridicule, pathologize and indict those of us who do not share that value.

If I only enjoy quietly watching the ripples in the lake--if I never "have a good time" fishing or water skiing in the lake--who really cares?

Y do you question "having good time?"
I like having good time and meet people.
Are you anti-social?

 

[koban4max]

That does make sense, but maybe I am misunderstanding exactly what your point is then.

He's saying, "why get drunk when you can just drink little."

 

[Beautiful Fireball]

He's saying, "why get drunk when you can just drink little."

Ok.

 

[mina]

I personally don't care for drinking or being around people who don't know their limits. I don't think there is anything wrong with drinking in moderation. I do have a big problem with people who try to pressure non-drinkers into drinking or who make fun of those that choose not to drink.

 

[Spicy McHaggis]

get away from the fizzy yellow garbage and try some good microbrews

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