It's not so much that everyone drinks so much (although they really do...), it's more an issue of how drinking has become such a large part of the culture out there that it's difficult to get anywhere (at least in the business world most definitely) without having a drink.
Of course it's been a while since I've had a real drinking buddy, so maybe I'm just talkin outta my ass, but there are plenty of drinks you can order that have so much non-alcohol crap in them such as to render the two shots of rum meaningless. Think for the most part, anything excessively fruity or chocolatey. Although the little Claire is definitely right - if there's an a small chance this guy is some crazy ass mothafucka, you don't want to leave your comfort zone just to appease someone like that.
I am talkin outta my ass. Good luck out there babe -- Gerardo
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Date: 2007-09-09 07:15 pm (UTC)Of course it's been a while since I've had a real drinking buddy, so maybe I'm just talkin outta my ass, but there are plenty of drinks you can order that have so much non-alcohol crap in them such as to render the two shots of rum meaningless. Think for the most part, anything excessively fruity or chocolatey. Although the little Claire is definitely right - if there's an a small chance this guy is some crazy ass mothafucka, you don't want to leave your comfort zone just to appease someone like that.
I am talkin outta my ass. Good luck out there babe
-- Gerardo