Here's a question the Little Asian poses for you: How do you feel about hanging out with peeps that don't drink?
Among Little Asians friends, it's been a common saying, "I just don't trust people that don't drink." Little Asian counted herself amongst these people, but as I grow older, I do wonder what it is about drinking that equals trust.
I suppose it could be -- you trust people that are willing to get as shitfaced as you are. Or perhaps, it can be seen that if you drink, then it means you know how to party and have a good time.
Perhaps it has to do with judgement -- the live and let live aspect of drinking -- because friends that say, "Oh, man, she drinks like a cow" or the "Whoa, what an idiot that guy is for chugging like a demon" -- are they true friends?
Little Asian thinks that she'll always trust a person that can have a good time, that lets her have that good time, but also doesn't sit like a Mormon in the corner and damn you to hell for having a drink or two.
3 comments:
As someone who's definitely said "I don't trust people who don't drink," here are my reasons:
- People who don't drink tend to take life too seriously and, personally, those folks bug me.
- If someone who won't drink is with you when you're drinking, then you have to worry that anything dumb you might say or do will be held over your head. However, if said person is also drinking, then you have a mutually assured destruction pact and all is well.
Of course there are exceptions. There are people who don't drink who are totally relaxed and fun, and there are drinkers who downright suck to be around. But by and large, I stand by "I don't trust someone who doesn't drink."
LOL. The Husband was actually up in arms after he read my post. He was like "Wha?!? You're defending non drinkers!?!" I just wanted to explore the comment of why drinking equals trust, but yeah, I do get it. I'm fine with non drinkers as long as they can party and yeah, as you said, don't take life too seriously. Although, I do know that from being the sober one in a group of drunkies is a dangerous power -- you remember EVERYTHING that the drunkies what to forget!
I'm going to defend the nondrinkers. I know two. One of whom is hilarious and saved us in New Paltz, NY when we all got drunk at a wine tasting and she drove our sorry asses back to the hotel.
And without her, we'd still be sleeping there.
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