The Testing Chat III: The Time of Great Chatting

[Flagg]

So, I think I've had my feel of alcohol and will lead a sober life. I'll stick to hosting parties with my Southern Hospitality.

As I've learned, be ready for a bizarre amount of suspicion from people.

"I do not drink."
"Why not? Have you tried [favourite drink]? You'd like it!"

That's the worst. You'd think they could just be grateful to have someone to drive their drunk ass home.

[Manus Dei]

Man, I spent about six months in 2011 not drinking because of medication I was on, and it was amazing how in-your-face people can be about not drinking. Like, serious actual hostility because I was daring to have a red bull without any vodka in it. It was incredible.

And I hear people say the UK doesn't have a drinking culture :V

[Aaron]

I tell people I used to be an alcoholic, that shuts them up.

[Bob the Gunslinger]

So, I think I've had my feel of alcohol and will lead a sober life. I'll stick to hosting parties with my Southern Hospitality.

As I've learned, be ready for a bizarre amount of suspicion from people.

"I do not drink."
"Why not? Have you tried [favourite drink]? You'd like it!"

I tell people I haven't gotten drunk since the accident and that I don't want to hurt anyone else. That story makes people much more comfortable than telling them that I just don't like the feeling.

[Agent Bert Macklin]

"Alcohol makes my disease worse."

[Flagg]

I tell people to go fuck themselves and get another ride home if they are being that obnoxious about it.

[evilsoup]

I don't think I could ever fully trust someone who doesn't drink at all

[Oxymoron]

Why ?

Do you have something against muslims ?

[evilsoup]

I feel sorry that they're missing out
they can't eat pork either
poor bastards

[Gands]

I just tell people I don't like it.

If that bothers them, it's not my issue.

[timmy]

There's a girl at work who has been here for years. She doesn't drink, and given the hospitality culture that must have been a hell of a thing at first. A few months ago she came to me on a Monday morning and said 'you'd be proud of me. I did a shot on the weekend!'

Uh... Good?

[Phantasee]

Why ?

Do you have something against muslims ?

i do

but it's not because they don't (aren't supposed to) drink

because i don't either

[Phantasee]

I don't think I could ever fully trust someone who doesn't drink at all

i don't trust you either

so we're even



ps you're banned for a week

[evilsoup]

i do

whoa hold on what

[Aaron]

I bet its not what you're thinking.

[evilsoup]

the only way I can think that statement could go well
is if it's a smarmy trolling way of saying 'lol I don't trust anyone'

[Flagg]

Muslims aren't a race you stupid cunt.

[timmy]

Yeah they are, same as the jews

Right?

[timmy]

Thread is going south at 100mp/h

[Phantasee]

historical animosity towards muslims

and the more i learned about it the less i liked them as a people

a few attempted genocides kinda sour you on the idea of friendly relations

but i don't let it affect my interactions with muslims because i don't really feel anyone alive today, here and now is really responsible for the actions of people who weren't even their ancestors given the wide geographic spread of islam

[Flagg]

Yeah they are, same as the jews

Right?

Man don't even get me started on Israel.

[Phantasee]

basically i'm tolerant of muslims but i have no great love for them, and probably won't ever have any

[Flagg]

I'm that way with all religions. Though at least outside of prison in the US they don't pressure random people they don't know into believing in their pedophile prophet.

[Phantasee]

it has nothing to do with the beliefs or tenets of the faith

it's kinda like some of the animosity you might imagine amongst the chinese towards the japanese

or maybe the poles towards the germans and russians

or the ethiopians to the italians?

i dunno

[timmy]

basically i'm tolerant of muslims but i have no great love for them, and probably won't ever have any

Fun fact: in my last year of school I got into an argument with a sikh bloke named Harjit over something and totally burned him in front of a room full of people. In retaliation for his wounded pride, he had my mother's car keyed. Initially I thought this was some kind of cultural trait, but later when I met this guy's father(who was a wonderful, genial man) I realised that Harjit was just a cunt and did not reflect the rest of his culture.

I realise this personal anecdote doesn't quite compare with broad historical strokes, but we've got to start somewhere mate.