<p>just say you can’t because alcohol interferes with your medication. haha that’s what i say and i get so much sympathy for it</p>
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<p>whatever, does the reason really matter?</p>
<p>How about, “I like my liver”?</p>
<p>“I’ll drink when I’m thirsty.” Then walk away! Honestly, saying that you don’t like alcohol, don’t drink for personal or health reasons should be more than enough. You should only have to explain that once to your friends. If they keep pressurring you than I would seriously question if they were “friends”.</p>
<p>I don’t understand why someone would give a person a hard time if they don’t drink. If the tables were turned, the drinker would be up in arms and get all defensive. How dare I ask someone “Why do you drink?”</p>
<p>I don’t ask people. If they say that don’t want a drink, I just leave it there with a simple “okay, that’s fine”.</p>
<p>Just pour yourself another drink. It also helps when keeping away from temptations. My friends are drinkers and I just buy a soda so that way I’m also drinking but just not drinking alcohol(:</p>
<p>It’s enough to say “no thanks, I don’t drink.”</p>
<p>But if you need something…you could try…</p>
<p>“No thanks, it violates the terms of my probation.”</p>
<p>“I’ve already got two underages” works for my buddy but that’s not a lie though. </p>
<p>The “I’m driving” one doesn’t work where I’m at because we’ve got the infamous “drunk bus.”</p>
<p>I always say" i forgot to learn how to drink,and i am now too old to change".works every time.</p>
<p>cabhax: lsu?</p>
<p>But you don’t want to leave your car where it is over night</p>
<p>To be fair, I do drink, but I don’t do it frequently. For a while I had a concussion, which was convenient because I didn’t have to drink (in fact, it was great…I always won at ruit because I was sober and could hit the shots that my drunken friends could not).</p>
<p>Now, I usually just say that I’m driving, which nobody questions. If that isn’t an option, I’ll talk about how it interferes with my allergy medication or how my concussion gave me recurring headaches, and I’m not supposed to drink when I have one of them. People don’t give you crap if it’s your brain you’re messing with.</p>
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<p>No, but they will ask for rides if you use this line.</p>
<p>you dont need excuses, although i dont know what i would do without drinking in college or at home in the summer</p>
<p>Just say you’re pregnant, even if you’re a guy. Happened on Oprah.</p>
<p>Already said, but just say “I don’t drink”. Make it a lifestyle and not an excuse and people won’t bug you about it (cause you’ll say it with real confidence).</p>
<p>@Mushaboom because people are nosy and think everyone needs to live life like they do.</p>
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<p>This is true. I drank water at a party once after sampling the hunch punch and the Natural Light and deciding that neither suited my taste buds. A guy noticed and said, “Aw come on, man, you’re drinking water at a party?” But it was clearly in a light-hearted tone of voice.</p>
<p>Stay true to yourself and no one will judge you. As long as you’re not railing against the “evils” of alcohol, nobody thinks any less of you if you don’t drink.</p>
<p>^ Just jokingly respond with “Nah, it’s straight vodka.” High five and/or laugh will ensue.</p>
<p>I don’t understand the OP’s anxiety. If somebody offers you a drink say “no thanks” or “I don’t drink.” How can that “not work”? If you’re around somebody who is coercing you into drinking, just leave.</p>
<p>@pramirez184</p>
<p>Penn State</p>