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rampo
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 Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 7:47 am Post subject: Re: Does anyone here NOT drink |
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| gaijin4life wrote: |
| rampo wrote: |
| gaijin4life wrote: |
| rampo wrote: |
| Does anyone have other pastimes? |
Mountain-biking; hiking; movies; cafes w friends; visiting friends; travelling to interesting places; beaches; windsurfing; walking; reading; art galleries; photo exhibitions; interesting discussions; writing ... to name a few. - Oh, and the occasional drink !  - It can be done !!  |
I've noticed that people who have as many interests/pastimes as you do don't drink very much. Over-drinking fills the void, I guess. |
- Not at all. As well as drinking from time to time, I also have time to do other things |
I wrote "very much". Puritan Americans - and other Anglo-Saxons seem to think that drinking = drinking yourself to a stupor.
I drink. Almost every day. A tiny glass of wine with my meal and maybe a cocktail or two when I go to an izakaya or celebrate.
In my first post I specifically referred to binge-drinking. Yes, that's what it's called when you drink a copious amount at frequent social gatherings (or just alone). |
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6810
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Haven't drank in about 10 years. Just not into it. Also, I don't like the way my face looks when I'm drunk...
Meanwhile - things I can do because I don't have a regular drinking habit
hang with my wife
go to the cinema every weekend
garden (currently jalapenos, habaneros, tomatoes and curry leaf - I love summer)
a PhD in Critical Pedagogy (6 months to go)
compose abstract-ambient-dub music
play with my cat
exercise (yoga)
cook
etc...
When my J-Teacher colleagues ask if I drink, I tell them:
"because I enjoy [all of the above] too much and don't really have the time to drink."
That said, I am a bit of a tea fiend. |
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gaijin4life
Joined: 23 Sep 2006
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Location: Westside of the Eastside, Japan
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| Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:01 am Post subject: Re: Does anyone here NOT drink |
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| rampo wrote: |
| I wrote "very much". Puritan Americans - and other Anglo-Saxons seem to think that drinking = drinking yourself to a stupor. |
You did, my bad. Was having a case of Friday brain-itis and missed the very much. Must be time to leave the office and start the weekend .. |
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osakajojo
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i used to drink.
I still do but I used to too.
Wow, this post is surprising. I didn't realize that there were so many foreigners in Japan that didn't drink. I have only met 2 since 2001- I guess I hang with the wrong crowd. |
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nonsmoker
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| Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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i used to drink.
I still do but I used to too.
Wow, this post is surprising. I didn't realize that there were so many foreigners in Japan that didn't drink. I have only met 2 since 2001- I guess I hang with the wrong crowd. |
Where in Japan are you so we can drink together when I arrive? |
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markrendl
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| Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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Don't drink; never have.
Do go out with those who do sometimes. Some Japanese coworkers were surprised to see I could have fun with them without drinking/getting drunk. |
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rampo
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:09 am Post subject: |
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May I ask the age of all you non-(binge) drinkers?
I wonder sometimes if the bingers are just young 'uns with no interests (yet). I'm pretty young myself. |
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furiousmilksheikali
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Location: In a coffee shop, splitting a 30,000 yen tab with Sekiguchi.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:00 am Post subject: |
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| I drink and I have interests. Is that OK? |
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nonsmoker
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Right now, I have a huge headache. |
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rampo
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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| furiousmilksheikali wrote: |
| I drink and I have interests. Is that OK? |
That's OK.
I, too, drink and have interests.
Are you missing the point of my post??? |
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JonnyB61
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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There are many good reasons for drinking
And one has just entered my head
If a fellow can't drink when he's living
How the Hell does he drink when he's dead?
Anonymous
Bessy Bradock:'Sir, you are drunk!'
Winton S. Churchill: Yes Madam, and you are ugly. But tomorrow I'll be sober.'
'I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.'Winston S. Churchill
Cheers!
Me
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JonnyB61
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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And here's some more to think about:
The horse and mule live thirty years
And nothing know of wines and beers;
The goat and sheep at twenty die
And never taste of Scotch or Rye;
The cow drinks water by the ton
And at eighteen is mostly done;
The dog at fifteen cashes in
And without the aid of rum or gin;
The cat in milk and water soaks
And then in twelve short years it croaks;
The modest, sober, bone-dry hen
Lays eggs for nogs, then dies at ten.
All animals are strictly dry,
They sinless live and early die.
But sinful, ginful, rum-soaked men�
Survive for three-score years and ten
And some of them, a very few
Stay pickled 'til they're ninety two.
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furiousmilksheikali
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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Location: In a coffee shop, splitting a 30,000 yen tab with Sekiguchi.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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| rampo wrote: |
| furiousmilksheikali wrote: |
| I drink and I have interests. Is that OK? |
That's OK.
I, too, drink and have interests.
Are you missing the point of my post??? |
Clearly. Does drinking interfere with your ability to ride a bicycle/razor scooter? |
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rampo
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Haven't tried yet, Canuck-copycat.
Not that this info will lay the crutch/tired joke to rest.
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nonsmoker
Joined: 20 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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| JonnyB61 wrote: |
And here's some more to think about:
The horse and mule live thirty years
And nothing know of wines and beers;
The goat and sheep at twenty die
And never taste of Scotch or Rye;
The cow drinks water by the ton
And at eighteen is mostly done;
The dog at fifteen cashes in
And without the aid of rum or gin;
The cat in milk and water soaks
And then in twelve short years it croaks;
The modest, sober, bone-dry hen
Lays eggs for nogs, then dies at ten.
All animals are strictly dry,
They sinless live and early die.
But sinful, ginful, rum-soaked men–
Survive for three-score years and ten
And some of them, a very few
Stay pickled 'til they're ninety two.
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What about the Galapagos turtle that lives 200 years? Raging drunk I suppose huh? |
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