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otis · Joined: 02 Jun 2006

How much can you drink?

I can drink a bottle of Chivas Regal in a sitting. Am I drunk? Of course. But I can still make it up the stairs!

How 'bout you?

Satori · Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Location: Above it all

Shouldnt the question be "How much DO you drink?"? Its not usually a good idea to find out exactly how much you CAN drink...

SuperHero · Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: Superhero Hideout

I can drink about 4 litres of water.

itaewonguy · Joined: 25 Mar 2003

otis · Joined: 02 Jun 2006

Tiberious aka Sparkles · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!

VanIslander · Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 3:19 am Post subject:

When you grow up with a father who - through a lifetime of practice - can consume four forty-pounders (160 fl. oz) of whiskey by himself in a three day nonstop binge, and still walk around with enough control of his faculities that a visiting friend doesn't notice that he's drunk at first, then...

you give up any pretense of becoming "better" at it, short of seriously risking one's health.

SPINOZA · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Location: $eoul

Well, I'm certainly not a lightweight.

My problem is that I drink too quickly. I'm the ultimate balli-balli person. I eat fast, I drink fast, I walk fast, I'm psychotically impatient!

Hater Depot · Joined: 29 Mar 2005

I've found nothing makes Koreans act more impressed than saying "I don't know." They'll assume you have so much power you don't even know your own limits.

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

I know my limit and it's a good deal further than I usually take myself. I'm too busy babysitting dumb foreigners most of the time.

bignate · Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Location: Hell's Ditch

I guess it would depend on how much was available....

SeoulFinn · Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Location: 1h from Seoul

I'm Finnish. Do I have to say more? Twisted Evil

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

kermo · Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 7:15 am Post subject:

I definitely let down the Scottish side of my ancestry last night at Woodstock. Three drinks (rum&coke, Long Island Iced Tea, and some huge concoction of gin, whiskey, peach liqueur, grenadine and orange juice) and 22,000 won later, I was comfortably drunk and not inclined to continue. A lingering hung-overish feeling today too. It must be true what they say about mixed drinks. On a normal night, I can slog through 7 or 8 drinks before I feel it's time to stop.

There are lots of things that help me stop drinking: the high price of drinks that aren't soju or beer, lousy service at certain bars, the sugar/calorific nature of cocktails, a desire to hang on to some dignity, etc. I also go a bit cross-eyed after 7 or 8 drinks. In order to watch TV, I have to cover one eye.

I started drinking relatively late in life, and so I don't consider Sunday "hangover day" and I am still embarrassed and grossed-out when I occasionally over-do it.

So, how much can I drink? Answer: ENOUGH.

identity · Joined: 22 Apr 2006

who the hell knows? you go out, at some point you hear yourself say "*beep* it" to no one in particular, and the next morning you wake up smelling like rat feces with 2 dollars in your pocket and you can't find your car. i know i've blacked out more times than i want to admit. maybe two 5ths in a night or so.