Is getting drunk overrated? Options

[Spectatrix]

I don't see the point in getting drunk. I got drunk once and didn't think much of it... getting buzzed felt good, but getting to the point of "drunk" just kinda felt meh. I mean, you gradually lose control of your inhibitions (sometimes a good thing, admittedly) and motor functions and you often end up feeling like crap in the morning, even if you DIDN'T do something you regret.

Discuss.

[Hartmann]

To try and steer this thread back on topic...

I was a pretty heavy drinker freshman and sophomore years (fraternity and freedom). I found that I had a weird ability to drink myself stupid and wake up the next morning feeling fine. This was a short lived feeling.

My drinking habits dropped junior year because of health problems and never really picked back up. I just lost interest. Yeah, I'd go have a beer or a margarita with friends but the every weekend partying just fizzled out. For one, I don't like people that much and the other reason being that I hated waking up with dry mouth at 3pm and realizing I had accomplished nothing that weekend.

Yeah, I had a couple more nights where I got too drunk (birthdays) but I regretted it.

I've slowly become a completely social drinker. I'll go have a drink and that's it. I have a glass of wine occasionally as well. The main thing with going to bars with me is that I strongly dislike smelling like an ashtray when I leave. I have no problem with people smoking in public places, especially a bar, I just prefer not to smell like it.

Eh, there's my $.02