Originally Posted by
Jordy
You sound like someone who's hardly drank before and just got all your perceptions from the Daily Mail or something. A few people get in drunken fights but it's really very few people and infrequently, no doubt you've seen in the newspapers the odd stabbing outside a nightclub but that really isn't a lot. Bare in mind alcohol is consumed in places other than at night clubs, houses, pubs, parties etc.
Most people get over hangovers within a few hours, it's very rare for them to last a whole day. And some lucky people are immune to them anyway, moi for example.
I actually don't see what's wrong with drinking socially, the taste of beer/cider is quite nice, a few cans whilst chilling with mates without the intention of getting tipsy/drunk is fine.
Of course you can socialise sober, but there's definitely an edge and a lot of fun to getting drunk and it allows you to socialise in a completely different way, which is generally a lot funnier and more confident. It's all very well saying you're a confident person, but alcohol introduces a new element to confidence :P
Essentially, it's boring not to drink alcohol in my opinion.