To wonder why the young people don't enjoy drinking alcohol

Health care and fear of excess the reason they shun alcohol? As a generation they are the most overweight. Clearly health concerns are not their reasons!

Mine likes a branded Rum and Full Fat Coke. But hates the taste of wine or beer (as well as tea and coffee actually). It seemed crazy to push alcohol or caffeine on them as they grew up and they don't see the point of having to grow to like something that isn't good for you anyway.

I think I grew up in a generation that went out and had boring evenings which alcohol made slightly less boring. There was an expectation to do so. I think Lockdown got rid of that expectation. People on here have commented how boring it is when you don't drink. If you're having alcohol to try and numb the boredom, why are you there anyway?!

Alcohol is a poison to the body, even in small amounts. It’s associated, not only with liver disease, but also various cancers including breast cancer, not to mention the awful costs to so many aspects of society. I drink very little. Just occasionally (usually only on holiday) a glass of something (one).

For many young people, as others have said, they have seen their parents generation overdoing it and the consequences of that. Many prefer weed, which is considerably less damaging than alcohol. Even heavier drugs that can cause big problems e.g. cocaine, are much less damaging than alcohol.

Because drinking alcohol in pubs and clubs is so expensive and drinking alcohol at home is just sad.

You don't need to go out to pubs and clubs to meet prospective partners.

Plus I think young men are worried about consent issues when around young women who have been drinking.

There's a lot of factors.

I agree. My 2 ds (24 & 21) & my dd (16) hate alcohol. They can’t understand why people drink. Their friends also don’t drink. They play on the os5 a lot at night, go gym or play football, so don’t have to go out to bars/pubs to see or chat with friends like I had to when I was there age. I think sm and gaming has change the way our young people live.

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Because alcohol is more expensive than other street drugs and less fun.

Because they all take drugs now 🤣

I remember when I was in college/university and the odd one or two people in our group would take drugs. The rest of us all drank but wouldn't touch drugs (with the exception of the occasional bit of weed). Now it seems that a lot of young people have done drugs, especially things like coke and pills, my younger cousins talk about it so casually that it's shocking 😅

I've had a friend (young) die from alcohol addiction. My (half) brother is a raging alcoholic and so is his mother. I don't enjoy the taste or cost. I already get chronic headaches (iih) so I don't drink. I'm fun without the stuff.
I don't criticise those who do drink alcohol in moderation.
My DM and her husband are big drinkers. (They work hard, party hard.) That's their lifestyle. I'm happy in my bubble, with my young family.
Saying those who are teetotal are boring is harsh. If you need to consume alcohol to relax or have fun you have a problem.

I have never liked alcohol, I pretended to when I was young, just to fit in, but the truth is I never liked the taste of anything alcoholic. I have nothing whatsoever against it, DH is a bit of a single malt connoisseur and I buy him a bottle every birthday/Christmas so quite happy for others to imbibe, I just stick to soft drinks.
Now coffee and tea.... mmmmmm

Neither myself or DH are big drinkers. Maybe will have a drink once or twice a week. Eldest 19 DS is very into fitness and doesn’t really like the taste. Will have the occasional drink but rarely. Youngest 17 will sometimes have a drink at a house party but not overly bothered

But I do find abstinence culture really boring. The lack of sex that young people are having is also quite damaging I think.

I find it interesting how so many people associate sex and alcohol with fun, and think that any other way of life is automatically boring or dull.

It tastes rank, its expensive, you act like an idiot and get a banging headache the next day. I resent spending my far too little money on a drink I don't even enjoy and makes me act like a moron.

Costs the earth today, which is probably why - if you watched Boozed up Britain - groups of young people would get tanked up at home before going out. Now, it might be easier just not to drink - cost of taxis, having to have a designated driver etc
I remember a pint of Flowers costing 60p. The cheapest I could get a glass of wine for now would be in Wetherspoons for about £5-£6.

I'm with you @OptimismvsRealism - I really enjoy a drink. But I must admit I've lost my tolerance in my 40s. I have to eat LOADS to be able to drink now. Such a shame.

But I do find abstinence culture really boring. The lack of sex that young people are having is also quite damaging I think.

For the most part, they drink less than our generation because it's too expensive and they are better educated as to the potentially dangerous health side effects.

In Norway and Sweden, you can only buy alcohol in special shops, with limited opening hours. I think it's a great idea. You can still buy what you like, but it does encourage you to stop and think twice as it involves a special trip

I’m surprised at the number of posters who deny/disagree with the above.

I’m in my 30s and I’ve been going out for over 15 years. The shift towards drugs is VERY noticeable. When a single pint is £8 and a pill (the high from which lasts all night) costs £10, it’s not difficult to see why.

So much cheaper. Booze is ridiculously expensive in pubs and bars these days. If a large glass of wine had cost nine quid in the '00s I doubt I'd have drunk a quarter as much as I did. Drugs cost pretty much the same as they did back then and are much easier to get hold of these days.

Will never forget the first time I just did mdma on a night out with no booze. The lack of hangover the next day was astonishing.

Because it's easier to get hold of weed, ketamine and mdma.