To be a little bit...doubtful about the way wine and alcohol are worshipped on MN?

[TheSpokenNerd]

I probably am going to get slated here...I drink now and then...maybe a bottle of wine a month with DH...there are SO many threads where people say

helps!

and "Is it wine o clock?"

and it seems like a real enabling kind of culture here...."Oh 4.30's not too early for wine!"

and that kind of thing.

AIBU to think that it's an unhelathy atitude?

[ducks]

I agree it is often mentioned and it can sound like everyone is half cut every evening.
However, I know I have issues about alcohol, and people who abuse it, so take it with a pinch of salt.

yellow I don't drink at all, from a medical POV it could kill me.

Drinking can be funny - relaxing the inhibitions etc, but it can also be deadly serious for some, and something not to take lightly. I can see both sides to that; I can also see the attitude on this thread that anything mentioning alcohol is a bad thing.

I think that some people really need to not take things literally - else the country will run short of buns, and .

I think you need to stop taking things like smileys literally tbh...

I don't think the OP meant that mentioning alcohol is a bad thing.

But it's a bit odd that people mention it all the time, there's a thread specifically for drunk people, there's a specific wine emoticon etc.

Every forum that I've participated on has a drunk thread, even on a religious recovery site (non drinkers oddly enough).

It's the bit where the OP mentions the 'enabling kind of culture' - and the 'unhealthy attitude'. It really points to a general disapproval of those types of posts, and not being able to understand that IRL and MN are not the same.

Do you feel the same about those of use who over-indulge in caffeine? I can honestly say that a days that doesn't start with a large mug of tea, followed by at least 3 or 4 mugs of good strong coffee and then probably some more tea, is a day not worth living. Caffeine and tanine aren't good for me either.

I don't think anyone's life has ever been destroyed by caffeine.

I've never seen a drunk thread on another forum.

I don't disapprove of drinking. I find the attitude towards it weird in Britain and very different to other countries.

I've seen plenty of Pub and wine bar threads on other forums.

If you don't like the drunk thread don't click it

Its just a jokey Friday night thread it's full of inane chatter thats all. jeez

Shit if we're going into caffeine territory I'm doomed. I would be a very unpleasant person without it.
Honestly was by far the worst thing of my pregnancy having to restrict my intake.

At current count, I actively post in 6 different fora, all for different things, all have a drunk thread and a couple also have a saturday night bumsex randy thread.

Not quite the same as MN, but interesting all the same.

I've found the attitude here to be very polarized towards alcohol; there is no real middle ground.

I don't there's a 'naughty drink' culture in any part of my life.

There's a stupid 'naughty cake' culture with some of the people at work, though.

I don't think sorry

usualsuspectSun 24-Jun-12 16:44:05

I'd like to be able to do this in RL , but I can't raise one eyebrow

I managed to teach myself to raise one eyebrow purely from attempting to pull the face everytime I post the emoticon. After the many years ive been here my raised eyebrow face is perfect

I used an animal forum for a few years even we had a friday night drink part of it social networking is just that social so if a few people are around enjoying a on a friday night then why not socialise ,shrug.

Oh and as to drink it's a good day if I only have two glasses of wine a night. compared to the couple bottles and half bottles of vodka I used to drink every night it's actually a-fucking-mazing

Naughty cake and chocolate and crisps annoys me. Eat the cake, don't eat the cake, just bloody shut up about it.

Get on a train - they come around with a trolley offering free booze

Which train operator are you using ? I wish they did my commute to work

I think you are all being a bit unfair to the op.

I am sure she knows the difference between a real glass of wine and a .
What she is commenting on is the amount of times is referred to in a lot of threads. I guess it comes down to the mn point of view (which there is on a variety of topics) which is that everyone is judgmental about so many things such as ready meals, fruit shoots etc but very defensive about drinking alcohol.

And frankly, the promise of alcohol is often the only way that I can get through an emotionally demanding job, a second job that is very physically demanding, running a small business from home, a demanding role in my voluntary service organisation, a husband that works an average of 60-70 hours a week and therefore does not much housework and a 2.5 year old

Judge me all you like

I agreeyellow naughty carbs cake wine blah blah annoy me too just have cake if you want it

Again, I don't think the OP is judging.

Go on, MrsJay, have a naughty little slice of cake, I won't tell if you don't.

Tee hee.

Alcohol is flipping great. I am currently not drinking as I'm doing IVF and I really miss it. The taste, the relaxing effect, the social aspect. Wine, wine, lovely wine. It is (normally) an enjoyable part of my life. As is cake.