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Originally Posted by troutman
I don't understand why alcohol has to be part of the equation. You can still socialize with friends without that.
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I don't take any issue with someone who's made a personal choice not to drink. Many people I know have substance abuse issues and should not drink, ever.
I will argue with them if they are making that choice, because they see some kind of moral high ground against those who drink, including the position that only people who haven't realized a certain level of maturity or don't understand responsibility would ever want to drink. Once again, that's just old school puritanism. This concept that you have to "grow up" at one point and totally give up responsible drinking is totally novel and baseless.
Not only has it been common for history for adults to drink, into middle age and beyond, but drinking was at one point exclusively for adults, largely middle aged. Hence, the concept of the neighbourhood pub.