While working this evening a lady took the decision that i must be gay for the following reasons:-
I dressed quite fashionable,
I said i like to take care of myself(gym, keep fit etc)
I grow my own vegetables,
I have rhythm!
I talk posh,
and finally...(this is the best one) I don't drink alcohol.
If you take each of these things on their own, it really shocks me that in 2010 any of these can make you look gay in certain parts of the country. Personally i took it as a compliment, but surely we as a country can move on from these types of crappy assumptions.
Just because i choose not to drink, why should that warrant any assumptions about my life at all. But for some reason in the UK it's almost classed as being...I dunno...disabled in some way. I really dont get the whole drinking mentality in this country, to have a good time in the evening the general censuses is you need to be well on your way to not remembering anything, and the less you remember the better the night was. I'd love to say it's only in certain types of bars and in certain parts of the country but unfortunately i can't.
Whenever I used to go out and had quite a few drinks myself, something has always shocked me into being sober. Be it a fight, an argument between friends, or even consoling a friend, so after years of this i decided 5 years ago that i'd rather have the money I would have spent to stay in my bank account. The lady in question tonight almost tried to boast about spending...wait for it...£240 in one night on booze! I couldn't do that even if i tried.
Now and then i do think, yea i'll have a cold one but thats it, One and no more. I usually drive everywhere and if i can i always opt for my car instead of taxis because of costs again, but surely i'm not alone here, or maybe i am?
JTP
I'm with you on that one! At least we can remember everything the next day, don't have any regrets and don't waste any time nursing a hangover and feeling sorry for ourselves! It's a shame that people have to use stereotypes to try to understand new concepts to them, it would be nice if we can all embrace everyone for who they are without trying to reason it with presupposed roles but I suppose we are like them in disapproving in their drinking habits, are we just as bad? When did the culture of drinking past drunk take hold over here in the uk? Is it just the uk? Is it for escapism? If so what are people trying to escape? (sorry for the extra questions, you just made me think!) kt - x
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