How do you define drunk? I ask because I've spoken to a lot of people who get very defensive about the term, and talk as though you're not drunk unless you're falling down and throwing up: "I wasn't drunk, I was just tipsy," etc. By that definition, I've never been drunk, so I don't find it a useful one.
So to be clear on my answer, I define it as being sufficiently affected by alcohol that I won't drive. (Which is well under DUI limits for me, since I'm really anal about that sort of thing.)
I always offer my guests a drink (and alcohol is an option), whether it's a party or just one or two people coming over. I find it hard to imagine declaring anything I hosted dry (putting aside times when there might be legal issues or the like) because I trust my friends and it's up to them to decide whether they want a drink. I might make choices regarding availability to set a tone or mood, but banning alcohol? Unless it was a nicety for a friend of Bill, I don't see it.
For plenty of people, one drink or less is enough to help them relax a little and have a better time and I don't see what the problem is with that. It's not that different from drinking a cup of coffee in the morning to help wake up.
Personally, I neither drink coffee (at all) nor consume alcohol with any regularity, so this isn't just a rationalization for my own beverage habits, but it was the subject of a recent discussion with some friends.
So to be clear on my answer, I define it as being sufficiently affected by alcohol that I won't drive. (Which is well under DUI limits for me, since I'm really anal about that sort of thing.)
Yeah. I don't drive, but... I think some kind of impairment is what I'm talking about. Something beyond tipsy. Tipsy plus one drink. :)
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buzz, tipsy, drunk, under the influenced, or intoxicated?
Date: 2006-11-30 05:55 pm (UTC)So to be clear on my answer, I define it as being sufficiently affected by alcohol that I won't drive. (Which is well under DUI limits for me, since I'm really anal about that sort of thing.)
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Date: 2006-11-30 06:15 pm (UTC)For plenty of people, one drink or less is enough to help them relax a little and have a better time and I don't see what the problem is with that. It's not that different from drinking a cup of coffee in the morning to help wake up.
Personally, I neither drink coffee (at all) nor consume alcohol with any regularity, so this isn't just a rationalization for my own beverage habits, but it was the subject of a recent discussion with some friends.
Re: buzz, tipsy, drunk, under the influenced, or intoxicated?
Date: 2006-11-30 08:57 pm (UTC)Yeah. I don't drive, but... I think some kind of impairment is what I'm talking about. Something beyond tipsy. Tipsy plus one drink. :)