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I have had alcohol in my system every night since Wednesday. It's Sunday morning now.
Luckily, most nights have been on the "gateway"-level of 3 drinks, which is the point where any further drinking will lead to a rapid decline in ability to stay coherent. The exceptions to this have been Saturday...and Thursday...and maybe Friday.
In New York, with such good infrastructure, thoughts of drinking and driving are never an issue. So that "ok, one more..." comment never really has any illegal activity attached to it. I expect that Hong Kong would be similar in ease of alcohol intake.
I am sure my tolerance for alcohol has increased substantially. However, that tolerance is only reserved for the following:
1. Malibu and cokes
2. Strong cocktails, of the type produced in speakeasy bars
3. Random tequila shots
I am a lightweight when it comes to beers and wines, keep that in my if you are taking me out.
Does this make me a (semi) alcoholic? I sure hope not. In my assessment of other people in NYC, I'm not even close. Drinking is so prevalent here...plus Dad says that it has to be 5 drinks a night minimum, so if I only do that once a week, I'm sure it's ok. Right? Right? Cheers!
Side note to family: This post in no way represents my abilities to be a responsible son / brother / uncle.
2 comments:
Tolerance is only one of the signs of dependence :P
If you experience any more of the following signs see a doc:
a) placing drinking at a higher priority than other facets of life
b) Agitation, sweating etc if you haven't had a drink in awhile
c) Strong compulsion to drink
:P
Coming sooooon, save some of your liver for meee!
hey bro - long time no comment.
A couple of drinks a night for four nights a week? You're fine, unless you're trying to get ripped, worried about physique etc.
If you start to feel strange on the nights you *don't* have a drink lined up, that't when you need to take a step back.
Not talkin from experience or nuffin, just sayin, 'sall.
RC
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