General Chat Thread 3 (average, USA, comparison, rain)
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My alcohol tolerance has skyrocketed. Nowadays it takes several shots of tequila to get ****ed up. I miss the days when I would get tipsy from half a bottle of Four Loko
In the US I dont drink everyday, especially in New York because drinks here are ridiculously expensive. Between once a week and once a month. In Chile and Peru it was easily several times a week, in Chile getting wasted at a bar and then a taxi back home would come out to just 20 bucks, in NYC it can easily be 100
I have to say I am impressed. 12x500ml beers would have me on the floor, and I am a professional drinker. What is the alcho percentage of these beers?
My tolerance rapidly builds up during back-to-back sessions, then drops when I stay sober for a few days.
You are now expected to attend my academy of drinking.
I do agree with the alcohol tolerance, not a good thing, means I have to spend more to get high
Yeah, exactly. I'd rather get more bang for my buck.
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Originally Posted by Warszawa
My alcohol tolerance has skyrocketed. Nowadays it takes several shots of tequila to get ****ed up. I miss the days when I would get tipsy from half a bottle of Four Loko
In the US I dont drink everyday, especially in New York because drinks here are ridiculously expensive. Between once a week and once a month. In Chile and Peru it was easily several times a week, in Chile getting wasted at a bar and then a taxi back home would come out to just 20 bucks, in NYC it can easily be 100
They took the caffeine out of Four Loko before I turned 21.
Remember having one once in college... that night turned out of be a pretty epic one. Had a Four Loko followed by several beers as pregame. Then ended up going into town with my floormates and some visitors and drinking more. Somebody else bought some stuff and we smoked it out of an apple. Total snowpack that evening - college drinking seems more epic when it's cold and there's snow on the ground.
Yeah, exactly. I'd rather get more bang for my buck.
They took the caffeine out of Four Loko before I turned 21.
Best bang for the buck drinking here is a 4 liter box of wine for $10, but across the border in Victoria you can sometimes find deals at Aldi for 6x750ml wines for $12, and these are the bloody 13-14% headache's in a bottle
I try to avoid caffeine, it screws with me...
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Remember having one once in college... that night turned out of be a pretty epic one. Had a Four Loko followed by several beers as pregame. Then ended up going into town with my floormates and some visitors and drinking more. Somebody else bought some stuff and we smoked it out of an apple. Total snowpack that evening - college drinking seems more epic when it's cold and there's snow on the ground.
Sounds bloody awesome!
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Originally Posted by Warszawa
My alcohol tolerance has skyrocketed. Nowadays it takes several shots of tequila to get ****ed up. I miss the days when I would get tipsy from half a bottle of Four Loko
In the US I dont drink everyday, especially in New York because drinks here are ridiculously expensive. Between once a week and once a month. In Chile and Peru it was easily several times a week, in Chile getting wasted at a bar and then a taxi back home would come out to just 20 bucks, in NYC it can easily be 100
Same reason I never go out drinking, prices are stupid at the bars. I just arrange sessions at mates places, bring a slab of beer and bottles of spirits. Great company, great drinking. Poor countries are ace for drinking, when I was in Hungary last year, a 6x500ml pack of beer costs about $6 AUD. Meanwhile I had to forgo buying a Listerine because it cost an arm and a leg!!!
Best bang for the buck drinking here is a 4 liter box of wine for $10, but across the border in Victoria you can sometimes find deals at Aldi for 6x750ml wines for $12, and these are the bloody 13-14% headache's in a bottle
Wow, that is cheap. Google tells me 10 AUD equals $7.69 USD.
I love wine. Got a bottle of red wine from Abruzzo, Italy. Had some with lasagne yesterday. 1.5 L for $9.50. Reasonable price, I think, for a good wine. IMO, you can drink wine with a greater variety of meals. Beer with pasta doesn't sound very fitting. I'd prefer wine on such an occasion. Red wine doesn't cause me problems as long as I don't have more than about four glasses. Red wine is good for the antioxidants too.
I don't even like alcohol much at all and only drink every two months or so, and even then never more than maybe 250-400 ml of wine.
Ironically, I made 20 litres of wine when I was 16, before I realized I don't like drinking much. I still have a few litres left, and I've shared over half of it with others. That probably takes the price in terms of cheap drunks.
What's funny is by privately studying the law, I found a loop hole. It's legal to drink alcohol as a minor, but selling, sharing, giving and in any way providing minors with alcohol is illegal. Police are allowed to confiscate alcohol from minors if a crime has been commited, which it should always have because it's supposed to be impossible for a minor to obtain alcohol in a legal way. However, there is for some reason no restriction on making your own alcohol.
This means that a 10 year-old can make his own alcohol and pretty much drink it right in front of the police without them having any legal ground on which to do anything against it.
Wow, that is cheap. Google tells me 10 AUD equals $7.69 USD.
I love wine. Got a bottle of red wine from Abruzzo, Italy. Had some with lasagne yesterday. 1.5 L for $9.50. Reasonable price, I think, for a good wine. IMO, you can drink wine with a greater variety of meals. Beer with pasta doesn't sound very fitting. I'd prefer wine on such an occasion. Red wine doesn't cause me problems as long as I don't have more than about four glasses. Red wine is good for the antioxidants too.
Yep the "goon bags" (local slang for box wine) are cheap alright. Great way to get pissed on a budget. I usually mix them with mineral water, makes it taste better and lessens the hangover
I usually find myself reaching for the beer though, which is relatively expensive compared to wine here. Bottle shops often have specials though, so I tend to shop accordingly. Cider tends to be cheaper than beer, and you can get these flavoured alcho drinks, like Raspberry for $7 / 1.25 liter @ 8%.
Yep the "goon bags" (local slang for box wine) are cheap alright. Great way to get pissed on a budget. I usually mix them with mineral water, makes it taste better and lessens the hangover
I usually find myself reaching for the beer though, which is relatively expensive compared to wine here. Bottle shops often have specials though, so I tend to shop accordingly. Cider tends to be cheaper than beer, and you can get these flavoured alcho drinks, like Raspberry for $7 / 1.25 liter @ 8%.
Beer can be pretty cheap depending on what you buy. There are some stores that sell 24 can cases of Yuengling for $20. Less than a dollar per can. One good foreign beer is the Polish beer Tyskie, which sells at less than $10 for a six pack. Actually I think it's only 8 bucks and change AFTER taxes. Great for an import. I stock up on Ukrainian beer at the one store I can get it at. A little more expensive in comparison, but worth it.
Overall, beer prices aren't too unreasonable unless you're really into craft beer. I like to buy craft beers on occasion, but they can really get expensive.
Gotta say I'm not a very big fan of cider though. Too sweet.
Wine is very expensive here. You won't get a 3 L wine box below €25. A 24-case of 0.33 L beers goes for €20 and 1 L bottle of vodka around €22.
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