Tips for the start of uni (Freshers and onwards)

I don't see why the non-drinking thing is a big deal - so I decide that my beverage of choice for the evening will be an Orange Juice or an alternative, why does that affect the evening in any way? I'm still hanging around with people socially, I'm still drinking something, it just doesn't have any alcohol in it. Or am I missing some obligation of society that instructs everyone to drink and force all the teetotalers to the abyss.

Although, if I said the above out loud word-for-word, I'd expect to be punched. Hard.

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Originally Posted by Oricalcos

I don't see why the non-drinking thing is a big deal - so I decide that my beverage of choice for the evening will be an Orange Juice or an alternative, why does that affect the evening in any way? I'm still hanging around with people socially, I'm still drinking something, it just doesn't have any alcohol in it. Or am I missing some obligation of society that instructs everyone to drink and force all the teetotalers to the abyss.

Although, if I said the above out loud word-for-word, I'd expect to be punched. Hard.

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Being drunk and socializing with a sober person is not fun, because when you're drunk you say stupid things and act very differently. It's just more fun when the other people are also drunk.

There's nothing wrong with having a few pints when socializing. You'll have more fun, and the people around you will have more fun.

You come out of your shell when your drunk and say and do stuff that you normally wouldn't, although sometimes you make an ass of your self you can never remember and neither can annoy else, also you have a laugh and so does everyone else. Basically if you say "O I don't drink", straight away people assume your different, socially awkward and a bit boring, just get wrecked a few times in the first week and then you can make your excuses later on, like o I'm on anti-biotics and can't drink this week but I will come out :D Tbh its also shit going out sober unless your just down the pub or something, you really can't go out clubbing sober it just doesn't work :D

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Originally Posted by Oricalcos

I don't see why the non-drinking thing is a big deal - so I decide that my beverage of choice for the evening will be an Orange Juice or an alternative, why does that affect the evening in any way? I'm still hanging around with people socially, I'm still drinking something, it just doesn't have any alcohol in it. Or am I missing some obligation of society that instructs everyone to drink and force all the teetotalers to the abyss.

Although, if I said the above out loud word-for-word, I'd expect to be punched. Hard.

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Basically depending on the crowd, there is likely to be a social obligation to drink.

There will be a " LARGE" amount of peer pressure to drink, everyone will bully you into drinking :D

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Originally Posted by Target

There will be a " LARGE" amount of peer pressure to drink, everyone will bully you into drinking :D

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This is what I'm expecting. If it gets to much i will just leave (i hate being pushing into doing things i dont want to), but then again I MUCH prefer to have 3 or 4 good friends than a load of friends who i socialise with but know i couldnt really count on.

I'm just hoping I get shacked up with a couple of gamers, and don't have to get involved with the clubbing scene and shiz.

You will be lucky :) If you do meet gamers at uni, they probably all be console tards

And tbh, you'll be sucked into talking about nothing but games, I dunno, maybe that's ok with you, but personally that's the last thing I wanna do :<

So long as theres someone in my halls with a console, a guitar controller and rock band with some of the good DLC, i'm set for the year to become campus king of games :D

Tbh Oric don't concentrate on the drinking thing, just try and make friends to start with, maybe just have a social drink if you dont want to get wasted, or cheat :D just get coke and say its got vodka in :D

Gamers at uni generally consist of, "omg I was so pro at MW2 last night, I got a 30 kill streak with my wall hax".

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Originally Posted by Target

Tbh Oric don't concentrate on the drinking thing, just try and make friends to start with, maybe just have a social drink if you dont want to get wasted, or cheat :D just get coke and say its got vodka in :D

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That's mainly what I was thinking. I only stayed Teetotal for the first 18 years of my life, but I don't exactly wanna go overboard for the rest of it.

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Originally Posted by Oricalcos

That's mainly what I was thinking. I only stayed Teetotal for the first 18 years of my life, but I don't exactly wanna go overboard for the rest of it.

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Can i ask why it is that you dont / didnt drink?

no need to drink oric just do a bit of crack and u will be fine xD ... and thinner