At 01:58 PM 5/16/00 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>People who genuinely enjoy the taste of beer are fooling themselves.
If it's genuine, there's no fooling involved.
>They genuinely enjoy getting schnokkered, but in the circles they frequent it
>may not be "hip" to be "hammered".
I don't know of any beer-snob circles. Furthermore, if they want to
get schnokked, I would hope they'd spend their $4.00 on a cheap bottle of
vodka rather than a cheap six-pack of beer. It works faster, it tastes
better, and it lasts longer. I mean, if you're going to be thrifty about
your urge for alcohol, you may as well choose the most economical path
towards inebriation. I certainly do. I choose the cheapest, biggest
plastic bottle of vodka every time :)
Honestly, seriously, from the heart, I don't drink beer to get
drunk. I *do* drink beer to get the light, buzzy feeling, but it's almost
secondary to my enjoyment of the actual taste. Beer was never intended to
be a recreational, alcoholic drink. Right from its inception, it was meant
to be something unpolluted to drink while you ate. I'm sure they weren't
too disappointed with the fact that it made them feel a bit happier after
consuming a good amount, though. In many areas of Europe, it's still
considered a near requirement that you have a glass of beer or wine with
your meal for tradition's sake.
>Sorry if this sounds angry or confrontational, it's not. You have every
>right to blow huge wads of cash on your beer, and respect you for being
>capable of financing the habit.
Believe me, I can't afford it. But thanks for the props anyway :)
- Matt
