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Q: Why do you like drinking?
achole is not as tasty as juice I suppose. So why do you like drinking?
Sir Myles na gCopaleen (the da) has directed the servants employed at the Research Bureau to start work with a view to producing ‘the opposite of drink’. This queer phrase was at first taken to mean cubes of solid edible matter which, however, was not food. Several obscure experiments were made on this basis before it was discovered that the grand old man had been studying the pernicious effects of alcohol on the nation’s health and was anxious to produce the opposite of this liquid, thinking that its effects would be bound to be proportionately beneficial. Now the Institute has perfected a beverage which is expected to revolutionise human society. It is a pink liquid and after a glass of it you feel rather seedy. A second glass and you are depressed. A third and an appalling pathological morbidity has descended on you. A fourth and you are vainly seeking the loan of a razor from the barman so that you can quietly open your throat in the back snug. A fifth and you are in a condition that does not bear description.
But assuming you get home to bed, what a difference the next morning! The whole house resounds with your thunderous operatic arias, windows are thrown up, backs slapped and your joy at being alive roars in great gusts through the lives of the whole startled community. People stop to watch you in the street in envy and astonishment. The curious effect the liquid has the next morning is called a hang-under.
From Flann O’Brien At War; Myles na gCopaleen 1940-1945, edited by John Wyse Jackson, Duckworth, 1999.
Have your ever heard of Beer Googles ?
On the serious side < the taste of some drinks like Beer are quite nice . as for that rocket fuel you have in China it took a week for me to get the sensation of taste back .
Inner peace and harmony 
Oh, and it helps me drive better too ....
I enjoy coffee,English breakfast tea and cold milk
Shining_brow:
Def to the first two... I like a good English Breakfast.
Way back when, I used to be able to get an Irish Breakfast tea... very nice! Then... it disappeared :(
Always when I drink, I want to delete my account and postes here-oo
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Why are you being on hard on Vicki with the down votes ?.
Considering Drinking is a big part of the culture in China including the expat community ,
IMO It is a valid Question .
You did the same to cub the other week about his visa question till it was pointed out to some of you .
Stiggs:
Agreed, the question is fine,nothing wrong with it. Some people just dv because they don't like who posted it. I say ignore them.
Skeppo:
Scullery cowards be likin t' run with th' hares n' hunt with the hounds.
Tis buggery on the high seas they be likin'. The sly loathsome rope rats in the hold should be sent to "the cat" for learnin'.
It makes me feel ultra spiritual
Scandinavian:
a more serious answer:
I don't agree with the premise that "juice tastes better than alchohol"
E.g. can you compare a cheap orange juice with a cheap Russian vodka? It is not an apples to apples comparison. If you mix the two you will get a cheap screwdriver, which could easily be nicer thing to drink compared to consuming the two individually.
Go explore different drinks:
A good French Crement served at the right temperature
A White Russian
A Belgian Fruit Lambic Beer
scoop out a watermelon and poor a bottle of vodka into it and then drink it.
etc. All very different
Shining_brow:
Cheap vodka and cheap OJ makes for a really bad Screwdriver!!!
Good OJ and cheap vodka isn't too bad.
Good OJ and good Vodka is nice!
And, your other mixers are nice too! :)
I think Henry got it right.
Dear Bulletin
I'm awfully surprised to find myself sober. And, being sober, I take up my pen to write a few lines, hoping they will find you as I am at present. I want to know a few things. In the first place: Why does a man get drunk? There seems to be no excuse for it. I get drunk because I am in trouble, and I get drunk because I've got out of it. I get drunk because I'm sick, or have corns, or the toothache: and I get drunk because I'm feeling well and grand. I get drunk because I was rejected; and I got awfully drunk the night I was accepted. And, mind you, I don't like to get drunk at all, because I don't enjoy it much, and suffer hell afterwards. I'm always far better and happier when I'm sober, and tea tastes better than beer. But I get drunk. I get drunk when I feel that I want a drink, and I get drunk when I don't. I get drunk because I had a row last night and made a fool of myself and it worries me, and when things are fixed up I get drunk to celebrate it. And, mind you, I've got no craving for a drink. I get drunk because I'm frightened about things, and because I don't care a damn. Because I'm hard up and because I'm flush. And, somehow, I seem to have better luck when I'm drunk. I don't think the mystery of drunkenness will ever be explained - until all things are explained, and that will be never. A friend says that we don't drink to feel happier, but to feel less miserable. But I don't feel miserable when I'm straight. Perhaps I'm not perfectly sober right now, after all. I'll go and get a drink, and write again later.
Henry Lawson,
Letter to the Bulletin (1903)
Sir Myles na gCopaleen (the da) has directed the servants employed at the Research Bureau to start work with a view to producing ‘the opposite of drink’. This queer phrase was at first taken to mean cubes of solid edible matter which, however, was not food. Several obscure experiments were made on this basis before it was discovered that the grand old man had been studying the pernicious effects of alcohol on the nation’s health and was anxious to produce the opposite of this liquid, thinking that its effects would be bound to be proportionately beneficial. Now the Institute has perfected a beverage which is expected to revolutionise human society. It is a pink liquid and after a glass of it you feel rather seedy. A second glass and you are depressed. A third and an appalling pathological morbidity has descended on you. A fourth and you are vainly seeking the loan of a razor from the barman so that you can quietly open your throat in the back snug. A fifth and you are in a condition that does not bear description.
But assuming you get home to bed, what a difference the next morning! The whole house resounds with your thunderous operatic arias, windows are thrown up, backs slapped and your joy at being alive roars in great gusts through the lives of the whole startled community. People stop to watch you in the street in envy and astonishment. The curious effect the liquid has the next morning is called a hang-under.
From Flann O’Brien At War; Myles na gCopaleen 1940-1945, edited by John Wyse Jackson, Duckworth, 1999.
Actually I can't drink, but I like drinking coffee, why? It starts my day off right. Its social and relaxing in a cafe.
Mr_spoon:
It tastes good, it has a heavenly smell, and it whips up your mind in the morning.
It can be enjoyed at any time of the day, it's great a great ice breaker, it helps you with your... "morning routine".
Coffee's the f'-ing best.
Craft beer. So much choice on Taobao. Buy 6 and you get free shipping. All the Belgian beers you want. American etc...Can always find a great deal 
Because it makes feel like Tom Brady with a 12" dick and gives me the confidence to believe I'm better than I am.
Much like someone who posts vain narcissistic posts here on a regular basis, probably without the influence of an alcoholic beverage or six, thus proving that the right personality needs no booze at all to have the same effect on their ego.
@ Viki87. Juice does taste good. Although you won't catch me drinking 5 pints of juice on the trot.
Alcohol makes people more interesting, including myself.
Orange juice, vodka and galliano liqueur makes a Harvey Wallbanger. In my opinion it tastes much better than juice and it gets you pissed. A double win.
Viki87:
Wooohooo High five. I am fully agree with you. I get interesting when I drank alcohol. But I like juice.
because it lowers my standars, and so far i do need it.
