We should normalize stocking products like Liquid Death at bars for people who don't want to drink and need a product that's so visually wild that nobody will think "oh that's literally water in a can."

[–] w3dd1e@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I saw a comic who spoke about telling the bartender before shows to put tea in his glass instead. Even if people order a shot for him, it should just be tea. It looked enough like alcohol that no one would make a big deal about it.

It’s wild that you can’t just be like “I want tea” without it becoming a whole thing.

[–] Zoop@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I've known a lot of strippers and dancers to do the same type of thing. It's a good idea.

[–] w3dd1e@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

This. I’m not completely sober but I did get myself in trouble a couple times after moving to a new city where I didn’t know anyone. The only way to meet people was at a bar and when I did make friends with my interests, again, it was always meeting up at a bar.

I get it. Where are you going to go after work when other places are closing and it’s dark outside.

my social anxiety made it all worse. What do I do with my hands? I guess I’ll hold a drink. I hated the whole thing. Now, I’m in my 30s and I barely leave my house. Dogs are better than people. 😊

[–] 30p87@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just get some disease diagnosed, then say the meds for it don't allow alcohol. Works for me since a year lol

[–] RoseTintedGlasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

in general queer people are just more likely to become alcoholics (for example: me) because we're more likely to face rejection from family, not be accepted by society, and ofc, we have politicans gunning for us the whole time

[–] favrion@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I didn't make that connection, but thank you for informing me.