metz270 t1_ixp0l20 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 4:05 AM

The hostility towards the concept of people wanting to go out without getting drunk is so bizarre to me.

I know people who have unhealthy relationships with alcohol, and it’s been really refreshing over the years to be able to go to places that offer mocktails so that they can still socialize without feeling too out of place.

Nothing about this trend is aimed at replacing bars that serve alcohol or guilting people who want to get drunk. It’s literally just providing people who don’t drink with more options.

I’ve noticed a lot of people who are insecure about their own relationship with alcohol project their issues onto people who don’t want to/can’t drink, and it’s super irksome to see that borne out here in these comments. Live and let live.

dadefresh t1_ixqi06y wrote on November 25, 2022 at 2:55 PM

I quit drinking 10+ years ago. I would love it if more places served better non alcoholic drinks like NA beers or mocktails.

A “bar” that doesn’t serve any alcohol at all is not what I want.

CasinoMagic t1_ixqgls6 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 2:43 PM

The dudes for which drinking alcohol is 75% of their personality are probably the same (or friends with) the ones for which eating meat is their biggest personality trait. Bonus point if they like to shit on vegans, or consider that buying a plastic wrapped steak in a supermarket fridge makes them manly. Similar phenomenon with drinks.

manticorpse t1_ixrkadc wrote on November 25, 2022 at 7:44 PM

People upthread started shitting on vegans just a couple hours after you posted, lol.

As a non-evangelizing teetotal pescetarian who just wants to be able to have options when I go out, well... insecure, hostile people can go enjoy their coc au vin (or their beers and ribs, idc) and I will enjoy my plant-based and non-alcoholic options, and so long as they leave me alone to my own choices we won't have a problem.

But it's still funny when they start vomiting up their own insecurities whenever they are confronted with the concept of other people making different personal choices.