Would You Drink During Local Festivities Even If You're Not A Drinker?

Unless you have an allergy of some sort then even if you don't drink the courteous thing at the very least is to taste what has been offered, say it's great stuff and done with the formalities you could join in the festivities and enjoy yourself.

I've been offered some horrible tasting beer in the past and had to force myself to drink some of it anyway because failing to would have offended the host.
 
I find that people in India would at least like you to try what they're offering, whenever I rejected someone they seemed upset and you definitely don't want to ruin the mood of the party. I'm not the biggest drinker, I rarely do and I get drunk pretty easily but I still enjoyed myself at a local party taking some shots. Johnnie is right, at least taste what they offer you and tell them it's good.
 
I have become an almost non-drinker (still have the occasional peg or two every few months) since the last couple of years. But is a social gathering expects me to participate, I would probably do, but it won;t a full on binge. Sometimes, you should adjust your personal choices to fit in the moment. But that's me saying as a former regular drinker, I have no idea how a complete teetotaler handles this situation.
 
My boss never drank but at these official gatherings he would quietly fill his glass with some fruit juice and be at it sipping it till the party lasted. It is unfair to expect teetotallers to join the drinking crowd. However, there is some logic in expecting everyone to drink as drinks do affect one from remaining sober.
 
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