>>1816658I stopped drinking for 12 months and my mates kept giving me shit for it. I'm an Aussie so the banter is part of the fun. But the only time it ever pissed me off was when my best mate of nearly 7 years told me "you're a lot less fun since you stopped drinking". I'm pretty laid back, but that annoyed me a lot.
At least in Aus, you need to consume alcohol to be social. Drugs if you're a bogan. Hell, I have mates who keep trying to get me to do weed and whatever else when we go camping. I know drugs/alcohol is fun, but having a clear head and being me seems more enjoyable. The problem is that nobody else IRL seems to respect that.
