I’m dieting. I’m on some medication. Ah, just don’t like the taste. Got drunk one time and had a bad experience. I’m driving later. Someone I knew was an alcoholic. No thanks, ate something earlier and it’ll taste weird. But it’s not a shameful thing to just say no.
As a non-drinker, some of these are great but some are non-tenable.
“Just don’t like the taste” will lead to all kinds of suggestions where “you can’t even taste the alcohol!!!” (it inevitably tastes like nothing but a sweeter form of alcohol).
Things like “I’m driving later” or “ate something earlier” are one-time use tokens.
I don’t ever drink, not even one cup. I just don’t like it. I need to think better excuses than just saying plain “no”.
You really don’t. You don’t want to. That’s all.
I’m dieting. I’m on some medication. Ah, just don’t like the taste. Got drunk one time and had a bad experience. I’m driving later. Someone I knew was an alcoholic. No thanks, ate something earlier and it’ll taste weird. But it’s not a shameful thing to just say no.
As a non-drinker, some of these are great but some are non-tenable.
“Just don’t like the taste” will lead to all kinds of suggestions where “you can’t even taste the alcohol!!!” (it inevitably tastes like nothing but a sweeter form of alcohol).
Things like “I’m driving later” or “ate something earlier” are one-time use tokens.