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’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.