Old and drinking

[Fluffernutter]

What do you think about folks in their 30's who go to bars and get toasted regularly?

I know its "fun" and you're with your friends, but shouldn't there be more at this time of your life?

[Melos]

Oh boy... old folks in their 30s.

There should be more than hanging out at bars and getting drunk no matter what your age. What's the use of being 20 and drunk all the time? Getting drunk all the time is bad for you no matter what.

And how much is all the time here? Every day? Once a week?

Probably just some boring response from an 'old' person. ;)

[pinkribbon]

How do you know they're out every day of the week drinking? Maybe they are out for the first time in several months, visiting with a friend they haven't seen in a long time. Maybe they are meeting with a client for a business meeting over some martinis.

ooh I sound defensive.

But you know, I do agree with you. I personally have moved on from the hanging out at bars and drinking all weekend days of my 20s, and I'm glad. Life has changed, for the better, and it's just not fun anymore.

[hokeshel]

I have "moved on" from it as well. Drinking is far too dangerous a game to be playign for anyone. It is a poison. Drunkeness is a physical reaction to being piosoned. I do not see any attration in it.

[Fluffernutter]

How do you know they're out every day of the week drinking?
I've worked in neighborhood type bars that had a mostly-older-than-20s regular crowd, and you'd always see the same people in there every weekend.

I'd say a majority weren't there getting smashed though, it was just to socialize.

[LeighA]

Who has time to hang out in bars and get drunk anyway? I will say though that everytime we go to our local bar usually about 6 months between visits, we see the same people so I guess somebody has the time and money for it.

[teenwire]

I wouldn't want my husband to be like that. Once in a while its fine but going out drinking regularly is not something I can tolerate as a wife. Men like that probably haven't really matured yet and probably think their still in their 20's hehehe....:cool:

[ButtrflyDreams]

I agree that there should be a certain age that people should just move on from this. I mean, when you're in your 30's, you definately should have more to your life.

[medako]

I've never been the bar type and rarely went, even in my early 20s. By the 30s it's common for men and women to be settling into a family and no longer hanging out in bars every weekend.

I guess I don't really see a problem with going out to a bar regularly, but to get toasted every time - it's just silly and time to grow up. No one thinks it's funny or cute to see a middle aged man or woman face down at the bar (or anywhere).

[r8rpwr]

I agree - lots of things are fine in moderation, but college is over and when you get to your 30's and have a "real" job and a home and family, there's more to life than getting smashed.

As age increases so do responsibilities.