I just finished writing my story on whether students drink to black out or buzz.
I must say I wasnt surprised with what I found. That students here at Witt would more likely drink til they can not remember a single thing of their night, than to casually sip a few back.One of the most interesting things I realized from this story is that I am one of these individuals. If I am going to drink, I figure I might as well go hard.. or what's the point of drinking at all?
One of the bartenders at Mc's gave me some insight into this phenomenon. He said that Witt students drink to blackout because they do things that they dont even want to remember in the morning. I found that so interesting, but also so true.
I think that people drink to blackout and not simply buzz because they want to be able to do things that they wouldnt do sober, and still have an excuse for it. Its so much easier saying you hooked up with that random ugly kid because you were a "blacked out mess". Theres nothing cool about saying "yeah, Ive had a crush on him for weeks, and thought it would be fun to hang out..." You dont wanna look like a bitch to your friends, so its better to blackout and blame your life decisions on too much alcohol.
So what do you do.... drink to buzz? or blackout?
I smoke weed instead of getting drunk. HOWEVER, if I AM going to drink, I definitely TRY to get black out. And that's because a) it's way more fun b) you can be as goofy and crazy as you want (more or less..) and c) I hate the taste of alcohol so I throw back shots to get drunk fast. :)
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