My French girlfriend thinks I am fond of the vino a tad too much but there is no way I am an alcoholic. I say the difference is in the the hang-over. One is enormous and one doesn't exist. Any thoughts?
2006-08-09 07:13:03 · 21 answers · asked by Teacher 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
For: mrm72000
Nice educated reply. Well thought out. The country needs more eloquent people like you.
2006-08-09 07:24:28 · update #1
Yes but what is the 'line'? I will happily get stonkered on a Friday and Saturday but die all day Sunday and don't want to see it until the next Friday. Am I a drunk and a moron like mrm72000?
2006-08-09 07:29:08 · update #2
Sutter-Cane: I think there is a world of difference between the two. One is a disease and one is a social problem. Your thinly-veiled revulsion of all people that drink is a bit hard to swallow (no pun intended) and borders on neurotic. Good luck with that. Cheers !!
2006-08-09 07:45:38 · update #3
An alcoholic is someone who is addicted to alcohol. The question is, do you have to drink until the craving is satisfied, or can you happily do without it? The quantity doesn't matter.
2006-08-09 07:24:48 · answer #1 · answered by Report Abuse 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
A social drinker is somebody who purely drinks often times, in contrast to a week yet like a pair cases a month. And it extremely is somebody that does no longer or not often gets inebriated. An alcoholic is somebody that's actually hooked on alcohol and extremely gets inebriated like various night.
2016-11-04 05:25:07 · answer #2 · answered by shuey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrong. There may not be too much of a difference between a big drinker and an alcoholic, but what makes a person an alcoholic is when they can't stop boozing. Sure, lots of heavy drinkers say they could take it or leave it, but those that can't leave it are addicted. Hangover has nothing to do with it, nor does your tolerance level. If you have an overwhelming compulsion to hit the sauce, you're an alcoholic.
2006-08-09 07:18:41 · answer #3 · answered by sarge927 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
An alcholic will do anything for a drink, and dont get confused that it has to be a down and out they can be priests doctors businnessmen, nurses, teachers but eventually the drink will win over any human no one can compete with that bottle of beer or that bottle of whisky,some binge drink and dont drink every day some go without drink for weeks then when they do drink god help you they will drink tillthey have had enough usually an arrest or accident, that is at its worse .
2006-08-09 08:37:32 · answer #4 · answered by dreamyuk67 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably nothing.
Most alcoholics, sorry Big Drinkers, I know, other than those that are already dead through Liver Failure and Bowel Cancer were aware of the fact that they were big drinkers, but did not consider themselves to be Alcoholics...
If you like to drink, carry on, Liver Failure doesn't care doesn't care what you call yourself.
Liver Failure/Bowel Cancer are extremely horrible, and usually long & painful deaths; with blood pooring out of your eyes, doubled over in pain, legs filling up with urine, screaming in agony, projecticile vomiting, begging God not to let you die, whats not to like...
Next time you drink, don't toast to good health - no point...
Cheers!!!
2006-08-09 07:38:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when ur a alcoholic u dont get a hangover u just top up with drink and ur drunk all the time take it on board what ur g/f tells u part of her must think that way ask urself truthful do u drink to much?? good luck
2006-08-09 07:27:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a 'big drinker' as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary is 'someone who drinks to the point of delirium,argues over taxis,shouts in the street at 2am and eats kebabs even though they don't like them'
An alcoholic according to the OED is 'a dirty scotsman that lives in the bus station,says 'give me a ciggy' every 4 minutes,drinks just about anything flammable and stands in the road at 2pm in soiled trousers shouting 'ye bastards ye' at passing cars.'
so not much difference really....I'm a hardcore piss artist,so I don't do any of those things.Ye bas....oh dear...what a giveaway.
2006-08-09 07:26:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference is that if you stopped for say a week you would feel just fine. Alcoholics have a chemical and psychological dependency. Alcohol withdrawl is the only one that an actually kill you. Others like Heroin and nicotine won't kill you but you'll wish it did.
2006-08-09 07:18:15 · answer #8 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a whole lot! In fact, a lot of people become addicted to alcohol who are big drinkers! Got to be careful not to cross the line!
2006-08-09 07:22:09 · answer #9 · answered by Blond Logic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcoholics are more obsessed with drinking and drinkmore oten like daily but you can be a big drinker and not drink as often and also becoming addicted
2006-08-09 07:17:17 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋