vortex wrote:
On the note with information about the "room crawl" someone has written "unfinished drinks will not be tolerated". They're not serious, right? They can't make me drink, right?
I'm a bit anxious they won't "allow" me to withdraw after a while. I mean, they're not bad people or anything, they're just very social and very outgoing (which I'm not) and they want everyone to have a good time. I guess they don't understand my definition of a "good time" is completely different to theirs.
The note about "unfinished drinks will not be tolerated" is just something that has been written, don´t take it seriously. When people are drunk, they generally like everybody else to be equally drunk, especially when in a group (I do hate group pressure!). Just sip the drink, you hardly have to drink from it. Try to get rid of it discreetly (in the sink), you can "accidently" nock over one of your drinks (just once othervise it will be obvious), maybe you can claim that there is one of the drinks that you do not like. Besides there is no harm in saying that you do not have the kapacity to hold a lot of alcohol, studying tomorrow is also a good excuse for moderate drinking (unless dorm drinking culture is vastly different in the US). The western culture is often about drinking when socializing, and I realise it can be difficult if you do not drink much.
When leaving, depending on the culture in your dorm, try not to make it obvious, or if somebody else is leaving, do it at the same time. If you tell everybody that you are leaving, they will probably try to make you stay. - Go to the toilet, or "sneak" out the backdoor and take a walk outside, they may come and ask what you are doing (can also be a sign of consideration if they think that you have drunk too much).
J
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13 Sep 2012, 10:41 am
