I thought that my article last year on how to secretly drink less would be pooh-poohed as lame, but in fact I received a lot of positive feedback. One friend added his own take on the subject at the bottom of my article, and another beckoned me to his side one evening and slurred confidently [ Read More ]
It is well known that overboozing can lead to a hangover or an embarrassing pull, but there are lesser known results that may affect you for days to come. The hangover, with its headache, dizziness, fatigue and photophobia, is a tame beast in comparison to the leviathan that is ALCOHOLIC GASTRITIS. Quotes from alcoholic gastritis [ Read More ]
In common with many of the things discussed in this guide, drinking a shot of vodka every time you take a sip of your cider will result in hideous sickness. Some people from Orpington can stomach these drastic combinations, but most can’t. If invited to play the “one shot, one sip” game, I sincerely advise [ Read More ]
This is a big part of Freshers’ Week, so be prepared for almost every event to involve alcohol and for the people in the year above to want you to down a lot of drinks (they will ‘penny’ you). If you haven’t drunk before, you can continue to do so, or experiment and decide it’s [ Read More ]
If you have decided to try drinking, it is a good idea to find out what you like. Ask to try what your friends are drinking and take small sips in case it is disgusting. Here is a beginners’ guide to alcohol: GENERAL Alcohol. Many drinks contain alcohol. This is fine, but you should keep [ Read More ]
There will be many occasions where people try to get you so drunk that you throw up and it is hard to refuse without seeming like a spoilsport, even though they should not be pressurising you to drink. Here are the main times you will feel a lot of pressure to over-imbibe and how you [ Read More ]
If you do go beyond your limits, welcome to the blurry world of Claim. You will do things you only vaguely remember the next day, if at all. You will move in a swaying stagger and drape yourself people you’d never normally touch, and when you wake up you will either be sick or wake [ Read More ]
