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Re:Do startups have a drinking problem? by rjsw on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @01:01PM (#11723437)
The stock answer in most places I know in Europe is to say that you can't drink because you have to drive afterwards. It doesn't have to be true but nobody will question it.
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Re:Do startups have a drinking problem? by alonmower on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @01:30PM (#11723796)
This is why I love taking my motorcycle to any after hours work/professional events. I can not drink and no one questions it even for a second
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Re:Do startups have a drinking problem? by sathackr on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @01:20PM (#11723655)
I don't see the need to lie about it.

I don't drink because I don't like to drink. I don't like the taste, I don't like the feeling, and I don't like the aftermath.

I don't drink coffee either, because I don't like the taste. Someone wouldn't have to lie about why they don't drink coffee, so why is alcohol any different?

I'm told in both situations that "it's an acquired taste" -- that's nice, but I do not wish to acquire a taste for something I do not like.

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