I know a few people who drink two or three glasses of wine every day. By some measures, this means they are alcoholics. Functioning alcoholics. In France, this is not considered alcoholism. It’s normal for just about everyone.
So I don’t know. I like these people when they are mellowed out by the wine. They make me feel good. They like me more when mellow. I have no idea what that means. Which state is the true state? Sober or tipsy? If they like me tipsy but not sober, does that mean they don’t really like me?
I drink very much, I think. I have never flunked. Maybe a beer and one mixed drink once a week and a glass of wine once or twice a month. It’s not something I really enjoy. I like the taste of wine and beer. I like my margaritas, but one is enough 90% of the time. More and I start to get ill. Part of that I can blame on the lithium. It makes you much more susceptible to alcohol. But part of it has always been me not really liking it all that much. I drink more than one drink, and I get stomach problems (but not headaches).