How much of a role does alcohol play in your lives?

[bryant.coleman]

That doesn't mean it's that hard to get a drink though, even if you're a muslim. I've heard a few stories from arabic friends I know. If you ask "Do you serve alcohol here?" in a restaurant, they will probably say "No". However, if you just order alcohol like it was the most natural thing to do, many will serve you. Maybe not in Saudi Arabia though, none of them has tried as far as I know.

Yes... In Saudi Arabia it is pretty tough. Never order alcohol under any circumstances, or you'll have a lot of trouble. If you really want alcohol, then just travel to the neighboring United Arab Emirates. There it is legal for the foreigners (banned to the locals though).

[Lauda]

That doesn't mean it's that hard to get a drink though, even if you're a muslim. I've heard a few stories from arabic friends I know. If you ask "Do you serve alcohol here?" in a restaurant, they will probably say "No". However, if you just order alcohol like it was the most natural thing to do, many will serve you. Maybe not in Saudi Arabia though, none of them has tried as far as I know.

Yes... In Saudi Arabia it is pretty tough. Never order alcohol under any circumstances, or you'll have a lot of trouble. If you really want alcohol, then just travel to the neighboring United Arab Emirates. There it is legal for the foreigners (banned to the locals though).

Well it sure looks like it is. I don't know what I would do if I couldn't get a drink when I really needed one.

[Reuben]

That doesn't mean it's that hard to get a drink though, even if you're a muslim. I've heard a few stories from arabic friends I know. If you ask "Do you serve alcohol here?" in a restaurant, they will probably say "No". However, if you just order alcohol like it was the most natural thing to do, many will serve you. Maybe not in Saudi Arabia though, none of them has tried as far as I know.

Yes... In Saudi Arabia it is pretty tough. Never order alcohol under any circumstances, or you'll have a lot of trouble. If you really want alcohol, then just travel to the neighboring United Arab Emirates. There it is legal for the foreigners (banned to the locals though).

Well it sure looks like it is. I don't know what I would do if I couldn't get a drink when I really needed one.

When do you ever really  need a drink?

[bryant.coleman]

Well it sure looks like it is. I don't know what I would do if I couldn't get a drink when I really needed one.

Don't work in Saudi Arabia then. The salaries are not that great and they prefer South Asian slave labor to European and American workers. The climate is extremely intolerable as well. 

[Hazir]

That doesn't mean it's that hard to get a drink though, even if you're a muslim. I've heard a few stories from arabic friends I know. If you ask "Do you serve alcohol here?" in a restaurant, they will probably say "No". However, if you just order alcohol like it was the most natural thing to do, many will serve you. Maybe not in Saudi Arabia though, none of them has tried as far as I know.

Yes... In Saudi Arabia it is pretty tough. Never order alcohol under any circumstances, or you'll have a lot of trouble. If you really want alcohol, then just travel to the neighboring United Arab Emirates. There it is legal for the foreigners (banned to the locals though).

Well it sure looks like it is. I don't know what I would do if I couldn't get a drink when I really needed one.

When do you ever really  need a drink?

Believe me, there are times in life when you need one. Even if you did not drink your whole life. Of course I think of countries where alcohol is common and not of some strange ones.

[Reuben]

That doesn't mean it's that hard to get a drink though, even if you're a muslim. I've heard a few stories from arabic friends I know. If you ask "Do you serve alcohol here?" in a restaurant, they will probably say "No". However, if you just order alcohol like it was the most natural thing to do, many will serve you. Maybe not in Saudi Arabia though, none of them has tried as far as I know.

Yes... In Saudi Arabia it is pretty tough. Never order alcohol under any circumstances, or you'll have a lot of trouble. If you really want alcohol, then just travel to the neighboring United Arab Emirates. There it is legal for the foreigners (banned to the locals though).

Well it sure looks like it is. I don't know what I would do if I couldn't get a drink when I really needed one.

When do you ever really  need a drink?

Believe me, there are times in life when you need one. Even if you did not drink your whole life. Of course I think of countries where alcohol is common and not of some strange ones.

Sounds like a crutch. Why not use other drugs?

[jodybay]

That doesn't mean it's that hard to get a drink though, even if you're a muslim. I've heard a few stories from arabic friends I know. If you ask "Do you serve alcohol here?" in a restaurant, they will probably say "No". However, if you just order alcohol like it was the most natural thing to do, many will serve you. Maybe not in Saudi Arabia though, none of them has tried as far as I know.

Yes... In Saudi Arabia it is pretty tough. Never order alcohol under any circumstances, or you'll have a lot of trouble. If you really want alcohol, then just travel to the neighboring United Arab Emirates. There it is legal for the foreigners (banned to the locals though).

believe me there is a way of making an alcohol my husband is in saudi arabia and when they socializing there is always be a sadike in their table

[Lauda]

When do you ever really  need a drink?

http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/check-the-facts/health-effects-of-alcohol/mental-health/alcohol-a-cure-for-stress
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa32.htm
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh23-4/250-255.pdf
http://psychcentral.com/lib/stress-and-drinking/000105

Have fun reading. 

[Whitehouse]

Alchohol makes me feel sick.

[Lauda]

Alchohol makes me feel sick.

You mean overall or when you drink a bit much (which would be normal)? I know a few people who barely touched alcohol in their life too.

[Whitehouse]

Alchohol makes me feel sick.

You mean overall or when you drink a bit much (which would be normal)? I know a few people who barely touched alcohol in their life too.

No just the horrible taste of it.

[Reuben]

When do you ever really  need a drink?

http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/check-the-facts/health-effects-of-alcohol/mental-health/alcohol-a-cure-for-stress
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa32.htm
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh23-4/250-255.pdf
http://psychcentral.com/lib/stress-and-drinking/000105

Have fun reading. 

Nobody needs a drink un less you're dependant on it or using it as crutch.

[Lauda]

When do you ever really  need a drink?

http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/check-the-facts/health-effects-of-alcohol/mental-health/alcohol-a-cure-for-stress
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa32.htm
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh23-4/250-255.pdf
http://psychcentral.com/lib/stress-and-drinking/000105

Have fun reading. 

Nobody needs a drink un less you're dependant on it or using it as crutch.

You haven't read any of the papers have you?

[beetcoin]

Alchohol makes me feel sick.

You mean overall or when you drink a bit much (which would be normal)? I know a few people who barely touched alcohol in their life too.

it dehydrates me very fast.. and i get red. it makes me feel like shit either during or after. beer and any alcohol also tastes like ass.

[Reuben]

When do you ever really  need a drink?

http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/check-the-facts/health-effects-of-alcohol/mental-health/alcohol-a-cure-for-stress
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa32.htm
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh23-4/250-255.pdf
http://psychcentral.com/lib/stress-and-drinking/000105

Have fun reading. 

Nobody needs a drink un less you're dependant on it or using it as crutch.

You haven't read any of the papers have you?

What point are you trying to make?

[bryant.coleman]

believe me there is a way of making an alcohol my husband is in saudi arabia and when they socializing there is always be a sadike in their table

Well... some people either smuggle alcohol from the United Arab Emirates, or make the home made brew. But the risks are there. If the religious police catches you, then the best deal you can expect is a speedy deportation to your home country.

[blacksails]

Alchohol makes me feel sick.

You mean overall or when you drink a bit much (which would be normal)? I know a few people who barely touched alcohol in their life too.

it dehydrates me very fast.. and i get red. it makes me feel like shit either during or after. beer and any alcohol also tastes like ass.

Nobody (almost) likes the taste of alcohol. People want the effects and the social thing it is to drink in many cultures.

[beetcoin]

Alchohol makes me feel sick.

You mean overall or when you drink a bit much (which would be normal)? I know a few people who barely touched alcohol in their life too.

it dehydrates me very fast.. and i get red. it makes me feel like shit either during or after. beer and any alcohol also tastes like ass.

Nobody (almost) likes the taste of alcohol. People want the effects and the social thing it is to drink in many cultures.

u sure about that? people talk about which beer they like the most, or how vodka tastes with juice or coke (or whatever). if they didn't like the taste, i'm not sure why people talk about preference so much.

[hilariousandco]

Alchohol makes me feel sick.

You mean overall or when you drink a bit much (which would be normal)? I know a few people who barely touched alcohol in their life too.

it dehydrates me very fast.. and i get red. it makes me feel like shit either during or after. beer and any alcohol also tastes like ass.

Nobody (almost) likes the taste of alcohol. People want the effects and the social thing it is to drink in many cultures.

u sure about that? people talk about which beer they like the most, or how vodka tastes with juice or coke (or whatever). if they didn't like the taste, i'm not sure why people talk about preference so much.

Maybe they're talking about the beer that tastes the least horrid? haha. Alcohol does have a shit after-taste and all vodka just tastes like paint thinners. Don't know how anyone can drink that stuff.

[blacksails]

Alchohol makes me feel sick.

You mean overall or when you drink a bit much (which would be normal)? I know a few people who barely touched alcohol in their life too.

it dehydrates me very fast.. and i get red. it makes me feel like shit either during or after. beer and any alcohol also tastes like ass.

Nobody (almost) likes the taste of alcohol. People want the effects and the social thing it is to drink in many cultures.

u sure about that? people talk about which beer they like the most, or how vodka tastes with juice or coke (or whatever). if they didn't like the taste, i'm not sure why people talk about preference so much.

Yes, but few people like the taste of alcohol. Therefore you often add other things as well, like juice or coke. And in beer the alcohol level is so low it doesn't taste that strong.