all right we are in the middle of dry
January a month that people give up
alcohol after indulging over the
holidays so joining us to talk about
this our Marlin page a technology
strategist and the Scotch Alisa on to
YouTube Lauren Crocker part of the
Blaine Fowler morning show on 96.3 w DVD
and Jason hall with write Detroit thanks
for hanging out guys thank you all right
so here we are many people choose to not
drink in January if you do do you think
that it's okay for someone to ask you
why aren't you drinking you know what do
you think I just did that to you people
usually drink and then they don't drink
I think it's okay to ask because I think
that person generally is excited to tell
you why they're not so I meant to it
when people are like why aren't you
drinking I'm like I feel great you know
so yeah so how long have you been going
dry into October great Wow Wow
I just feel better I just got tired of
feeling hung hungover and feeling groggy
I I've never felt better in my life and
you've lost a bunch of weight 214 pounds
Wow that one on that okay a lot of women
well they say that they're not drinking
immediately people assume that they are
what practice do you think it's
appropriate to keep pushing and asking a
woman no no no once is enough right if
they don't answer yeah a woman and
you've ever looked at a child and then
you're not drinking they immediately
think you're pregnant right anyway and
how are you and it's just like you don't
know what's really going on with
somebody you know maybe start with the
question oh hey you're not having a
cocktail today like what's going on go
go jumping right into the pregnancy yeah
I think easy to stereotype because the
first thing I said to Jay was you must
have had something right rific happened
to you maybe he tweeted ex-girlfriend in
his drunken state but it was just
because
so how do you handle this situation what
if you are in a setting where no one
else is having a drink but you do want
to have one
how are you go huh party down party down
all right party go ahead and order
yourself a drink and do you I think it
depends on who you're with I just had
this happen before the holidays I was
with my new boss he took us out to lunch
and I waited to see if he was going to
order the drink before he saw that I was
a lunchtime lunch
[Laughter]
we're always taught right when you're in
business settings you see what the most
senior person is doing you follow suit
Marlon is I agree yes I agree so if I'm
your boss good I agree you brought me to
the bar for a meeting right I'm gonna
order a drink I'm waiting to see if
you're gonna pay for it I'm not waiting
if you're gonna get expensive drink
you're just gonna copy all right so just
overall do you think there's too much
pressure for adults to drink like maybe
in a social setting you know what do you
think cuz I feel it cuz I've just been
chilling not for any particular reason
right like just I'm good I don't know
what he's humming about I just you know
and I think that that should be enough
of an answer Hawaiiana
no I'm just okay I'd rather not right
now yeah I should be in Africa well
y-you know I think is there too much
pressure on people I feel like there is
I think there's a lot of pressure I went
to a party the other night and there was
this one guy who doesn't drink but he
went he walked around with a cup in his
hand and he actually said I'm just doing
this to make so that no one will ask me
if I'm drinking so he just walked around
this party with this cup in his hand it
was ridiculous he felt that
pressure really really really I'll be at
a bar restaurant and somebody will say
oh I bought you a shot you know and
we'll send it over so I have a side and
I just get an iced tea now I'm giving it
away so people think I'm taking shots
but I'll just take a shot at iced tea
just to like because people just don't
get it like our club soda and cranberry
works too cuz people will think it's
like a okay
there there are so many different
options down mocktails are everywhere in
the city so you should be covered now
let's bring in our michelle oliver who
posted this question to social media hey
Michelle what are they saying on the
interwebs so Pat says no I don't think
so if you're truly an adult you know how
to not give in to peer pressure okay and
then so what that question is do you
feel pressure to yes okay the same
question you guys were just answering
Jolla says some people are really pushy
about it and don't understand the
meeting of no the pressure is annoying
right and I can I can definitely
sympathize with that where they like why
not you having a drink here what about
just one shot just one drink there's
always that like just one just one but
you don't want any at all that's more
about them like what is their issue Mary
can't do a shot without you there
alcohol bully
mind your own business Klaus if
someone's good just leave them alone do
you have one more for us oh yes Derek
actually said almost exactly that no if
they try to pressure you into drinking
then they are the ones that need help
you do you plus someone needs to drive
there you go we drop the mic with that
one thank you guys so much for being you