I find it hard to believe that almost 1/4 of non-drinkers don’t drink alcohol ONLY because they don’t like the taste… there has to be another reason with that, right?
I get not liking the taste, but there’s just so many different options that it feels strange that so many people hate it all.
That seems to be a worldwide phenomenon among gen z.
If you’re working all hours for pittance, you a) can’t be drinking at work so time to do it, and b) alcohol is a non essential thus people don’t buy it.
I also think the way younger people relax at home likely no longer involves alcohol and TV, but more gaming, which being drunk impairs.
I also know several young work colleagues say they don’t drink so they don’t have to go out with the boss……
Good, I hate the drinking culture here, I don’t want to feel pressured to drink literal posion
Nope. It’s because more people cannot afford to buy alcohol.
I saw this in another thread on the same topic, but I thought it was in touch enough to share here.
I think while on the surface this looks good. Less drinking, is an objectively healthier thing, I worry if we’re looking at a symptom of a bigger problem. A symptom that manifests itself as less drinking. Less sociability. Part of me suspects it’s because gen Z is stressed the hell out and lacks even the energy to go out and drink.
It’s not going to help the shrinking population crisis
I don’t like drinking because I get heart palpitations, so I’m glad this nomunication thing is dying off.
I’m also glad that non-alcoholic beer is now everywhere and I drink that instead.
Alcohol gives you an alternate perspective and helps you think different
So it is wasted on those who don’t think much
Alcohols social benefits…lol…sounds like a marketing campaign by companies that produce alcoholic drinks.
Question… aren’t there any other ways to socialize without having to drink alcohol? I mean, I see car meetups, photography meetups, even just get-togethers between friends that doesn’t even involve drinking alcohol, even in Japan. The ones I see doing these, and even participated in, are all working adults, where drinking’s like… not even in the discussion immediately.
Well yeah
I wonder if it’s related to Covid lockdowns. Anecdotal but I see the this year’s college grads drink more than the last 4 years of graduates.
Drinking isn’t great for culture, but I’ve noticed new grads have noticeable differences in social awareness and communication skills.
I always find these articles interesting. Cause certain places I’ve been to in Tokyo and Osaka, I see a lot of Gen Z drinking. Sometimes more than their elders.
I will admit I haven’t read this article yet. But I always wonder where they get this data from and if that might skew results.
I think this is an unequivocally good thing
Nominication wa hitsyou nai!
That’s a good thing, to see less and less people drinking and falling asleep on the streets
How credible is this when they only asked 300 people?
My family has 3 Gen Z members. One of the doesn’t drink at all, the two others do. Is that more representative?
By the way, the non-drinking one is extremely social and has no problems finding friends, both in cyberspace and real life.
Its a drug that kills millions every year. Just because people have been brainwashed by the culture and media doesn’t change the fact that it is basically poison. you can literally overdose and die if you drink too much alcohol just like meth, heroin, ecstasy or fentynal.
Except cannabis though…
I mean they say that and then are on their phones constantly and are incredibly socially awkward and generally unhealthy emotionally. It’s a terrible trade off imho
I mean it’s expensive and I feel like shit the day after, not many benefits to drinking other than the in the moment fun.
“Japan’s gen Z” … you mean, heisei generation? gen z is an American phenomenon
Man I didn’t know so many redditors hated fun
thats because they take sleeping pills
Because they only interact on their screens now
alcohol for social benefits? I thought alcohol was just the depression treatment for having to go to the office…
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I find it hard to believe that almost 1/4 of non-drinkers don’t drink alcohol ONLY because they don’t like the taste… there has to be another reason with that, right?
I get not liking the taste, but there’s just so many different options that it feels strange that so many people hate it all.
That seems to be a worldwide phenomenon among gen z.
If you’re working all hours for pittance, you a) can’t be drinking at work so time to do it, and b) alcohol is a non essential thus people don’t buy it.
I also think the way younger people relax at home likely no longer involves alcohol and TV, but more gaming, which being drunk impairs.
I also know several young work colleagues say they don’t drink so they don’t have to go out with the boss……
Good, I hate the drinking culture here, I don’t want to feel pressured to drink literal posion
Nope. It’s because more people cannot afford to buy alcohol.
I saw this in another thread on the same topic, but I thought it was in touch enough to share here.
I think while on the surface this looks good. Less drinking, is an objectively healthier thing, I worry if we’re looking at a symptom of a bigger problem. A symptom that manifests itself as less drinking. Less sociability. Part of me suspects it’s because gen Z is stressed the hell out and lacks even the energy to go out and drink.
It’s not going to help the shrinking population crisis
I don’t like drinking because I get heart palpitations, so I’m glad this nomunication thing is dying off.
I’m also glad that non-alcoholic beer is now everywhere and I drink that instead.
Alcohol gives you an alternate perspective and helps you think different
So it is wasted on those who don’t think much
Alcohols social benefits…lol…sounds like a marketing campaign by companies that produce alcoholic drinks.
Question… aren’t there any other ways to socialize without having to drink alcohol? I mean, I see car meetups, photography meetups, even just get-togethers between friends that doesn’t even involve drinking alcohol, even in Japan. The ones I see doing these, and even participated in, are all working adults, where drinking’s like… not even in the discussion immediately.
Well yeah
I wonder if it’s related to Covid lockdowns. Anecdotal but I see the this year’s college grads drink more than the last 4 years of graduates.
Drinking isn’t great for culture, but I’ve noticed new grads have noticeable differences in social awareness and communication skills.
I always find these articles interesting. Cause certain places I’ve been to in Tokyo and Osaka, I see a lot of Gen Z drinking. Sometimes more than their elders.
I will admit I haven’t read this article yet. But I always wonder where they get this data from and if that might skew results.
I think this is an unequivocally good thing
Nominication wa hitsyou nai!
That’s a good thing, to see less and less people drinking and falling asleep on the streets
How credible is this when they only asked 300 people?
My family has 3 Gen Z members. One of the doesn’t drink at all, the two others do. Is that more representative?
By the way, the non-drinking one is extremely social and has no problems finding friends, both in cyberspace and real life.
Its a drug that kills millions every year. Just because people have been brainwashed by the culture and media doesn’t change the fact that it is basically poison. you can literally overdose and die if you drink too much alcohol just like meth, heroin, ecstasy or fentynal.
Except cannabis though…
I mean they say that and then are on their phones constantly and are incredibly socially awkward and generally unhealthy emotionally. It’s a terrible trade off imho
I mean it’s expensive and I feel like shit the day after, not many benefits to drinking other than the in the moment fun.
“Japan’s gen Z” … you mean, heisei generation? gen z is an American phenomenon
Man I didn’t know so many redditors hated fun
thats because they take sleeping pills
Because they only interact on their screens now
alcohol for social benefits? I thought alcohol was just the depression treatment for having to go to the office…
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