“There’s a peer pressure that includes judgment if you don’t drink.
Besides, nobody wants to hang out with you—it’s like you’re not part of the group. There’s an attitude of, ‘If you don’t drink, we can’t trust you.’
So, you drink to belong. The more you drink, the more you preserve the friendships with those who drink, and the opposite: when you don’t drink, they may judge you, and they don’t invite you anymore.” Mayra
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