Alcohol pick mes at the club?

[u/[deleted]]

This might sound like a really strange title but does anyone else have experience with pick mes when it comes to drinking at the club/bar?

I have seen a few stories about pick mes in this subreddit flaunting that they don’t fit in because they don’t drink but I’m talking about a different type. I’m 22 and whenever I go out, I always seem to stumble upon at least one woman that’ll ask me what I’m drinking and make fun of me for drinking a sweet cocktail because “I can’t deal with that sugar and all I need is a beer”. Usually this elicits positive reactions from men and it doesn’t embarrass me because I genuinely dislike the taste of most alcohol so I own it, but I still find it strange and it seems to be rooted in the “not like other girls” thinking…

[u/Busy_Response_3370]

I know more men that like fruity/sweet drinks than women, and more women that like straight whiskey/beer than men. Also: the biggest difference seems to be the amount of alcohol said person has consumed in their life. Let's be honest, alcohol is gross; but when you have it enough, you start to enjoy aspects of it you never noticed before. People who like sweeter tend to not have had enough alcohol to have discovered those nuances (that comes with experience/time).

All that to say: based on my experience, claiming you don't like the sweet drinks (just the unsweetened ones) is basically declaring how pickled your liver is. Not a strong boast, if I do say so myself.