Just turned 21 23 minutes ago. Going drinking with buddies later today. What do?

you should practice drinking first around your home so youll find out how you act and whats happening

>Shame
I lost that a few years ago m8

Smirnoff ICE is so much better in my opinion. I'm a guy (not OP) but I really don't care what people see me drink. If I want a fruity ass drink I'll get a fruity ass drink

Or give no fucks what everyone else thinks about you and drink what you think tastes good, not what other people expect you to drink.

all these fucking stupid rules
i mostly drink "manly" drinks like scotch, but mike's is pretty good

Wtf, no way it could be OP's first time drinking? Legally maybe, but not first time drinking. Who waits til 21 to drink? I'm in Canada and it's 18 here but I was already drinking with my friends in high school like every teens.

I've had a few drinks in my past, but I do like Mikes Hard and don't really care if people see me drink it. I like the taste but I won't overdo it because the sugar in it gives me the worst headache ever.

>OP here btw
You're correct user, not my first time drinking

SO MUCH SUGAR.

Some lemonade with a bit of apple pie moonshine mixed in is delicious.

Drink what you want, nobody gives a single fuck.

ya i dunno actually when i was 21 i was considering quitting drinking but its poland and i drink like a dwarf

but hes talking about some bullshit lemonade and asking how to behave in a bar so i dunno

am a bartender fag,

please dont fucking obnoxious when ordering a drink, look at the menu and then see what you like and ask for it. Don't be the guy who fucking asks "do you have ______" over a hundred times. If you need any suggestions ask the bartender for something, but at least give him a base spirit or flavor ie. I like Whiskey and sour tastes, any recs?

I don't mind making blended drinks like daiquiris, but most bartenders hate making shit that involves a blender so try to stay away from that. If it's your first time drinking you may not like the taste of just alcohol based drinks like a negroni, anything on the rocks etc so I suggest you try and find a nice cocktail to sip on.

Also it's important to read the bar atmosphere, if it's more like a sports bar then cocktails are most likely not gonna be served. Usually sports bars are more beer heavy, if you go to a club then more colorful drinks are usually served etc.

best of luck Cred Forumsro, and tip well

rum and coke, so smooth and delicious.

>Tip well
I always do even if its shitty service, my family gives me shit for tipping well.

straight captian morgans, go hard or go home

I've found "tipping well" is the biggest thing. Tip well and the bar tender won't care as much using a blender and well will overall be in a better mood towards you rather than other people

Don't be a loud annoying dick if you're going out to a bar, your service will be shitty and brief...if your friends are loud annoying dicks while drinking...find new friends, you'll have a better time

Drinking rule one: unless you like dick in your mouth, dont order mikes at a bar. What you do in the privacy if your own home is fine, but you will be openly mocked for ordering this at a bar

Get a bottle of tums ready for the insane heart burn those mikes are going to give you.

if you see a glass on the bar with a coaster or napkin on the top of it, the person stepped away for a minute and the drink and the seat is still theirs

my friends and I are all shut in kinda guys, for the first time it will be all three of us drinking now that I'm 21. Should be fun I hope.
I'll be sure to ask for recommendations and stay away from blended drinks, thanks user

OP, try other drinks. Some bars have thier own drink menus with thier own specialty drinks, try those. Go to tap houses, cocktail bars, wine places just try different things. Mike's is alright but i doubt youd be wanting to drink that all thr time so open yourself to other beverages now that you can legally do so. Plus, liquor is a good conversation starter especially at bars.

Thank you. All these fags defending girly drinks was making me lose even more faith in humanity.

OP here, I wouldn't drink Mikes in public, just an at home playing vidya kinda drink.

I will order a cosmo and stare you straight in the eyes as I drink it. Maintain eye contact, Assert dominance.

>i wouldn't want the world to think i'm a loser
>that's why i sit at home playing video games

And depending on my mood that day I might walk away when you order that, then come back 10 minutes later and ask if you are ready to order a drink for men.

No problem, the way I see it is that it's a service industry, we aren't here to tell you what drinks we like to or don't like to make. If it's on the menu then it is completely fair game to make, but I know that I am one of the few who actually think this way anymore....

And lastly before I forget, even if you are a shut in/anti social just know that as a bartender it's not always about talking with the customers 24/7. On weekdays there are regulars who come in groups and just talk amongst themselves and I'll make them their drinks. So don't feel pressured to include the bartender in all your conversations, that is definitely not necessary. Aight I'mma drink some more and go to sleep. have fun drinking, your tastes will only get better

>is there something wrong with this method?

checked and trips dont lie

I'll just order from the other bartender and tip them a 20 instead.

>2016
>Going to bars

Enjoy your rednecks and dudebros

And I might just walk around the bar and put a bottle over your head, fuckup.

I'll order any fruity cocktail or "gay" drink I fucking feel like. And the first shitkicker or trailer trash who wants to talk some shit will get his head put on the edge of the bar and his jaw snapped off like a fucking bottle cap.

Get really fucked up on tequila and get in a fight and get kicked out. Then start puking on the street until the cops come by and throw you in the drunk tank for the night. That is how I roll!

Sounds like you should go to a fag bar if your drinking fag lemonade.

You drink with people you like, listening to music you want to listen to, for a lot cheaper if you just avoid bars. I understand you want to try it, but it's unquestionably better to just kick it with your buddies and drink whatever.

Also, you don't have to worry about paying for/arranging a ride home if walking isn't an option. If you're going for girls, your experience may end up varying but I've talked to girls everywhere from below acceptable to really hot that I knew I'd wanted nothing to do with a few words into the "conversation".

Not true. Maybe if the place is dead, but the whole "tip well for special service" is shit. If the bar is super busy, the bartender is still going to be running all over the place and simply won't be able to cater especially to you.

Ferfucksakes, learn to handle the bantz.

Sure thing buddy. But I'm fucking huge, so we both know your pussy ass wouldn't do anything of the sort.

Redneck detected. Only the most boring, shallow, small town, flyover people give a fuck what some random dude orders. I can just see you now, looking like the toothless hillbilly from Deliverance, piss drunk and leaning over the bar doing that stupid guffaw at what someone orders and then getting your last few teeth knocked out when you call the wrong dude a faggot. You get all your entertainment sitting on a barstool judging what random people order. Kill yourself.

"im fucking huge" on Cred Forums
You win at life my man!
but pretty much the opposite... ;)

Are you that big of a piece of shit loser that you get offended by what some guy you don't even know orders at a bar? Holy fuck kek just kill yourself.

Yeah, DUIs are totally cool.

It was friendly ribbing. Part of a bartender's job is to help educate people about alcohol. If you can't take a little joking, you should probably stick to drinking at home.

Your the exact type of loser who gets laid out when he calls some 6'8" 300 lbs. dude a "fag" for ordering a Mike's Hard Lemonade. Your post is pretty much exactly what you would say to the dude before he puts you to sleep kek

Happy Birthday OP!

Serious question: Why do people care so much about what other people drink? Is this a southern/redneck/Midwestern thing? If they are paying for it, why do you care? Unless they are forcing you to drink it.

THIS THIS THIS

Bars are for losers. And I mean that. Why pass a huge markup to drink around dickheads while listening to shitty music? Have your own friends over to your place where you can drink for a hell of a lot cheaper in the comfort of your own home/backyard while listening to good music, without all the inebriates and dickheads.

6'8' 300lbs just makes you a big fag for drinking lemonade.

actual meaningful advice on Cred Forums for a cringeworthy op.

btw, is drinking and turning 21 in the states (assuming op is from the states) is really this big of a deal? Around here people from the age up of 15 go to bars and get wasted on a regular basis without anyone, including them giving any shit Puke all over everything during the night while trying to desperately find something to fuck. Such a swell place this here is.

>I'm fucking huge

All that means is that your slow as fuck. One tap to the button and you'll be fast asleep just like someone half your size.

This, only insecure pussys judge people.

You can usually tell a surprising amount about a person from what they drink. Let's roll with Mike's as an example. If someone comes in and orders Mike's all night, chances are they are young and an inexperienced drinker, therefore they are more likely to be an unpredictable drunk. Bartenders will keep a closer eye on them, and maybe cut them off before they would a more seasoned bar patron.

This
A six pack of craft beer costs about as much as 2-3 bud lights at a bar and you can do a lot more fun stuff at home than at a bar.

Right, because some random dude at the bar knows it's "friendly ribbing" Say that shit to some dude who just got out of prison. Watch your mouth, faggot.

Is it fun to say shit on here you would never say in the real world, lil man?

I been drinkin heavily for 20+ years. my nuts are literally now the size of pistachios. Just sayin. This ball shrinkage is real. I have about 20% sex drive. Been married 18+ years but still. Take a measurement of your balls, then get back with me in 10 years, tell me they didn't shrink to half original size.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I am fully not an anti-alcohol person, just stating the facts

I've never had that problem. Even during the years I spent working as a bouncer in some pretty rowdy clubs.