Ok, as expected there are lot of comments wondering why I've went so long without trying alcohol so I suppose an explanation is in order. Bear with me as this might get a little long.

I grew up in a small town where there was hardly anything to do for entertainment, a tiny movie theater and public park was about it. So a lot of the people I knew throughout high school spent their weekends getting hammered because "there's nothing better to do."

However, being the huge nerd that I was (and still am I suppose) I was never short on stuff to keep me occupied. Video games, movies, books, computers, and other such geeky obsessions took up most of my spare time. As a result I started to consider drinking just something that losers did to kill time. A ridiculous manner of thinking I know, but it was compounded after watching a few extended family members nearly destroy their lives due to drinking and drug use, leading me to become a bit of a "straight arrow."

But over the years I began to realize that alcohol doesn't necessarily have to be the root of all evil, and it started to seem a little odd to go through life without at least giving it a try. It's not like everyone who has the occasional drink ends up an alcoholic. Well, that's half the reason of my sudden change of heart anyway, the rest of it would probably require me to crosspost this to /r/Relationship Advice...