Xmas Works parties...

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 02 Dec 2007, 15:34

I must be alone in acctually loving the people I work with

I always go out with them whenever I can, not just Christmas. Guess you lot must just not like the people you work with enough.

Many of them are very young amazing looking ladies as well, which is always good.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 02 Dec 2007, 16:44

romerojpg wrote:
Many of them are very young amazing looking ladies as well, which is always good.

do you get to shag any of them?

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 02 Dec 2007, 16:58

Sadly not haha

nearly eveyone has a partner nowadays.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Dec 2007, 17:17

Yi-Long wrote:Nope, I wouldnt drink alco-pops. Why bother? A coke is cheaper and usually more tasty.

I wouldn't either. I was just wondering if it's the taste of the fact it's alcoholic that puts you off.

Then again to me Coke is disgusting compared with Beer. You're always given the smallest glass and it's so sweet. I hate having to drink it when I'm driving.

Personally I don't understand it why most people connect alcohol with getting drunk, in the sense you cannot have one without the other. I drink most weeks but only get drunk once or twice a year. I am a VERY slow drinker though.

Alcohol is dirt cheap for me when I usually buy 1-2 drinks in an evening, maybe 3. I drink it so slowly. I prefer talking than drinking.

Yi-Long wrote:10 minutes later, they had taken their first zips of their drinks, and were looking jealously at my tasty Coke.

Many cocktails are gross.

It sounds like you're the sort of person who is dead against alcohol. Personally I could never go out with someone whose dead against alcohol. I've no problem if someone doesn't drink much but to be against it as if it's something evil just annoys me.

My Thai friend (who I think of as a sister) is that way. It gets a bit annoying when she comments I should be drinking something soft. Which I find strange when I'd never get drunk in front of her anyway. I have once, never again.

The trouble with people who don't drink ever at all is boy they can be dull at a party. Everyone is merry and tipsy and the sober person isn't. I hate it when I'm the one whose sober and stick right out.

Yi-Long wrote:I dont mind talking about serious stuff, or stuff that interests me... but I doubt a party/birthday is the right place and time to have a serious discussion about the Middle East, our goverment, immigration, Bush/USA, etc etc etc...
I dont mind 'chit-chat' when I shortly meet or speak to a friend. But to be 'locked' at a party for a few hours doing non-stop chit-chat etc... I dont see the appeal.

I can certainly relate to that.

I talk with my Mum about everything including some very deep topics. It's great but most my male mates are next to useless at it. It's always "small talk" and boy it gets dull. I usually find women are much more interesting to talk to than men anyway.

Yi-Long wrote:So if I do meet with a big group, I want there to be some sort of activity to keep us all busy and occupied. Be it bowling, eating, a movie, whatever.

Personally I much prefer groups of 1 or 2 people, being honest just myself and someone else.

I don't like big groups as it's always next to impossible to have a proper conversation with them, even small talk about their lives.

Nope. most were nice. some were idiots. But being at a party means you'll be surrounded by at least a few idiots, plus by some people who are boozing, so they'll start behaving like idiots...

Anyway, even a few idiots is too much for me. Idiots annoy me. Drunk people annoy me.

If you did drink even a little you'd find it much, much easier to enjoy yourself. You do realise it's specifically because you don't drink is why you hate them so much. You're not really joining in.

thelostdragon wrote:Lucky bastard!

Believe me there's nothing lucky about being unemployed but I understood your point

thelostdragon wrote:Parties bore me to death, no matter if it is a bar or a disco.

I quite like parties but I absolutely detest discos and nightclubs.

I would honestly rather stay in and watch the worst TV than go to Nightclubs. It can get difficult as some of my mates like them and they are sadly the "done thing" when going out.

As soon as I get in there (having paid a fortune to get in) I want to leave. I feel very uncomfortable, extremely bored, everyone is acting like right wankers, they make people in pubs look like saints, everyone is so utterly fake, most of the women look like prostitutes (their clothes are very much the same) and most of the men look like right pervy old men.

I've now said to my mates if we go to a nightclub I'm going home. That in reality can be very tricky though if I'm not driving and am otherwise stuck in a club. I do try and stick to that rule though.

My evening is always ruined whenever we go into a club. Annoyingly when I say it most of my mates look at me like I said something weird, just because they love it.

Yi-Long wrote:Same thing with smoking btw. Never got into it. Never had a need to get into it. It's nasty. It just tastes bad, and it stinks. So I never really bothered with it.

That is a very different one to drinking. Most people (outside of France) don't smoke. Doesn't Holland have a smoking ban? Like the UK. That's really a non-issue now.

thelostdragon wrote:What I do enjoy though are Karaoke nights. Karaoke is fun!

It must be the Asian blood in you

I cannot stand it.

romerojpg wrote:I must be alone in acctually loving the people I work with

Oh I never said I didn't like my ex-work colleagues. I said I don't like work parties.

I got on really well with most of them. They were not "mates" though but work colleagues. I am still in contact with one of my ex-work colleagues who is a friend though, but on the whole work colleagues aren't mates.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 02 Dec 2007, 17:18

saltysam wrote:
grim_tales wrote:I might be going to one but I'm not sure.
I'm not employed so its more a "voluntary work" party
go Grim,you might get your leg over with a drunken wench

Well anything is possible.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Dec 2007, 17:42

grim_tales wrote:Well anything is possible.

Don't drink too much yourself though, you may not be able to get it up

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 02 Dec 2007, 17:45

Nah, I try not to drink very much any more.
I'm trying not to think too much about getting laid/seeing a girl anyway.. no point.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Dec 2007, 17:50

grim_tales wrote:I'm trying not to think too much about getting laid/seeing a girl anyway.. no point.

I understand. I would recommend trying dating sites though. They work very well for millions of people and no longer have a stigma against them.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 02 Dec 2007, 19:02

Thanks.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 02 Dec 2007, 23:10

bradavon wrote:
Yi-Long wrote:Nope, I wouldnt drink alco-pops. Why bother? A coke is cheaper and usually more tasty.
I wouldn't either. I was just wondering if it's the taste of the fact it's alcoholic that puts you off.

Then again to me Coke is disgusting compared with Beer. You're always given the smallest glass and it's so sweet. I hate having to drink it when I'm driving.

Personally I don't understand it why most people connect alcohol with getting drunk, in the sense you cannot have one without the other. I drink most weeks but only get drunk once or twice a year. I am a VERY slow drinker though.

Alcohol is dirt cheap for me when I usually buy 1-2 drinks in an evening, maybe 3. I drink it so slowly. I prefer talking than drinking.

Hmmm... I wouldnt say I'm AGAINST alcohol. Personally I just dont feel a need to drink it. Never had the urge and probably never will.

Yi-Long wrote:10 minutes later, they had taken their first zips of their drinks, and were looking jealously at my tasty Coke.
Many cocktails are gross.

It sounds like you're the sort of person who is dead against alcohol. Personally I could never go out with someone whose dead against alcohol. I've no problem if someone doesn't drink much but to be against it as if it's something evil just annoys me.

My Thai friend (who I think of as a sister) is that way. It gets a bit annoying when she comments I should be drinking something soft. Which I find strange when I'd never get drunk in front of her anyway. I have once, never again.

The trouble with people who don't drink ever at all is boy they can be dull at a party. Everyone is merry and tipsy and the sober person isn't. I hate it when I'm the one whose sober and stick right out.

Ow... I know I can be dull at a party. I've never pretended to be 'fun'

I'm not dead against alcohol at all. I am against people behaving like idiots once they have had a few drinks. If someone has a few drinks and just stays being himself, or at least keeps being pleasant company, then I dont mind 1 bit.

Yi-Long wrote:I dont mind talking about serious stuff, or stuff that interests me... but I doubt a party/birthday is the right place and time to have a serious discussion about the Middle East, our goverment, immigration, Bush/USA, etc etc etc...
I dont mind 'chit-chat' when I shortly meet or speak to a friend. But to be 'locked' at a party for a few hours doing non-stop chit-chat etc... I dont see the appeal.
I can certainly relate to that.

I talk with my Mum about everything including some very deep topics. It's great but most my male mates are next to useless at it. It's always "small talk" and boy it gets dull. I usually find women are much more interesting to talk to than men anyway.

Yeah women are usually nicer conversationalists, depending on the topic and the setting. But some women are idiots and some guys are very pleasant, so it really just differs from person to person.

Yi-Long wrote:So if I do meet with a big group, I want there to be some sort of activity to keep us all busy and occupied. Be it bowling, eating, a movie, whatever.
Personally I much prefer groups of 1 or 2 people, being honest just myself and someone else.

I don't like big groups as it's always next to impossible to have a proper conversation with them, even small talk about their lives.

Ow... same here. I dont like big groups, and prefer 1-on-1 or 3 people or something like that. But sometimes you have no choice and you'll be in a big group, and if that's the case I'd like there to at least be something to do.

Nope. most were nice. some were idiots. But being at a party means you'll be surrounded by at least a few idiots, plus by some people who are boozing, so they'll start behaving like idiots...

Anyway, even a few idiots is too much for me. Idiots annoy me. Drunk people annoy me.
If you did drink even a little you'd find it much, much easier to enjoy yourself. You do realise it's specifically because you don't drink is why you hate them so much. You're not really joining in.

I'm not gonna drink just so I'll have a good time. Using that excuse, I could start sniffing coke as well so I will enjoy trips to the dentist more(!)

Yi-Long wrote:Same thing with smoking btw. Never got into it. Never had a need to get into it. It's nasty. It just tastes bad, and it stinks. So I never really bothered with it.
That is a very different one to drinking. Most people (outside of France) don't smoke. Doesn't Holland have a smoking ban? Like the UK. That's really a non-issue now.

No smoking ban YET in the public places. I do hope they hurry it up though. I cant stand smokers. If they do it outside than that's their choice. If they do it next to me in a restaurant and stink me up, I get pissed off.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Dec 2007, 23:28

I'm not gonna drink just so I'll have a good time. Using that excuse, I could start sniffing coke as well so I will enjoy trips to the dentist more(!).

I only meant you stick out if you're the only one not drinking. Not because that's a bad thing or any such bollocks just that everyone is merry and you're not/less likely to be.

Yeah women are usually nicer conversationalists, depending on the topic and the setting. But some women are idiots and some guys are very pleasant, so it really just differs from person to person.

True. In my experience most men like to talk about bollocks such as Sport or Cars. I've no problem with either but not all night!

Women when they talk to men obviously aren't going to talk about cosmetics so it tends to be more interesting. Obviously I'm generalising but it tends to be true. Women are also on the whole much, much better at staying in contact. All of my international friends are women. Men usually suck at keeping in contact.

No smoking ban YET in the public places. I do hope they hurry it up though. I cant stand smokers. If they do it outside than that's their choice. If they do it next to me in a restaurant and stink me up, I get pissed off.

I'm surprised to hear that. It's getting more and more common in the EU.

It's even happening in France and they really love smoking. I'm pretty sure in France more people smoke than don't.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 02 Dec 2007, 23:37

bradavon wrote:
I'm not gonna drink just so I'll have a good time. Using that excuse, I could start sniffing coke as well so I will enjoy trips to the dentist more(!).
I only meant you stick out if you're the only one not drinking. Not because that's a bad thing or any such bollocks just that everyone is merry and you're not/less likely to be.

Hey, if people at a party care about what I drink, then that's their business. I dont let that affect my behaviour or what I do and dont drink.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 08 Dec 2007, 14:06

going to one of these parties tonight.first drink free then £1 a drink all night. don't want to go but don't want to let people down.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 08 Dec 2007, 14:41

At least the drinks are free. You could always leave early, no? Stay for a couple of hours then go.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 08 Dec 2007, 15:48

I doubt I'll see my friend will be coming to the Xmas party next Thursday

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 08 Dec 2007, 16:51

bradavon wrote:At least the drinks are free. You could always leave early, no? Stay for a couple of hours then go.

that's my intention.back in work tomorrow afternoon and could do without the hangover.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 08 Dec 2007, 17:24

Even more reason to leave early. I'll understand then. I meant cheap not free btw.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 09 Dec 2007, 12:43

well i went and got home about 1:30 am, i now have a banging headache.

and i have another one to go to next friday.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 09 Dec 2007, 16:20

How come you have two?

Was it a good night? If it was then a hang over isn't no bad thing IMO. No wonder you were such a grouge yesterday morning

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 09 Dec 2007, 18:17

last night was a company party.next friday's is just for the few of us who work together in the office,organised by ourselves.i'm also out on the 22nd

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 09 Dec 2007, 18:43

Oh right. I find those better.