Message 9539 of 22774 in Behind the Bar

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> > Damn right too!
> > There's a big difference between just not being a "drinker" and 
> > someone who will never, under any circumstances let alcohol pass 
> > their lips.
> 
> Like there is a big difference in choosing to NOT drink, and being 
> FORCED to drink.
> 
> You, nor this teacher, can tell any one else they MUST drink.

I can't tell if you're going for sarcasm or if you're over-personalizing this 
a bit.  Either way, I think that "teacher" wasn't saying "You Must drink, You 
MUST Drink, YOU MUST DRINK, BUY MY BOOK".  That Teacher is saying "You SHOULD 
taste".  As you mention earlier, as long as your specific belief structure 
isn't the overbearing factor, there is a middle-point that SHOULD make common 
and intelligent thinking individuals happy...Treat the "tasting" just like a 
wine tasting where you use the sip-straw technique and then "remove" it 
through any means appropriate (perhaps using the Coyote Ugly beer bottle 
trick, or simply ducking closely to the sink.  You're tasting, getting 90% of 
the picture (minus the feeling of it going down the throat), and there's no 
reason for somebody to make a fuss (besides the fact you're spitting the sip 
back out in front of customers).

> Get over it.
> 
> > If the concept of alcohol is against your religion or ideology, don't 
> > 
> > get a job in a bar.
> 
> Those aren't the ONLY reasons to not drink.

No they aren't, but they are the only ones that can be attributed to blind 
obedience towards the tennent of not drinking (OK, maybe add watching somebody 
succumb to alcohol, but then you really shouldn't be in a bar or anywhere 
around alcohol if that fear is so overwhelming).  There is a HUGE difference 
between blindly avoiding alcohol and having a rational(-ized) reason for not 
comsuming it.

Those who blindly avoid it probably shouldn't be behind a bar (come on, their 
beliefs should preclude them from tending bar in the first place).  If you 
can't at least take 30 seconds somewhere in your life to think/consider the 
pro's and con's before you adamantly insist you'll never do something, then 
don't waste anybody's time...Following in the tradition of the overused 
example, it's like a life-long vegan chef working at an all-meat-all-the-time 
restaurant (that's just plain retarded, as any person should be able to figure 
out).

Those who have a rational reason (kicking alcoholism for example), while rare, 
should be able to reason that "tasting" doesn't mean "consuming", and find a 
solution that suits the situation (perhaps what I mentioned above).

Those who have rationalized (yes, there is a difference) that they must not 
let in alcohol...ok, honestly, I find these people to be weak minded and 
easily swayed from one high-gloss issue to the next and are just as likely to 
start drinking next week as possibly follow Kate Moss into Scientology if the 
right person sways them either way (only to change their focus to something 
else 7-30 days later)

While I support somebody not drinking, I believe that there should still be 
room to understand the product that you're putting out.

-- 
Cody