Alcohol Culture & Addiction
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Where is the line between casual drinking and full on addiction? Xisuma talks about drinking culture and different aspects of alcohol within different regions of the world.
Taken from the Hermitcraft Seven (56) Livestream 26/07/20
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Can we get this man a badge for the things he does, it's amazing
someone with common sense you have common sense right? So what if I said black lives matter
If you said black lives matter I'll agree
someone with common sense aight you have common sense
totally. im glad that a person that makes me happy is speaking up about something i despise.
Not just a badge he needs a full trophy
We honestly need more people like xisuma who are critical about our culture and emotionally intelligent. I don’t even watch his main channel, but this channel is honestly excellent.
Was just thinking the same thing... I subscribed on top of that ..
We need to be those ppl
lol yea same, other than a few snapshot vids and his HC8 finale (to see how the world download was gonna work) I've never watched a single video on his main channel. I love this channel tho, great stuff to put on in the background when I work on other stuff.
alcohol is simply a drug and should be regulated the same as drugs. Should be available but the advertisement should be heavily censored like with tobacco.
@Dad I think it should be available but advertisers shouldn't be able to make these drugs (including alcohol) glamorous. Maybe even adding the prevention labels seen on cigarette boxes here in the EU.
Alcohol is a grade A (highest grade) drug and it's legal, but grade B drugs that don't do much as damage but is banned.
@l'ilero thats wildly inaccurate and not how alcohol works. most of the toxicity of alcohol comes from its metabolite (acetaldehyde) and not from alcohol itself. its intoxicant effects aren't mediated this way though.
@@benjaminsimpson6254 what are you talking about? I've never heard of a grade system to define drug toxicity.
Jason Spoons Different countries mate. What does the US label marijuana? Class 1?
It made sense before the modern era, as it was sanitary and one of the simplest and archaic forms of an altered state of consciousness. It is so steeped into human culture, such an ancient tradition, whether enforced by religion and social norms. But beyond that, I don’t think drinking should be regarded as commonplace as it is.
I am of age to drink, but I don’t. I think that may be why I never understood the fascination with going to the pub with friends after work, drinking a beer with a meal, having every university party be necessitated by alcohol. How did this deadly substance get so commonplace and acceptable? I never understood how people can look at weed or cigarettes and have a strong negative connotation with it since it is an unhealthy substance, but then don’t have that same reaction with alcohol.
Luke Up The North not smoking man. Smoking is bad for you no matter how much you do it. And there are a lot of other things that aren't healthy at any level.of moderation. (You wouldn't do a bit of Heroin or Krokodile would you?)
Yes I think drinking a bit is ok and if you are an adult you should be allowed to do so (with obvious precautions about driving etc.), but saying that everything can be ok in moderation is a wrong statement!
It’s because if you drink, you are in the majority, while smoking/substance abuse makes you a minority.
Many people think something can’t be wrong, if everyone is doing it.
yeah but like... if you really look at what alcohol does to your body, none of it is redeeming. Even in small amounts, most alcohol is pretty terrible for your body. And obviously smoking is probably way worse, but take something like weed - in small amounts it isn’t that bad for you, but the perception around the two are so different
Hanna Maac well also at some point if you are concerned about health it is also the question how it is related to other things that are unhealthy but are deemed as OK by society. One of the big things is not exercising at all plus eating absolute garbage all the time. If you actually are so concerned about health you should probably be vegan (or at least only eat grass fed free range meats) and exercise very regularly. I actually do this since the pandemic because I felt really bad in the beginning of it and now I eat much healthier (rearly eat meat and if I do I make sure it is very good quality) and I exercise much more!
It came about becuase it was hard to find clean water from springs to drink, so people had the drink alcohol. Eventually even after we figured out how to clean water ourselves, it just kinda stuck.
I used to drink alcohol just to try to fit in with people.
Looking back at those days, I wasn't having fun at all. I was just miserable and sad every time I drank.
Making friends as an (semi-)adult nerd that likes minecraft is sometimes difficult.
But I'm glad I stopped.
I'm not even old enough to drink but I'm glad that I know the dangers and why you shouldn't do it even when I do turn 18 still no drinking
Good Job!
I was thinking on this earlier.
I have noticed that while in lockdown I no longer enjoyed drinking. Drinking alone holds no joy for me. And that got me thinking about when I do drink, and there really isn't much we do as adults in a social context that doesn't have some connection to drinking. So when I was craving a drink during lockdown, but not enjoying the drink, it was probably because what I really wanted was the social interaction, which we as humans all need.
It's not really a good sign when as a culture we associate human interaction with alcohol. It's kinda scary to think about.
Same here. I guess you are from the USA (from your name, sry).
My experience, my friend group makes plans to do x activity (like painball) and 2 people first question is, are we gonna do a pré? (pré is getting tipsy before doing the main planned activity)
The activity was not planned around alcohol so they didnt go because they wanted to go drunk with friends.
> it was probably because what I really wanted was the social interaction, which we as humans all need.this is actually studied scientifically, and drug use associates other things with the rewarding activity. So, people can be addicted to the act of doing the drug while not enjoying the drug itself (you can not like something but still want it but thats a different rabbit hole). So while it might be wanting social interaction its most likely because of the association of the action of drinking alcohol with rewarding things
I just gained some massive respect for you. I could say more, but I don’t want to offend anyone.
I feel like today’s society gets offended to easily
I think a lot of people like to act like the victim, I don’t really know everyone that exists, but I know a couple of people who blame every bad thing that happens to them on the color of their skin. They asked me if I wanted to be their friend and, since I knew what type of people they were, I said no. You know what they said?... “It’s because I’m brown isn’t it?”
I care if I offend someone.
@l'ilero I'm not exactly sure what you mean by that, so I will outline what I think are the possibilities.
1. The soft little boy is just a tiny, innocent kid.
2. The soft little boy is a dude who thinks he's hot stuff and doesn't like it when people are somewhat rude or even slightly offensive.
3. The society of today brushes off other people's plights.
4. In such a large world, one small thing doesn't matter at all.
Can you confirm which one it is? I need to know.
@l'ilero Thanks.
In south Africa alcohol and cigarettes are banded in the lockdown...
"banded"
@@seanzc5230 ja ja eks Afrikaans...
I know l spelled it wrong l was typing to fast and presses send and thought it isn't a big deal but what I meant was *banned*
@@seanzc5230 Spelling mistakes aren't too big a deal. As long as you get what they're saying, it really doesn't matter.
That's Quite Good
@@marleenbroodryk but I think you can still edit the comment...
My family keeps telling me I’m gonna enjoy alcohol one day, despite my repeated protests. I tell them I despise the smell, it makes me gag and smells like pisswater. It was a little taste from my mom’s drink that made me certain I hated it. They try to tell me I’ll “enjoy the fruity stuff. I’m only 16 and they keep insisting I’m gonna drink. I don’t mostly out of spite, with my dad always having told me (since I was a child. a child) that I’m gonna drink. I absolutely refuse to cave because of the state I’ve seen my relatives in after drinking
Charlie Cute I’m so sorry they’re pressuring you like that. It’s good to hear that you refuse to drink. Being told as a child that “oh you’ll be an alcoholic one day” is just awful
I'm in the same situation honestly
mleppp Yeah, it’s definitely not the worst thing he’s done, but I probably won’t be in much contact after high school
Charlie Cute I’m so sorry. Hopefully that goes well. Best wishes
mleppp best wishes to you too, friend
as someone who lives with an alcoholic, i can agree with a lot of what you said. it’s sad to see someone you love fall deeper into an addiction and it hurts when you’re told “you’re the reason i drink”, even if the person telling you is absolutely wasted
won’t rant anymore, thanks for a great video :)
If i ever said "you're the reason i drink" that would mean "i make sacrifices because i love you"
I don't drink, but i would drink for whom i love, in a good way
It does hurt though if it’s not the right way. Even if you’re not told: my parents barely used to drink before having kids, now one can’t finish a meal because they’ve drunk enough beer over the day that they aren’t hungry.
Alcohol takes people away from you and is very very hard for other people especially children
After growing up with a dad who used to drink and smoke (he’s completely clean now thankfully) I have decided I’ll never drink or smoke. My dad has has some memory loss from it and times were so much worse back then. A lot of people I know still drink regularly and honestly it scares me when I’m around drunk people. Getting drunk is not needed in my opinion, especially if you’re only doing it to forget about hardships. It just makes it worse and I know that from the experience with my dad
I totally understand, Ive recently come to terms with my dad being an acoholic throughout my childhood and since then ive just gotten more and more scared of it, ive found help finally, to not let this trauma lead into an anxiety disorder but i am very sure i will never drink in my life. Ive seen what it does and its scary.
Linus Östlund it’s nice to know someone else understands :) my dads drinking lead partly to my anxiety too so I get how you feel. My family hasn’t been affected as much as I have though so they don’t see how bad it affected me sadly
my dad is an alcoholic too and my mom abuses substances. i dont see my mom anymore but i live with my dad. he's okay i guess, but his addiction burns away so much money. right now with covid, he has an enormous collection of cans that he hasnt returned yet since he feels hesitant to go out in public and do too much commuting. but now that theyve been piling up, it really puts in to perspective just how ... much, it is.
just over these last five months, he has collected so many cans that it is difficult to enter the kitchen from one of the hallways.
he can be unpredictable when drunk, swinging from playful to explosive depending on what you say. it does have effects on his health and his motivation too.
i refuse to do substances. i would rather not waste my money on things like that when, as xisuma said, i can enjoy the gift of life with a clear perception, full control over myself. it enhances my enjoyment to confront it realistically instead of through clouded eyes.
the only thing i can say i'm honestly addicted to is caffeine from coffee. whether or not that's a bad thing i am uncertain, but i certainly don't feel any worse for doing it.
no time to watch right now as I am in exam prep.
According to neurosience even the positive aspects of red wine are imediately canceled out because of the negative effects of ethanol and almost every 10. death is directly or indirectly caused by alcohol, so out of a neurosience/medicine perspective, every glas of alcohol is too much alcohol
I know you probably didn't mean it this way but I have to make the joke...
"Death is directly or indirectly caused by alchohol"
So if I never have alchohol, I'm never going to die? That's unfortunate.
@@PaleGhost69 indirectly includes deaths caused by drunk drivers for example, soo... 😅
@@PaleGhost69 nice joke
@@BlackDragonWitheHawk alcohol is more dangerous than cigarettes, yet it is not as regulated
@@BlackDragonWitheHawk You accidentally put a period between 10 and death, which made the quote above it's own sentence.
In Switzerland alcohol adds are banned as far as I know
Good.
When liquor stores are defined as essential during COVID, you can’t ignore that it’s a problem.
I'm 16, the legal drinking age here is 18, and i'm already called boring for not drinking. My brother keeps telling me that the second i can do it legally i'll get drunk out of my mind with my friends and start participating in the alcohol culture like a normal teen, but i just have no interest in it at all. I can't handle the thought of not being in complete control of what i say and do.
I'm pretty sure that i'll never get drunk, if not because of my morals, then out of pure spite. People also tend to accept not drinking out of spite a lot better than not drinking because i don't want to.
Good. Never enter alcohol culture. Once you are in it,you can't never get out.
The United States tried outlawing selling booze, didn't go well. I don't drink, for religious reasons, and my life is good to me. I will raise a glass of water for you X.
Me too
I think in the UK there's a lack of internal and external awareness. Internal awareness, in the sense that there is rarely a conversation about alcohol addiction, *actually safe drinking* (not just saying "drink responsibly"), and discussing the negative side of alcohol. I do enjoy a drink but growing up my Dad and I always had conversations about drinking responsibly, knowing your limits, how to recognise you're getting addicted, measures you can take to set yourself to a more healthy relationship with alcohol.
When I was younger I definitely made mistakes, but having these conversations to go back to, and knowing I could always talk about alcohol without judgement, helped me to realise that just because everyone else was happy getting drunk often and the culture puts it on a pedestal that it didn't mean my relationship with alcohol had to be that way.
Also since moving to other countries and seeing the more sensible way they drink made it clear how toxic and pressuring the UK's drinking culture is, especially towards non-drinkers being 'boring' as discussed. In Japan where I live now, there are a lot of people who don't drink alcohol but they will still hang out at the same parties and dinners, nobody forces them to drink, and nobody bats an eye when someone says they don't drink. Both sides are welcome and normal, so even though I do enjoy a moderate drink from time to time I know at any point I can say I'm not drinking and nobody will think anything of it.
it's nice to see lots of points of view like this in the comments
This channel is becoming more and more interesting as he doesn't know a lot about politics but he gives a common-sense viewpoint of certain subjects, which is often very objective
I do drink from time to time, but i didn't drink until i was around 18. I started because i was curios, what it feels like and how beer and stuff tastes.
So when I say "from time to time" i mean like once or twice a month I enjoy a beer with friends - and that's it. I never drink more than that, because I know my limits and also I really don't like the feeling of beeing drunk and losing control, which happend when I started drinking and experimenting, trying to find out my limits.
And I agree with you, I think it's strange that drinking alcohol is so accepted in our culture. All of my friends drink, a few of them almost every day - and I am extremely concerned about that, but everybody laughes at me as soon as I start talking about that.
Another very sad point is, that my friends feel they need alcohol to have fun. Since I started drinking very late, I know that I can have lots of fun beeing sober. I can sing like a dying goose and dance like a maniac and I don't feel embarrassed at all, while my friends say they need a few drinks first before they can have fun and sing and dance with me. And that really is sad, that people have the need to intoxicate themselves to have fun...
The hypocrisy of alcohol laws in comparison to other drugs has always blown my mind. Either all of them are okay or one of them are okay.
Here's some data on how the quality of life translates to alcoholism: in 90s Russia, the time of a huge crisis associated with the USSR dissolution, lawlessness and hunger, there was an enormous peak of alcoholism. People just couldn't take it.
But now, 20-25 years later, the alcohol consumption has dropped by whopping **70%** and rarely anyone who was born after 80s ever drinks.
Most of heavy drinkers in Russia these days are those who were drinking back in 90s.
fascinating!
And the country's that where in soviet union have the same problem. The old people who started drinking when USSR devolved still drink a lot more then younger generation and thay usually drink strong sports. That's why we have a big consumption of alcohol in Lithuania :(
Its really good to hear someone finally speak of it like this. personally I have a very hard time with alcohol, my uncle committed suicide a lot of it because of alcohol and drugs. And my dad was an alcoholic throughout my childhood. After realising those facts I have grown a really big distaste for alcohol, as soon as its mentioned too me i feel scared and anxious. Its gone so far as to having a panic attack. And its difficult, ive lost friends to this issue who i feel uncomfortable with due to them being attatched to memories of alcohol. Lately i have been getting help though and i will go through therapy to somewhat ease my "dipsophobia" as its apparently called, a type of anxiety disorder connected to trauma regarding alcohol. I dont know if this is too much to share maybe but Im really happy to finally hear someone not speak about it positively because every time i tell someone about my view i dont feel understood or somewhat looked down upon. Thank you Xisuma, this really helps to hear
Wow, glad I hear people having a logical opinion about this. I never tried alcohol, because I have never trusted the whole alcohol culture.
It does not make sense people had a good time if they don't remember it anymore.
Although people I know are open for it, it can still be rough as alcohol seems such a standard at socializing.
This really shows that there are a lot of people in the world and finding people with similar opinions is a matter of knowing where they group up.
I totally agree I wish i could find more friends who were opposed to alcohol like me
I'm an atheist, but I take the Islamic route of "no achohol, period". I believe that alchohol is a scourge on society, normalized to the point of making sober ppl feel like assholes. The fact that within a half hour someone could go from beer to vodka to vehicular manslaughter. Like, look at russia. After men come home from required military service, their vodka decreases their average lifespan to something like 55. When I see my friends (we are teens) get really self conscious when I mention "alcohol", it scares me. And that means that eventually I will have to see someone's life ruined by some thousand year old tradition. Ex. My father never had a huge drinking problem, but around 3 years ago he started drinking from stress from vacation, and he had to go to the hospital for that. I saw my favorite person lie to my face and only admit that he was sick from alcohol OD a month later. Its crushing. I hope to get through life without ever touching alcohol, but some people just dont have self control. When you mention that "drinking culture is close to addiction" I resonate with that, people can be much happier without drinking, like how you can be happier by investing rather that gambling. I would love to see government PSA's and socialized rehab centers, but with america, I know that that's not going to happen.
Great vid, and I would like to see.a follow up if possible.
The worst part is that in my country (Belgium), you need to justify why you don't drink. Alcohol is a poison you drink, it's harmful for the body. You need to justify why you don't poison yourself.
And I'm surprised that teetotalism (the absence of drinking) is so unknown to a lot of people.
I probaly cant drink becase i have Adhd and there is a chance that i get side effects and things like that. With adhd there is also a change that i get addicted so if i 18 i probaly wil not drink
I think i would get instantly hooked if i had one sip so i am going to stay away from alchohole
Lewis Baitup from what I know, it tastes real bad, so it probably won’t be as easy as getting addicted to sugar. But I think it’s still easy.
@@lewisbaitup6352 bro youre obviously young, and its your choice to drink or not to, but i will say alcohol is something that can be enjoyed responsibility, one sip wont get you addicted, most addiction start because you use alcohol as a coping mechanism for unhappiness, if you know yourself and your own life drinking is safe thing to do. Dont be afraid of it cause that can lead to a very unhelpful mindset about addiction and drinking in general
@@michaelmarrinan9981 i like what your saying but i think it will benifit me more if i advoid alcohole
Written by a Minor with that grammar
What a wonderful video x. I hear so many things that you said in this echoed in the ways I’ve felt for so long. Especially those relapse dreams, man they’ll really fuck ya up yunno.
I live in America in the pnw which if you didn’t know has one of the most prevalent weed cultures that exists. While weed doesn’t negatively impact you physically in the same way alcohol or harder drugs do, it’s so mentally damaging. For years now I’ve refused to discuss it with any of my stoner friends. The way drugs impact your brain hides the reality of the situation from you and it is just heart breaking to see.
Do you find it odd just how altered our future is? I think drugs and addiction are one of maybe even the most important thing for our species to overcome
Having not consumed alcohol for a while (a month, few months) has been so good for mental health. Less anxiety, less bad mood etc. I have never realized how alcohol alters the mood. It's not like I feel bad the day after I drink. Every time I "enjoy a few drinks" it has longer impact. Weeks or more. And whenever I don't consume any alcohol for a while, I feel so good physically and mentally. And I can't believe I have only now realized this connection. Now I consciously avoid it. And life is better.
I call drinking "recreational poison drinking" because that's what it is
also I'm from Ireland and people are more surprised you don't drink then if you do, even when I was underage
Real interesting dude! I got cut from so many social circles through high school but on the positive side, I learnt so many new ways to have fun. The delayed gratification is really so rewarding!
I drink maybe one beer a month if that, idk man do i drink too much? haha
lot of good points in the video, definitely don't like the idea that "if you don't drink your no fun"
cant think of anyone I know whos like that.
I don’t drink because I simply dislike the taste of alcohol. Am I the only one who just doesn’t appreciate drinks?
I dont ever plan on using mind altering substances. Giving up that control over my own head scares me and I dont understand why anyone would desire that.
I only drink a few beers occasionally now when my mates offer me one and have quit smoking entirely and I think what he said right at the end about accepting that you will always struggle and all you can do is discipline yourself is dead right. I don't think my drinking levels at the moment are on par with the drinking culture in New Zealand which I would've been at or above a few years ago, but every time I do have a drink I am reminded of that escaping feeling so maybe it's a good idea to treat drinking alcohol with the same level of restraint I have for smoking tobacco
Thank you X. I’ve grown up with two alcoholic parents, one in denial of an addiction, the other who can’t stick to a commitment of going dry. I swore off alcohol as a kid because of it. You put what I’ve been feeling for years into words, and better than I ever could.
So true!
I completely agree with you. A lot of my friends drink heavily and I have been often invited to their parties or in this case, schoolies where drinking is a big thing. I often have to reject hanging out with them because I know that they will keep offering me drinks among other things and I just don't think they see what it is doing to them. They are very much addicted and it just saddens me to see them in that state, thinking they can't have fun without alcohol.
Someone said life sucks but drinking makes life better. I think life isn't perfect, however it definitely doesn't suck. Like the fact your watching this on a smart machine and have access to the internet to talk to people on the other side of the world! That's crazy! And people are so innotive and think of amazing creations, like the phone, TH-cam, Google, windows, ect. I think it has ups and downs, some bits can definitely not feel great, and I have experienced that first hand and when I was way too young. But it makes you stronger as a person and you can cope with things better, and there's always good things, and everyone has talents and everyone leaves their impact on the world to make it better.
I have never actually got drunk before so I wouldn't know if it makes you feel good, but I know there are other ways to feel good (like watching TH-cam, playing minecraft and listening to music!)
I love your opinions and the fact, you decided to share them with everybody in such a non-offensive way is so cool. I also really don’t like drinking, it just doesn’t pay off and for the most people it can cause some unlucky times...
the fact that half of xisuma's audience is porobably younger than the legal drinking age in their(the viewer's) country just make xisuma have more respect from me, a child in america, because the drinking age is 21, and xisuma is basically stopping and ending people's alcohol addictions before they even start.
Thank You, Xisuma, for looking out for the children in the world.
My experience drinking in the US is a bit different. I think "getting drunk" isn't as much a part of the culture here as it is in the UK, for one thing. So a lot more people are just having one or two or three standard drinks (depending on tolerance, of course) during a party. There's this area between drunk and sober where you're not acting "stupid" or anything but your inhibitions are lowered enough to make conversations a lot more free and interesting. As someone with chronic social anxiety, this can be really helpful for me.
Of course, I haven't gone to a party in a while, and so I'm not drinking right now. I'm not an addict. But even people who miss partying and having alcohol aren't addicts either, in my opinion. Like, if I were to go for a couple of weeks without playing video games, I'd be pretty sad. Not because I'm addicted, but because games are one of my main coping mechanisms. For a lot of people, alcohol plays that role. It helps them cope. Is it healthy? I don't know. But I can respect that it has a positive emotional effect for some people.
I respect you so much xisuma
I’ve been at all ends of the spectrum. 16-23 was heavy binge drinking. 25 onwards I stopped completely. Not going to preach to anyone but personally my life is much better now I don’t drink anymore.
30s now to add context.
Thank you so much for this video. I seriously find an irritational behavior towards drinking and alcoholism. I have seen it tear families apart because of mostly drunk parents that come home drunk and abuse their kids.
i feel like you have the opinion that is super unpopular but very thoughtful and correct in my opinion. I've tried voicing my opinion for discussion multiple times, but get shunned (on reddit lol) for being anti PC. I feel that theres like a hivemind on the internet that everyone holds identical mindsets and whats PC. I'm not even talking about politics, like you can agree with the left, and disagree with alcohol or whatever. Its hard to get your opinion across when everybody doesnt think for themselves. Is that something you can relate to? Idk I just found this channel and absolutely love it.
There was but one time where I was shitfaced drunk and that was about 2 years ago on a new years eve where I just ended up playing together with a few friends online. We had fan, let it out and just went for it. For me it was something like: "Letting go of the worries and all that dumb stuff in your head" for once and I remember it fondly because I do remember just having overall fun. We were laughing, yelling (in good fun) and everyone was just in a good mood. Tho I do admit that I barely remember anything in detail apart from one thing: A friend wrote in chat, typo after typo and I was laughing my ass off. I wish I would remember the rest as well but hell, thats just how it went being drunk this much. I havent been drunk since and even tho many wont believe this: It also was my first contact with alcohol lol
I dont necessary think drinking is bad.
If you can't handel it don't drink.
Nothings wrong with drinkin a beer n just chillin.
But it can be very addictive so just try to handel yourself.
xisuma You are a very wise man. I am a drinker. and I agree that some people drink and don't realize how far along they are "the first step is admitting it" . I didn't at first and i am struggling with it and so far failing, but I hope with the help of others to get out of it. it scares me because my son when he was younger said "dad your an alcoholic I will never drink". now he is in collage/university and is getting high and drinking. it is hereditary.. i hate myself when I drink. its on or off and to turn it off is hard. like they say "doing the same thing and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. when you don't want to drink and know its wrong for you and still do it is very depressing. this video hit home. I hope some day I can be free of this curse (of my own doing) keep up the great videos my friend. so much knowledge and philosophy form a " minecraft gamer" did you ever think that by playing minecraft you could affect or is it effect so many peoples lives. minecraft gave you the platform to to help so many people that you weren't even trying to. thank you for being you!
I admit I am not old enough to drink yet. When I am I’m going to try my best to never drink. My parents drink a lot and it’s scary to see how much it can change people. They don’t get violent or anything it’s just they’ve made weird decisions and stuff
I've seen alcohol adverts when I was in the cinema for a 12A movie! I mean I get it for a 18 when you can drink but advertising to minors who aren't allowed to buy it is ridiculous
I am happy as a Muslim. We are forbidden to drink all sorts of alcoholic beverages. So we stay out of harm's way.
I love you video man i enjoy that keep it up hope you channel will have 1 million subs on the future,what a intresting vids 💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥👊🤔😁💞💕💪💯🤘
Call the emoji police
Rice.exe nah just call the execution squad
Hate to break it to ya but his main channel has 1 mil subs
1) He has 1 mil on his main channel
2) Call the Emoji police
I totally agree. 100%, absolutely. Not many people agree with us, at least not in my area. It’s so refreshing to hear a similar opinion
Truth Im from Britain and had classmates that consumed alcohol after school (we were in year 10 ) and I was very concerned for them
J gamer xd it’s absolutely mad how prevalent the drinking culture is here in the uk, loads of my classmates we’re the same and yet no one else was worried about it... something really needs to be done about the attitude towards alcohol here in the UK
I’m was in year 9 this past year and loads of my classmates drunk alcohol, a few of them even got caught smoking at school.
Woah those alcohol rules should be more strict
Also i don't understand why people complain about the drinking age being 22 its just saving kids from literally poison
_when you aren't an alcoholic because when tasting it you feel like you are drinking disinfectant..._
I think Ixsuma needs to do an episode with Pewdiepie. I feel that they would have some interesting conversations over varies topics.
Well said :)
Bob The Accountant you didn’t even see the video yet but yeah he’s probably gonna say something good
@@hemo4963 ^
Hemo4 nah I’m just fast
Don’t quite agree with some of what you say, but I respect your opinion and consider what your saying
This is why I have always refused to drink when I am around kids/teens. I want them to know its ok to not drink, and that you dont have to drink to be social.
Never agreed more with one of these videos
I stopped drinking pop earlier this year and I had a few nightmares of drinking pop. It was funny 😂
Bring to mind Bill Hick's bit about making marijuana mandatory.
"if I was going to legalize a drug it sure wouldn’t have been alcohol. Sorry. There are better drugs and better drugs for you, that’s a fact, you may stop your internal dialogue."
My mom sometimes drinks a bit too much and she gets a bit agressive so thats why when I grow up I won't drink
I have a *similar* opinion on alcohol but mine is a little bit more relaxed. I'm 26, never had a single drop but all of my friends and family drink and drink quite a lot. What gets me is that *I'M* weird for not drinking which is just such a bizarre mindset to me. I look at people who drink (not just enjoying one or two but actually heavy drinking) as if they're trying to run away from something in their life/mind and I've just literally never once in my life ever felt like I wanted to escape from anything
I find it alarming that there seems to be a culture around "getting drunk" rather than having like a pint for dinner or something.
I personally do enjoy the odd pint of beer or a glass of wine, although I just like the taste of it; what I don't like at all is the feeling of being drunk, it feels like you aren't there with your friends anymore and everything is just so hard to concentrate on.
If there's gonna be a culture around drinking, I think its important that its also about not getting drunk.
I made The promise to myself that I wouldn’t drink until I am 18 (because my mom deeply scared me with it when I was 10) 3 years in, the smell almost makes me throw up. My dad keeps telling me I’ll enjoy alcohol one day and I’ll have more fun with my friends when I drink. I’ve told him I don’t wanna drink and he keeps pressuring me to do it one day. I’ve told my friends I don’t wanna drink and they respect it, sometimes they ask (cuz I think they don’t wanna be rude) I just decline. Sometimes they talk about alcohol in front of me, looks at me “approvingly” and either keeps talking or change subject... honestly I’m doing good without alcohol, energydrinks, cigarettes ext cuz if u never try you don’t know what ur missing out on :)
Don’t know if this made any sense but I’ll post it anyway
I think the same
Alcohol may help you forget your problem but it cannot solve your problem.
I got a friend that drinks tea instead of alcohol. Just drinking something, doesn't matter if it's alcohol or not, makes it feel more like you're part of it I feel. It's like you're all having a drink together and that's the bonding factor, people often think this needs to be alcohol, but it doesn't have to be nor does it have to be that everyone goes alcoholic or non-alcoholic.
So what I think would help: just have a drink. Be it alcoholic or non-alcoholic, that doesn't matter.
This one speaks to me soo much - I have never liked drinking but it is sooo ingrained in society its hard to avoid it
I struggle with addiction to youtube, would you have any tips to get away from that? I lose sleep and miss important events because of it, I arrive late to work, I have trouble going without internet for long periods of times, I even have trouble talking about it to people around me because a part of me is afraid they’ll help and then I’ll be left with no youtube to calm me down. I have often tried to stop, but I always got back into it. Is it similar to how you felt with your drinking problem? How did you get over it?
Delete the app, occupy yourself with something else, and ask people around you to monitor how much you watch TH-cam.
Like @Abby Killed Joel said, you gotta delete it from your phone. I assume phone is your enabler. Phones allow you to lose so much time in social media, mobile games and other platforms that you get addicted to them. When you eliminate phone (and tablets!!!!) from the equation, you have "proper" machines left, laptop, gaming console, TV and PC. For me it's harder and takes more effort to start those and interact with the addictive platforms, so I use them a lot less. I would not start up my PC in the 30 minutes I have to get ready and go to work/school, and i can't use my phone to get my "fix" because that stuff isn't there. I deleted all social media from my phone because honestly it was getting in the way when I just wanted to play Skyrim a year ago. With sleeping, place your phone to the farthest corner of your room from you bed and turn of wifi and data on it, then go to bed without your phone and start sleeping. You will also wake and rise up immediately when your alarm rings. You got it!!
Anniina Talja Thanks, I’ll try these.
idk the people that say this kinda stuff then turn around and do all other kinds of drugs, claiming "they're not as bad" or "fewer people have died from them, than alcohol". Just like any drug, alcohol isn't bad in small doses, but both still dangerous and addictive.
Just don't do any drugs.
That's my philosophy.
Same
I choose not to drink because i need to act responsibly since i have kids and own guns.
xisuma is literally always right i dont get it
With that opinion you should visit Germany
I enjoy drinking alcohol but I can certainly relate to how you feel, especially when I mentioned your dreams. I stopped eating meat nearly two years ago and I get similar dreams only in mine I'm eating steak lol
I already drink very little, but now I am contemplating whether or not I should stop drinking altogether.
You might aswell try it and see if you like it or not.
One time I was chilling with friends, they kept offering me to drink. Back then, we were 17-18yos and I was 17, and granted it was a very light drink. I kept sayin no, I'll drink when I want to. But they were rather persistent like cmon guys, don't force me to
I decide to stop drink during this covid/quarentena. It was hard on the begging,but it improved my mood a lot
I'm glad to see so many people who don't drink in the comments. I don't either, but in real life everyone around me does and it feels a bit... Lonely?
OMG same!
This series is so inspiring. Xisuma explains everything so easily and simple yet in the end he says everything he needs to to serve his point. But he doesn't just focus on his point he looks at the topic in different ways and asks his viewers on the topic. Other people may have struggled to talk about Alcohol and Addiction and despite Xisuma saying that he struggled to stop drinking he stills tells everyone about this and even guides his viewers from there struggled.
Overall xisuma is a really thoughtful person and thinks about thinks in different ways. He has over a million subscribers and instead of advertising things that he's done and showing of he uses his power to help people and put out things that can adjust people's thoughts on a certain subject so that they can enjoy things I different ways rather than having on the thought.
Just had to get it out there :)
X, what is your view on gambling ads
Alcohol🤢👎
people claims that i might have problem with alcohol, but it helps me a lot, like life sucks but not in the way most people would think. I dont have problem with my job or anything like this, im liveing quite life ,but i just cant deal with somethings that happend in the past (its over but my mind still geting back there). Im drinking evry night sinse april (but i was dringing also a lot but not so frequently last year). Most of the time its just bear 2-3 cans some times its a few drinks it depends. I think im not addicted, i could quit, just i feel like the alkohol it the best solution. There is other thing its called MDMA. I have heard it might helps.
I'm not sure man, seems to me like you're addicted. I'm not an expert, but with someone drinking as much as you, I'm pretty sure it isn't good for you. And a lot of addicted people say that they could quit whenever they like, when, in reality, they are addicted. You should think about finding other ways to heal your past that work for you, and try to limit your alcohol intake. You don't have to take my advice, of course, I'm not an expert, but this is merely a suggestion.
@@raittem dont know man i just got drunk. i know i could quit it but i won't fall asleep easily then. I Just need something.
Alcohol
Oops, can't relate sksksk
I am 14 years old and I have "friends" who drink. I don't want to and they call me "alman" because I try to tell them that this ins't very good...
Weißt du was alman heißt? Das beudeutet einfach nur deutscher. Das macht eigentlich garkein sinn dich alman zu nennen in dem kontext denn die deutschen sind ja dafür bekannt relativ viel zu trinken vorallem bier.
Deine freunde sind einfach nur nicht reif genung um zu verstehn das Alkohol nicht gut ist.
Sie denken wahrscheinlich das es cool sei Alkohol zu trinken.
Alkohol ist eine droge genau wie tabak und all das andere zeug man sollte drogen einfach nur meiden denn drogen zu nehmen ist einfach nur dumm du schadest dir selbst damit und wirfst dein geld raus außerdem kann es sein das du auch anderen leuten schaden zufügst z.B. wenn du betrunken bist oder durchs passive rauchen.
Ich finde es gut das du nicht trinkst und deinen freunden auch sagst das das nicht gut ist was die machen. Wenn ich du wäre würd ich mit denen nicht mehr anhängen wollen vorallem wenn sie trinken.
@@baumapfel4463 ja, ich weiß, dass alman einfach deutscher heißt, aber halt mit dem Hintergrund, dass ich mich an alle regeln halte. Die denken halt, dass mich das zu nem schlechten Menschen macht...
Aber du hast total recht...
I had that conversation about drinking Soda vs Alcohol, with the punchline: "...but Soda have sugar so is more dangerous than alcohol".
What is a: "yes but no"
I remember my RE teacher in secondary school was talking about how different drinking culture is in mainland Europe. He was comparing Scottish kids to French kids in that, over here, you'll have 12 yearolds going through a a bottle or two of vodka or other spirits, and will go off and do things kids maybe shouldn't be doing in a bush somewhere, while in France it's supposedly a lot different.
As for the bad dreams, my parents both gave up smoking and they occasionally have bad dreams where they've had a cigarette. My brother gave up caffeine and he'll have a bad dream where he's drank some pepsi max or something. I think anyone who's been addicted to something will get those.
little bit of a strange video but ok 👌
1st, definitely think advertising should be cut down & modified.
As for alcohol consumption, the culture is a massive drawback. So many young people start drinking & they don't even like the taste, just do it out of peer pressure. Then it builds in the need for a drink when you go to the pub when you're older.
I think if you do drink or want a drink, you've got to ask yourself "why?". My personal choice is I'll drink some (a glass, max two) if I'm in a good mood, with friends & only something I like the taste of. This is rare cause I prefer to drive than to drink. Then I know I'm in control. I won't take alcohol otherwise. There are so many non-alcoholic options that taste just as good if not better.
In Islam drinking is abandoned
I genuinely think Xisuma could talk someone into giving up alcohol.
Recovered alcoholic here. It happens faster than you imagine. I learned, that drinking was my way to cope with my depression and PTSD. The depression was undiagnosed back then. In retrospect, I had serious drinking issues in my mid 20s at university when something horrific happened to my back-then girlfriend. I regularily used alcohol to get into sleep. I thougth, that with 25, this is not an issue but the foundation for the addiction was layed. Gentlepeople: Be responsible. If you drink, which is in moderations or occasionally (!) too much absolutely okay.
And alcohol is a depressant itself. If you have lows, don't drink. Talk to friends. If you don't have people to talk to, go to the internet to reddit or such and seek help there. You are not alone.
❤️ ❤️ ❤️ Your view so much! I agree completely! I have had & seen more negative from drinking & those who drink(myself included), then anything positive that they think come from it. I don't mind others that do, it is totally their choice, but I chose not to. Most ppl can't use it in moderation. I'm just as fun without alcohol. The only difference is now I don't live with regret & poor choices. It doesn't take much alcohol at all before it actually affects your behavior in some way. To each his own, they have to live with the choices they make. Really appreciated your view! ❤️
@xisumasays Thanks for the Chat. Since the Pandemic kicked off I've been reflecting on alcohol consumption...I don't really drink to get drunk anymore as it is but now that I am at home by myself most of the time...after 2 drinks I cant help but notice how my energy fades and my emotions become more unstable...it's exhausting and don't manage to get anything done. Don't know if I'll go 100% dry yet but I'm continuing to reflect on it. Cheers
In Romania, the culture is interesting. Drinking is encouraged by societal peer pressure: when you go out with friends, if you don't drink you get a couple of weird stares. However, getting drunk is very looked down upon, making you the laughingstock of the event. You don't want to end up in that position.
Also, why would the government make it less desirable to drink (or smoke) when they get so much money out of alcohol/cigarette/addiction tax? ( :/ )
It's a cultural thing, for sure. Because I'm outside that culture entirely, I'm able to have a drink or two here or there, and l never over do it... Because why would I? Very glad to say I've not once gotten drunk. I've been around drunk people, and I have zero desire to join their ranks.
But for those who have, and have been part of that culture, but want to stop, it needs to be cold turkey, and I respect those who need to refrain entirely. It can't be easy!
I have a similar relationship with energy drinks as you do alcohol. I can't touch the stuff again or it's going to be a problem. I actually woke up from a nightmare thinking that I got back in to constantly drinking those. They're so terrible for you! But I don't judge those who can drink one every now and again for a pick me up. They never got addicted like I did.
I really disslike the culture. People often encourage me to drink but I allways refuse to. Alcohol taste awefull, and if I start to like I bet I'll become an alcoholic, as it's easy for me to get addicted to things I like. I like cider but it's not for the alcohol. There are a few drinks that would taste great if it wasn't for the alcohol. However, I kind want to be drunk at least once in my life, but I'm afraid I'll become adicted.
I don't drink, I actually when I started drinking, I stopped, didn't continue. I never actually got drunk, but with my "getting mad at anything" problem, I just got scared with me doing something stupid, because I do a whole lot of stuff to be as calm as possible, but alcohol can destroy all of that easily.
I'm very much in favour of enjoying a nice glass of alcohol, maybe two, and enjoy the fuzzy feeling while drinking water, soda or tea. And only in weekends, usually.
I am really scared that one day they'll start increasing the prices of all alcohol just to deter some from drinking too much. Looking at cigarettes, increasing the price only works when the price becomes absurd. I'd be sad if it would ever come to that.
In Portugal the Government proclaimed that from September 15 th you can not sell alcohol after 20 pm, to avoid gatherings. We Portuguese do not care much because we are back to work and we are without football for now, but many English tourists were very angry and criticized this decision, which makes me angry because my country is entering the second phase of covid
A really bad thing about this is that in Germany, you may drink beer from the age of 16 and not only is it expected you host a drinking party for everyone to get wasted, but all my friends drink to get drunk, not for the alcohol(I do only drink vine and champagne occasionally). None of us are 18 and unless we meet in School, we won't hang out over the course of the day. It's always in the evening to get drunk. I stopped going, but as the oldest of my friends, I'm really scared of the evening of my 18th birthday and offering alcohol to them.
And as you said, they will struggle with it their entire lives, which makes me very sad