"Have a drink and be social"
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Why do people like being tipsy? Here’s how alcohol affects the brain.
In one study, over 700 male and female social drinkers were divided into groups of three strangers and instructed to drink for 36 minutes. The participants thought the drinks were a prelude to the experiment, but researchers were observing what they did at the table.
Initially, the strangers did not smile much. But as they consumed their vodka cranberry drinks, their expressions changed. They not only smiled more, but also caught each other’s smiles, and spoke more in succession. And they shared more of what researchers called “golden moments” when all three strangers smiled as one.
“It feels like the group is really coming together, and I think they’re part of that social, tipsy kind of experience,” said Michael Sayette, director of the Alcohol and Smoking Research Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh who was a co-author of the study.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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I have noticed this. Around the second glass of wine things become a bit more convivial, more laughter.
@Mik said in "Have a drink and be social":
I have noticed this. Around the second glass of wine things become a bit more convivial, more laughter.
For people with office jobs, that's definitely true. It's been a long-held belief of mine that outside of the emotionally conservative man's man stereotype, working class people have much higher EQ. But office workers? Many more need social lubricant to take the mask off.
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While I am not doing a booze-free 2023, I do want to attempt a "don't drink alone" 2023. Yes, cue George Thorogood. I find I stay up later (tired) and eat more junk (fat) if I settle in with some booze after everyone else goes to sleep at night. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy relaxing like that at night, but feel like crap in the morning and I need to start being more responsible with my health with the 3rd baby coming soon.
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Why do people like being tipsy? Here’s how alcohol affects the brain.
In one study, over 700 male and female social drinkers were divided into groups of three strangers and instructed to drink for 36 minutes. The participants thought the drinks were a prelude to the experiment, but researchers were observing what they did at the table.
Initially, the strangers did not smile much. But as they consumed their vodka cranberry drinks, their expressions changed. They not only smiled more, but also caught each other’s smiles, and spoke more in succession. And they shared more of what researchers called “golden moments” when all three strangers smiled as one.
“It feels like the group is really coming together, and I think they’re part of that social, tipsy kind of experience,” said Michael Sayette, director of the Alcohol and Smoking Research Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh who was a co-author of the study.
