DONT drink

You should go out to bars when things normalize. You will find people that don’t drink much if at all when they are out. More often then you might expect

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title says it pretty much. I  don't drink because i cant (religion) i don't even go to bars but love people, soo how do i socialize.

God, you're even worse than those self-righteous vegetarians who loudly judge others for 'killing animals' by eating meat.

Nobody's going to tie you down and pour vodka or shove pork down your throat.

You have a very simple option if you don't think you should drink: Then don't drink.

Telling other people that common practices insult you is just going to piss people off. Imagine if someone told you that an item of your religious clothing should be banned since they were uncomfortable with it. Doesn't feel good, huh?

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title says it pretty much. 

Not really. The title implies “(you) don’t drink” as if you’re telling me not to drink.

You’re already coming off negatively. Why are you telling me not to do something?

The "drinking" aspect of banking is over emphasized, many times through movies/TV, and internet forums. We socialize a lot in our groups, sometimes /w clients. Nobody tracks anyone who isn't drinking. Many are fathers/mothers and have a family, they don't get trashed every night at the office because they probably have a 1 hour commute ahead of them.

There are also many legal reasons why you can't drink. You can't be a drinker when you are driving a car home, when operating any machinery, when carrying a weapon, and it is also not safe to be completely drunk when on public transport (you could slip/fall, ..). A lot of us are carrying weapons, so nobody in that large group would legally be allowed to drink. In fact, many states prohibit even carrying a weapon and be on premises that serve alcohol.

Convert to Catholicism. You get to have extreme guilt, drink like a sailor, and talk shit about all other religions. It’s great.