I have just experienced a really interesting Drink Session with my friends in recent night out, which proved Bewdes are great philosophers.Since I left drinking ( no particular reason :p), I enjoy the Drink Session seeing my friends doing strange things after getting drunk.I tend to have quantity of food on night out. ( Yes, a cheap date as per my friend’s opinion)It has struck me, though, that ‘getting drunk’ has recently become very a la mode for Indian teenagers. This was not always the case, since this was my first night out without getting drunk and enjoying “Philosophy of Bewdes”.Now I have many friends who wont meet me for a cup of tea or coffee. They meet only to drink whisky. Let me share the experience of how I got to know about Philosophy of Bewdes. Recently I have been to house party where bottles of spirits are pilled on the table and people drink whisky, vodka, rum, etc. ( jyada stock nai bas yehi kuch 3-4 khambe for 6-7 people). If you say you are not drinking, you are considered lame. Now the party started. One friend said to me, “ Aj tera bhai gala gila karega bohot dino ke bad”. Everyone raised their glasses full of whisky and said “cheers”. In my group usually every peg they make is small, Philosophy behind it is-” They want to play long inning (drink till the morning)”.As everyone enjoying their drinks, suddenly one of my friend got a call so he went to a gallery to talk and after some 15 mins, when he entered he literally took whisky bottle and started drinking neat whisky from bottle saying, “ Are bhai shot hogaya” and ye hua and wo hua, bla bla bla. After some time he went to bathroom and showed his “Kalakari” by painting walls of the bathroom with red and yellow of vomit :p. Every group has some inebriated person that could show his artistic skills in bathroom only, by drinking so hard. Philosophy behind it is-” The speed at which you get drunk depends on how much you drink, not what you drink. It is completely based on your stamina and how you tolerate heavy drinking.”After he lost his sense we tried to let him sleep, assuring him everything will be alright tomorrow. And now the party came back on track, again everyone started enjoying. Suddenly one said, “ Are kya ek dusre ko dekhake pi rahe ho. Koi gana bina bajado. “, he put on lappy and played some sad songs. After 10-15 min one of my friend got emotional and said, “ Tujhe to pata hena meri girlfriend ka story, she cheated on me yar. I missed her so much, I cant live without her,” Other friend replied, “ Are bhad me gayi teri Girlfriend , puri utar di tune meri, She was a slut , forget her”. Philosophy Behind it is-” In every drink session getting emotional, talking about problems and regretting about bad experiences is must. And many don't really bother about others problems rather they want to concentrate on drinking.”Then one friend said getting hardcore drunk,” Are yar ciggi khatam hogaya he, chal bike pe jake leke atehe”. And since i was the only person not drunk he took me with him. I said, “ Chal piche beth jaldi jake leke atehe”. He said, “ Aj tera bhai bike chalayega, beth piche”. I was shocked this was happening as he was the driver. My only option of survival, short of jumping out, was to stay alert and act as backstreet driver, keeping my eyes glued on road. He said he ‘ did this all the time’. Once we reached he was unable to park the bike on slope. He said, “ Are mera 1st gear ka problem he dekhna bike upar hi nai jaraha.” I said,” Clutch to chod Chu***”. Philosophy Behind it is- “ Not one Indian man I know who drinks and drives thinks there is anything wrong with it, despite high profile cases of drunk drivers killing people in Mumbai being splashed over the front pages of the papers on a regular basis.”When we reached home safely, everyone was dancing on some house mix. After some 2-3 hours when every one lost their senses all started sleeping. Then in morning its time to go home. But big problem was “ The Hangover”. One friend said,” Are yaar dimag ke lage pade he.” Other friend replied, “ Nimbu nichod ke pi panime.” Philosophy behind it is-” In our session we learnt that black coffee and cold showers cannot cure hangovers. The only thing that can is patience – waiting for the alcohol to be removed from your system by your liver. Nothing can be done to speed this up. The way to avoid to getting drunk is to eat food when drinking, never drink on an empty stomach, and put your drink down, don’t hold it, as you will drink less. And instead of boozing, you should focus on dancing or chatting and other activities at parties.”Whole experience for me just to watch and observe what they were doing. Indian teenagers currently have social problems like binge drinking(heavy episode drinking), drunken unplanned pregnancies, and drunken brawls are commonplace. Luckily there is a lot of focus on dancing at parties, and many teenagers anyway don’t drink. But many of the modern yuppie aspiring elite teenagers do drink. A lot. With increased wealth and money, comes a lot of new social problems, and teenagers needs to brace itself for those. The perceived need for Adidas, nike and ipods is already accompanied by a perceived need for imported spirits, wine and beers. There is nothing wrong with drinking booze, provided it is done in moderation.But the shift might soon be from worrying about slums and the homeless on the streets to needing Counselor for depression, relationship breakdowns and alcohol and drug abuse..Morale- There are two kinds of people I don't trust: people who don't drink and people who collect stickers.
