What was your first ...

goodcitizn wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

goodcitizn wrote:alcoholic drink? How old were you then?
 
Mine was cognac. I was 12 and my cousin was 10. We pried open my dad's liquor cabinet and indulged. We got very sick after that. And never ventured near the cabinet afterwards. If my dad knew about it he didn't bring it up to us so barring a few sleepless nights we escaped punishment.

Mine was Waterbury's Compound at age 7-8. Lovingly fed to me by my mom, in the hopes of curing me of my fussiness at mealtimes.

Around the same age, I discovered a quarter bottle of Doctor's Brandy in the medicine chest. My dad was (and remains) a teetotaler, so this was probably given by some well-meaning relative as "medicine" for my kid brother's colic. Whenever I was alone, I would take a swig of that stuff, just for the hot flush down the throat and the giddiness that followed. Nobody ever noticed that the bottle was mysteriously emptying. My next acquaintance with alcohol came only 15 years later, with Old Monk and thums up.

No idea about the alcohol % in Waterbury. Yes, we too had brandy given for helping with some fever or whatever as kids. Hated that stuff since it was called medicine! Seems like two out five would have had Old Monk as their first drink in India. I have never tasted Thums Up. Seen it in shops. Is that like ginger ale?

Rishi wrote:Pravalika,

I kinda like you.

You do not care what others think. You stick to your principles.

That is good.

Propagandhi711 wrote:

Rishi wrote:Pravalika,

I kinda like you.

You do not care what others think. You stick to your principles.

That is good.

big titties, I've never ever seen you fight your battles directly but instead do the cowardly sneaky thing of trying to incite others, fulfilling the prevailing stereotype. who made you such a wuss, what formative experiences and so on?

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

goodcitizn wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

goodcitizn wrote:alcoholic drink? How old were you then?
 
Mine was cognac. I was 12 and my cousin was 10. We pried open my dad's liquor cabinet and indulged. We got very sick after that. And never ventured near the cabinet afterwards. If my dad knew about it he didn't bring it up to us so barring a few sleepless nights we escaped punishment.

Mine was Waterbury's Compound at age 7-8. Lovingly fed to me by my mom, in the hopes of curing me of my fussiness at mealtimes.

Around the same age, I discovered a quarter bottle of Doctor's Brandy in the medicine chest. My dad was (and remains) a teetotaler, so this was probably given by some well-meaning relative as "medicine" for my kid brother's colic. Whenever I was alone, I would take a swig of that stuff, just for the hot flush down the throat and the giddiness that followed. Nobody ever noticed that the bottle was mysteriously emptying. My next acquaintance with alcohol came only 15 years later, with Old Monk and thums up.

No idea about the alcohol % in Waterbury. Yes, we too had brandy given for helping with some fever or whatever as kids. Hated that stuff since it was called medicine! Seems like two out five would have had Old Monk as their first drink in India. I have never tasted Thums Up. Seen it in shops. Is that like ginger ale?

Yeah, Waterbury's Compound used to have 14-15% alcohol content, a tad more than a bottle of wine. Dunno if they have modified it now in these politically correct times.

Thums Up was the desi answer to Coke after Coca Cola was booted out of India by the socialists in 1977. It put up a stiff fight when Pepsi entered India in the early 90s. I still remember the mocking ads Thums Up took out at the time: "Waiter, yeh cola hai ya gulab jamun??", poking fun of Pepsi's excessive sweetness. Anyway, Coca Cola bought the brand from Parle in the early 90s when it re-entered India, but to this day, Thums Up continues to enjoy a strong brand following in India.

Rishi wrote:Pravalika,

I kinda like you.

You do not care what others think. You stick to your principles.

That is good.

pravalika nanda wrote:

Rishi wrote:Pravalika,

I kinda like you.

You do not care what others think. You stick to your principles.

That is good.

 ** oh. thank you, rishi. you make me giddy.

Impedimenta wrote:

pravalika nanda wrote:

Rishi wrote:Pravalika,

I kinda like you.

You do not care what others think. You stick to your principles.

That is good.

 ** oh. thank you, rishi. you make me giddy.

 just how giddy? CPR worth giddy? just curious.