Smoking and drinking is not my cup of tea

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I went with my husband to a get together yesterday at a friend's house. A lot of people were smoking cigarettes and/or cigars and then the hookah. And they were drinking a lot of hard liquor. All that is not my cup of tea. I don't do any of that stuff. And I don't enjoy myself as much when people around me do it, especially my husband. But there is nothing I can do. On one hand, I wish I wasn't there but at the same time it's better to be among this crowd than be alone. I don't believe in polluting my body, even once in a while. Plus, it stinks. But at the same time, if I am around people that smoke it is not good for me either because inhaling secondhand smoke is just as harmful as actually smoking. I see nothing wrong with having one or two glasses of wine, or taking a few shots, but I don't believe in drinking one shot after another and getting drunk. There is no reason for it. It won't make the problems go away. And a person shouldn't need to get wasted to have fun and enjoy him/herself. And why does every social gather always involve drinking? Can't people socialize without it? I myself am not much of a drinker. I may sometimes drink some wine, sip a bottle of beer (that I never finish), or have a sangria or cocktail but that doesn't happen often. I am just not into drinking. And I will only drink if I like the taste, unlike some people who will drink anything regardless of its taste or intensity, just to get buzzed or more. I never once got drunk and I don't see that as a bad thing.