Alcoholic people spend most of their time in pubs, nightclubs, casinos and other entertainment joints that sell alcohol. The atmosphere in these places is very noisy as a result of loud music that is normally played as well as the noise made by those taking alcohol. Some alcoholics are always noisy in the course of their interactions under the influence of alcohol.
The crazy atmosphere has left many communication experts wondering how this group of people is able to interact and socialize within its context. Observing alcoholics from a distance paints a picture of normal people going about their normal business, but that is not exactly the case. The mode of interaction of alcoholics is different from that of non-alcoholics because the two categories of people operate in different states of mind.
There have been conflicting opinions on whether alcoholics interact in a different way compared to non-alcoholics. Some communication experts argue that there is no difference in the way alcoholic people interact but this has always been a bone of contention. In order to understand how alcoholics interact, it is important to first of all understand the effect of alcohol on a person the moment they start drinking.
To begin with, alcohol weakens the communication between the cerebellum and the frontal lobes of the brain. These two parts of the human brain enable a person to make decisions and judgments. Many alcoholics appear very excited after drinking because a good number of them drink alcohol to escape from the realities of life.
Some people become very talkative after taking alcohol compared to instances when they are sober. The difference in conduct, communication and judgment between an alcoholic person and the one who is sober tends to justify the fact that alcoholics interact differently. This paper will explain why the interaction between alcoholics is different from the way non-alcoholics interact.
Alcoholism affects the communicative norms of a person in many different ways. Alcohol makes a person gather a lot of courage to talk to everyone within the entertainment joint without any fear. This false kind of courage disappears immediately the person becomes sober. This is a communicative norm associated with many alcoholics especially in the entertainment joints.
The ability to talk to everyone makes them able to form a lot of friendships. Many alcoholics tend to be very arrogant and vulgar after drinking because their judgment becomes very poor. This communicative norm is what causes a lot of fights in nightclubs and other places where alcohol is sold. The violent interactions are normally stimulated by alcohol and many alcoholics extend this type of behavior to their families.
The communication tone of an alcoholic is very different from that of non-alcoholics. The noisy and almost chaotic atmosphere is brought about by the tone of voices of the people present there. Alcoholics speak in loud voices because they believe that they can only be heard and given attention if they shout.
Poor judgment also contributes to the shouting. Some psychologists believe that alcoholics speak in loud tones to release their frustrations. Alcoholics are motivated to drink by different reasons and this is often reflected in their behavior after drinking. What alcoholics speak and how they speak can enable a person realize the reason behind their drinking.
Those alcoholics who are very frustrated with life will tend to be very violent and moody compared to those who go to drink for enjoyment.
Alcoholics who are led to drink by stress will always want to pick up fights with everyone as a way of venting their frustrations. Some of the violent scenarios experienced in entertainment joints are caused by different reasons. Some alcoholics are provoked to fight while others just engage in fights to demonstrate their superiority and fighting prowess.
Apart from some violent cases experienced in entertainment joints, there are other instances where alcoholics demonstrate friendship and generosity. Some alcoholics interact in a friendly manner by other alcoholics in entertainment joints despite their state of alcoholism. The alcoholics can engage in friendly conversations as they discuss and argue about different matters such as politics, relationships and sports.
Some businessmen find drinking joints as appropriate places to strike business deals. Alcoholics always show solidarity with one another and this is normally seen when one of them is attacked. Alcoholics will go out of their way to defend their colleagues no matter what. Some people become very generous after taking alcohol compared to when they are sober.
This new found generosity comes as a result of poor judgment and need to show off to colleagues. Alcoholics will go out of their way to buy drinks for fellow alcoholics even if it means spending the last penny they have. Alcoholic people feel that they own the entire universe and that there is nothing they can not afford.
This is the reason why many alcoholics spend a lot of money on buying alcohol for fellow alcoholics at the expense of their families. It can be very surprising to find out that some alcoholics interact more freely than sober people.
Although a person who is drunk may not speak clearly, he or she is always understood by fellow alcoholics. The reasoning capacity of alcoholics is always affected by alcohol and therefore what they say and discuss in their conversations may not be appropriate and civil.
Alcoholics in drinking joints interact freely with every person without fear and self-depreciation. Alcohol gives a person a false sense of courage that disappears the moment they become sober. The immorality experienced in many entertainment joints is often caused by alcoholism.
Poor judgment and decision making combined with the false courage brought about by alcohol may push a person to commit some immoral acts that they often regret after they become sober. Prostitutes in entertainment joints take advantage of this weakness to lure alcoholics. The courage gained from alcohol makes some alcoholics to even seduce women that they could not speak to while sober.
Many alcoholics become very social and interactive only after drinking. Strip clubs are the worst of all the entertainment joints because the mind of alcoholics is often corrupted by the nude women that dance before them. This kind of persuasion in a way affects the way alcoholics interact in different joints.
Many alcoholics have poor judgment and will therefore engage in a sexual relationship with any man or woman without any rational thinking. Some of these relationships only last when a person is not sober. Alcoholics tend to have multiple sexual partners compared to non-alcoholics due to the influence they get from entertainment joints. The other thing worth mentioning is the level of interaction among alcoholics.
Any two people who are drunk interact and communicate at the same level regardless of their socio-economic class. Alcohol puts people in the same frame of mind and therefore class does not matter in this state of mind.
A person who is considered low class can interact freely with celebrities and other prominent people without feeling intimidated. A person under the influence of alcohol does not fear anyone and will always speak freely to any person without fear. On the other hand, celebrities tend to forget their position in the society and in turn interact freely with other alcoholics without caring.
The issue of class only comes when the two categories of people become sober. Alcohol in a way breaks the socio- economic barriers that hinder socialization. Despite the different classifications in entertainment joints, interaction among alcoholics has never been affected. The VIP section in many entertainment joints does not really matter if alcohol is sold there.
What prevents celebrities from interacting with the common people in entertainment joints is their security detail that tries to protect them. An alcoholic celebrity interacts and behaves in the same manner as other alcoholic people.
Alcoholic men and women interact, communicate and behave in the same manner as men. The number of women who are becoming alcoholic is increasing by the day because the modern woman feels more liberal.
The number of women that frequent entertainment joints has gone up and therefore affects the interaction patterns in entertainment joints. Alcoholics understand each other in the course of their interactions that a sober person. Alcoholic people have different communication signs that they use to communicate and the signs can not be understood by a sober person.
Alcoholics like company and that is why they go to entertainment joints to enjoy the type of company they crave for. Many alcoholic people do not like taking alcohol in isolation and, therefore drinking joints are always full to the brim. Entertainment joints are places for alcoholics to break their boredom and loneliness by interacting with other people. Alcoholics become very honest the moment they start getting drunk.
Entertainment joints are perfect places for alcoholics to vent out what is in their hearts. Some people speak out their problems loudly while others just share with their friends. Alcoholics are always reluctant to share their problems in their sober minds. Some alcoholics find entertainment joints as a perfect place to interact freely by sharing problems.
In conclusion, it is always difficult to understand what takes place inside entertainment joints if a person has never been there. The atmosphere in entertainment joints is very complicated and requires careful observation to actually understand what actually takes place in those places.
Alcoholic people interact differently from sober people and it is often difficult to comprehend their communicative norms without having observed them closely. The influence that alcohol has on a person makes them communicate and interact in a different manner compared to sober people. Alcoholic people operate within a different state of mind that is far from reality and, therefore alcoholics always interact differently.
The behavior of alcoholic people is never dependent on the sex, age and socio-economic class of a person. Alcoholic people understand each other very well because they have unique communicative norms associated with them. The discussion in this paper confirms that alcoholic people interact and communicate differently from non-alcoholic people.