when i tell people i don't drink they look at me like i'm crazy. maybe because im so young i get a stronger reaction, but i don't think its easy for others to understand alcoholism. i've believed that i had a problem almost since i started drinking, i don't think i EVER drank normally, and i still believed that ONE DAY i could drink again until i came here and started reading other's stories.
anyway, in my experience, alot of people really do think it's only a matter of self-control. i've been asked so many times..why don't you just drink a little? you cant have just one drink?
i don't think it's being rude or pushy, a lot of times it's simply ignorance. alcohol is very culturally relevant and we are the minority.