Hey!!!!
You never feel bad for being the person you are.
You know what there are some of us who actually do care about what other people think of us.
I am one of them.
I do not believe anyone who says they 100% do not care.
Some people we meet in life should start to wonder what people think of them, like this 'lady' you encountered.
It drives me up the wall the crap we take for not drinking.
You do not need to have a reason why you are not drinking.
This is your battle, and like my battle, fight it as you see fit.
You are not smuggling rare animals, committing serious crime, planning a dangerous robbery, smuggling ivory, hurting the elderly for goodness sake - you are just having a soft drink.
I often find 'I said no' works.
Do not let anyone make you feel inferior EVER yep?