I have found the same as Dee. When I first got sober I avoided drinking events, as time went on I started saying I don’t drink anymore, or I don’t drink. It felt awkward at first, because I felt like people were going to question or ask for an explanation, none did. Now when I’m out most people know I don’t drink alcohol, and if I’m in a social situation where others are drinking I have soda or sparkling water and nobody ever questions.