Exegesis

I'm allergic, I break out in handcuffs is a old stand up line. Probably not what you want to tell co workers though.

MelindaFlowers

I think people can tell when we mean it. We can't giggle or smile when we tell them. I've perfected the way to say it so people know I mean it. It's very subtle but people can tell. They aren't even offended because it is so subtle. What would you say if someone offered you a cigarette and you did not smoke?

Alynn

So this is how it played out.. Our flight was so late, hotel bar was closed and 2 of them went to Taco Bell for food. Bahaha! One of them was just relentless about "just coming down to have one". They really should take no for an answer and drop it! Taco Bell for them!

Hawks

Should be a space between caps and lower case

"no" in 108 languages



AFRIKAANS nee
ALBANIAN jo
ALSATIAN naï
ARABIC laa
ARMENIAN votch
AZERI xeyir
BASQUE ez
BELARUSIAN Не (nie)
BENGALI na
BOBO aïlle
BOSNIAN ne
BRETON nann
BULGARIAN né
BURMESE ma hoke phu / hmar te
CATALAN no
CHEROKEE tla / hla
CHINESE pù shi
CORSICAN nò
CZECH ne
CROATIAN ne
DANISH nej
DUTCH nee
ENGLISH no
ESPERANTO ne
ESTONIAN ei
FAROESE nei
FINNISH ei
FRENCH non
FRISIAN nee
FRIULAN no
GALICIAN non
GALLO nanni
GEORGIAN ara
GERMAN nein
GREEK ohi
GUARANÍ nahániri
HAITIAN CREOLE non
HAWAIIAN ʻaole
HEBREW lo
HINDI nahin
HUNGARIAN nem
ICELANDIC nei
IGBO mba
INDONESIAN tidak
ITALIAN no
JAPANESE iié
KABYLIAN ala
KHMER thay
KINYARWANDA oya
KOREAN ahneo
KURDISH no / na
LAO bo
LATIN minime (not at all), non (and repetition of the verb)
LATVIAN nē
LIGURIAN no
LINGALA te
LITHUANIAN ne
LOW SAXON nee
LUXEMBOURGEOIS neen
MACEDONIAN не (ne)
MALAGASY tsia
MALAY tidak
MALTESE le
MAORI kaore
MONGOLIAN ugui (Yгvй)
NORMAN nennin / nenn
NORWEGIAN nei
OCCITAN non
OLD NORSE nei
OSSETIAN нæй
PAPIAMENTU no
PERSIAN kheyr / na
POLISH nie
PORTUGUESE não
ROMANI na
ROMANIAN nu
RUSSIAN Нет (niet)
SARDINIAN no
SCOTTISH GAELIC ag
SERBIAN ne
SHONA aiwa
SINDHI na
SINHALA nae
SLOVAK nie
SLOVENIAN ne
SOBOTA ne
SONINKE aï
SPANISH no
SWAHILI siyo / hapana
SWEDISH nej
TAGALOG hindi (po)
TAHITIAN aita
TAMAZIGHT lla
TAMIL illaï
TATAR yuk
TELUGU kadhu
THAI ไม่ (maï) / ไม่ใช่ (maï chaï)
TURKISH hayir
UDMURT oevoel (with nouns) / ug (with verbs)
UKRAINIAN Ні (ni)
URDU نهين (nahin)
WALOON ("betchfessîs" spelling) neni
WELSH nage
WEST INDIAN CREOLE awa
WOLOF déedéet
YIDDISH nein
YORUBA rara
ZULU cha

mns1

I have a serious medical condition that is aggravated by alcohol and all I have to do remind people of that and they immediately understand and don't try to push me to drink.

You could make up something like saying you've been having acid reflux or something and don't want to aggravate it.

newpage119

In the very beginning, I said, I am not drinking tonight and had excuses ready, allergy diet was the popular one....

The other night, I just said "No thank, you I don't drink", and that felt great! No nonsense, just don't drink. Couldn't be much simpler......
And generally people aren't rude enough to ask WHY.....

Tang

People I'm around are rude as heck. Haha. I had someone ask me "is something wrong with you that you aren't drinking?"

LBrain

"No. Actually there is something right with me."

FreeOwl

One that I have begun to particularly like lately;

"I appreciate the invitation but drinking just isn't compatible with my preferred way of living."

Axiom

"I don't drink" has worked for me with people I am now meeting. No questions as of yet.

"I'm not drinking anymore" works with people who have known me for awhile. This has been followed by either support, a blank stare, a compliment from them or a comment about others trying to cut down.

Friends have asked what made me quit but otherwise it has just been excepted.

I have had my answer for why I don't for new people I meet in my back pocket for months now. I haven't been asked once.

immri

I say 'I dont drink' or 'I've stopped drinking' to people as well, depending on if they knew me when I was still drinking or not
Maybe it's socially acceptable here or maybe I just meet/know some rude people, but im asked questions or have them keep pushing me to drink probably 90% of the time, maybe more. I then just tend to say 'no, really' quite firmly or sometimes tell them they won't be able to convince me so should stop trying and just enjoy themselves(I say that last line quite lightly while smiling, but people get the idea and drop it)
I answer questions honestly if I know the person, I don't say I'm an alcoholic but I often say it's just not healthy for me/I'm someone that really shouldn't drink/it doesn't agree with me. People actually often open up about their own issues or family members etc after that, which can be nice.

I think you have the right to say whatever you want, I'm a big advocate of honesty and I'm pretty comfortable being honest about this if really pressed or I relate to someone, but you definitely don't owe it to them so whatever will get them off your back is just fine I think.