Everyone enjoys going out or staying in with friends and having a drink every once in a while. Similarly, we all have that one friend who is quite shy and reserved–that is, until he or she gets a little too much liquid courage in his or her system. According to a new study done by the University of Missouri, this is one of the four types of drunk known as the “Nutty Professor”.
While the study doesn’t account for every single type of drunk personality and doesn’t make up a total of 100 percent, it gives a pretty good look at the four main types of drunk that someone might be:
1. The ‘Hemmingway”
This category is what most drinkers would fall into, accounting for about 40 percent of drinkers, according to the study. This is the category that people belong to that reported their personality only changed very slightly while intoxicated. Drinkers that are affected less by intoxication can allegedly handle their alcohol better much like the famous writer, Ernest Hemingway, for whom the category is named after. Hemmingway once declared that he could, “drink hells any amount of whiskey without getting drunk.”
2. The ‘Mr. (or Ms.) Hyde’
This is the second of the four types of drunk that the study found. Taking up residence in about 20 percent of drinkers, people who belong to this category report being considerably less responsible, thinking less, and being more aggressive while drunk than they would had they been in their ‘Dr. Jekyll’, or sober state.
3. The ‘Mary Poppins’
Having the least amount of people in this category of the four main types of drunk, the ‘Mary Poppins’ takes root in about 15 percent of drinkers. The ‘Mary Poppins’ types of drunk are those who embody the epitome of everything sweet and good with the world. These people tend to handle their alcohol more responsibly and have fewer problems due to alcohol.
4. The ‘Nutty Professor’
Taking up another 20 percent of drinkers is the final of the four types of drunk, the ‘Nutty Professor’. These are people who are introverted and shy when sober, but really come out of their shell once they’ve had a few. They can go from being not even noticed to being the life of the party. While this drunk personality often is the most extreme change, it doesn’t correlate with a higher level of harm done. That means that these drunks are fairly responsible, even with their dramatic change.
Drink as you please, but please “Hidrate“:
The Different Types of Drunk
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