I'm not sure what British people are like in general all the time. The few that I have met are typically relatively positive and friendly. Present company excluded, of course.
I get to a point and I don't find alcohol fun anymore, quite the contrary to pretty much all of my family.
I AM 17, though.
Well, surprisingly it wasn't all THAT bad either, as it did make me a slight bit more...talkative, to say the least.
Speaking of which, my private physics teacher almost got me drunk once. Would've made for an...awkward situation.