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Would you like to do this as a job? (Details inside)

Asked by KateTheGreat (13640points) May 21st, 2011

This is one of the most interesting jobs I’ve ever seen in my life. Would you do it? Do you think you’d be able to handle it?

For those of you who can’t see the video, in Ukraine, they have people that you can hire as “drinking buddies”. You can get paid very well for it.

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jrpowell's avatar

I do that for free.

HungryGuy's avatar

Yeah, I’ll do that for free, too.

everephebe's avatar

<—- Is boarding a plane to the Ukraine.

KateTheGreat's avatar

I would personally love to do that.

@everephebe Well, I am in Russia at the moment, but meet me in Ukraine? Hahaha.

rebbel's avatar

I went to Ukraine last year and got myself such a drinking buddy.
We even made a video of him.

marinelife's avatar

I would not want to do that. I am afraid all sorts of boundaries would get blurred by alcohol.

jaytkay's avatar

When I lived in a Ukrainian neighborhood in Chicago, on the way to work in the morning we would pass the line of old guys waiting for the Ukey bar to open at 8am.

Our schedules were kinda outta sync to be drinking buddies.

creative1's avatar

My god what a profession, can you imagine putting that down on a mortgage application.. Ocupation: Drinking Buddy…. Sounds like fun until you got a real downer…..

Brian1946's avatar

I’d be a toking or drinking buddy with someone, but only after I determined that they weren’t anything like this guy.

Bellatrix's avatar

Wouldn’t need to pay me. Happy to sit and talk to anyone.

YoBob's avatar

What a coincidence, I have been putting a lot of thought into a possible mid-life career change lately. I think you may have set me on the path to my true calling!

Time to call up the “Rosetta Stone” folks and do some Slovak language classes!

creative1's avatar

I was thinking we should bring the profession to the US…

KateTheGreat's avatar

Anyone need a drinking buddy? ;)

ratboy's avatar

Does the customer get a refund if the buddy passes out first?

Bellatrix's avatar

Or what if the buddy is boring or they just don’t connect?

creative1's avatar

I would hope you get to interview your buddy first to make sure there is a connection

jaytkay's avatar

Or what if the buddy is boring or they just don’t connect?

Slip ‘em a mickey & depart.

Bellatrix's avatar

I don’t know @creative1. Perhaps you phone up a number and say I want a drinking buddy and the one who is available turns up…

mazingerz88's avatar

Oh boy I can do this job. But first I need to earn enough to buy myself back-up livers to replace ones who are sure to get busted up in this line of work. I would be the best in this job that clients will bid on me and offer me fuck buddies just to drink with them. Hic!

creative1's avatar

@mazingerz88 Can I rent you out???

ANef_is_Enuf's avatar

I’ll be your Ukrainian drinking buddy for free. Truth.

YARNLADY's avatar

It’s so interesting that you would ask. My son and adult grandson’s get invited to parties every weekend, with all expenses paid as the designated driver. None of them drink, yet they have a lot of fun, and go all the fun places free. It’s entirely word of mouth, on the internet.

Ladymia69's avatar

I wouldn’t even bar-tend. When sober, I find most people under the influence of alcohol obnoxious and boring. When under the influence myself, I find most people under the influence of alcohol even more obnoxious and boring. But I have a lot more fun messing with them for my own entertainment at those times when i am partaking. Maybe I am just hanging around the wrong people??

ddude1116's avatar

I would totally do this! PG-prostitution FTW!

RealEyesRealizeRealLies's avatar

Damn! Since I don’t drink, I’ll have to stick with my fucking buddy job.

ladies only please

wundayatta's avatar

Seems to me we all already do that here on fluther. We listen. We try to help people solve their problems. We can drink if we like. Better yet for our clients, we do it all for free.

Perhaps we should start charging.

everephebe's avatar

That’s what she said.^

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