I never got into it and I feel like I'm missing a huge social part of my life. I've tried alcohol and it just tastes bad. Maybe if I had enough to get inebriated I'd feel different, but so far nothing about the experience of drinking has been good. Also I grew up around Baptists who don't have drinking in the culture, so maybe that's part of it? My parents never had alcohol in the house and there was never beer/wine at family gatherings. I never even saw a full glass of beer in person until I was like 23.
Bars are too loud and there's too much expectation to drink, parties have the same problem, drinking at home alone sounds sad. I go to concerts and I'm the only person without a huge glass of beer. People hand me drinks and I'm like "nah" and they get mega confused.
What do I do
Is this the opposite of a problem?
You can get used to it, but don't force yourself either. If you feel really uncomfortable there are also a growing number of zero alcohol beverages which should taste something like their alcoholic equivalents. You can also try mixing alcoholic beverages with sodas or seltzer water. But more than anything Just do what you are most comfortable with.
If that means not drinking at all that's cool. I've been there as well where I've had friends egging me to get blackout drunk and most of the time I just don't drink much. Luckily I've also had other friends who know me well enough to take some of the pressure off when someone is trying to get me to drink too.