Johnny Marr

If you're in a successful band, you tend to fall into a role. But I'm not remotely laddish. I'm a grown-up. I'm vegan and teetotal. I run 50 miles a week, listening to Franz Ferdinand and the Four Tops at top volume.

English Musician

Allan Guthrie

I'm teetotal and a vegetarian, which is sometimes a surprise to people who meet me expecting me to resemble one of the characters in my books.

Scottish Author

Charles Kennedy

If you were to describe me as teetotal, on behalf of my constituency I'd have to sue; that would lose me every vote in the Highlands.

British Politician

Jack Wilshere

I haven't eaten junk food since I was 11, but I'm not teetotal: I have a drink maybe once a month.

English Athlete

Indicates a positive and deliberate lifestyle choice often associated with health and discipline.

Positive Connotation

Respect people's teetotal choice, especially since it can be for religious or cultural reasons.

Cultural Sensitivity

Teetotal usually implies a long-term or permanent commitment, not just a temporary break from alcohol.

Not Just Temporary

Being a teetotal can be an important part of a person's identity and how they relate to others.

Identity Marker

The term can come up in conversations about health and lifestyle changes.

Health Discussions

Teetotals can lead full and social lives without being limited by their non-drinking status.