Alcohol seems to have no effect on me and I’m upset about it.

I was having a conversation with my friend about why they’re willing to pay so much for a cocktail or any alcohol and they said it helps them relax to have a better time and that’s what they’re paying for. That they feel the effects of alcohol right away and destresses them. Every time I’ve had alcohol I feel no different than drinking a soda, even if I’m drinking 5-10% alcohol content 2 or more drinks. I hate the taste of most beers and I’m jealous of friends who are all drinking together and enjoying themselves being more relaxed and loose. I prefer more sweet drinks like ciders or seltzers but even drinking those I’d rather have the soda every time. It’s all so bitter to me.

If I have 3-4 drinks the I’ll start to not walk straight and get nauseous so I never have more than 3. Why is it that my body can’t “enjoy” what others do when drinking? I grew up in a very Mormon household where all alcohol was banned so I didn’t start experimenting until my late 20s and I’m 33 now. Does that matter that I’m a “late bloomer”? Why do I only get the “bad stuff” from drinking?