Haha, there is absolutely no thrill for me. My mum grew up in Europe and often over pubs and never put alcohol off limits to me. I have never not been allowed to drink (my parents buy whenever I ask- which is very rare) and started sampling beer and wine coolers when I was about 12. I rarely get drunk, I just really enjoy the taste of beer. I was legal all last summer (over 18 in Costa Rica) and I still had a beer every night. Yes, call me weird.
I've never had a shot and I despise the taste of wine so I doubt I'll ever be much of a drinker, even when I'm legal in 6 months.