Originally Posted by
GatoAndaluz
Absolutely. No one is going to begrudge you for drinking a soda water. If you order it with a lime wedge, people will just think you're sipping a gin-tonic or a vodka-soda anyway. You'll often have a fascinating vantage point to see people become progressively less coherent, as the evening rolls on.
I only drink occasionally, but I will often go to a bar and order a tonic water with lime. Never had anyone bat an eye.