Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Social values in korea : Korean Drinking Culture

Social values in korea : Korean Drinking Culture

Korean drinking culture is known as Korea has the highest per capita consumption of alcoholic beverages in the world. If foreigners have difficulty in recovering the next day after a night out on the town with a cool drink in Korea as well. Drinking alcohol will be taken seriously in South Korea and the protocol must be followed.
It is considered good manners to accept the first round of drinking alcoholic beverages. You may not like to drink. But he rejected this offer is that it is bad manners. When people offer you drinks, you are going to get up, bow and have a drink with both hands. You're not drinking. But as long as people raised their glasses. The elderly, the table will be presented for the first time, often drinking alcohol.

Introduced from China to Korea, subject to the kings of the Grand-ju, rice wine, which has the potential to capture the young courtier. The alcohol began to be produced in a Buddhist temple and is widely used for the purpose of treatment. So Julie was distilled around 1300, because of its availability and low cost is a favorite Korean restaurant drink bar.




 The beer is very popular among the urban fashion. Koreans will have to import some, such as Budweiser and Heineken, despite the popularity of home-brewed beer imported from Korea Cass, Hite and OB is the drink of choice for many. Service of alcohol in the usual food and some will not be provided without it.
Whiskey and Wine Company is increasing in popularity. You can find domestic and imported wines to restaurants and bars in Itaewon, a neighborhood that is important to drink more for foreigners in Seoul. Wine production, in particular the Catholic Church.


Due to the increase of alcohol-related deaths, the government launched a campaign to promote safe and responsible consumption.
While the recovery of South Korea in drinking may be fun and uninhibited, it has become increasingly important to make the change to a night of pure enjoyment of a dangerous situation

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