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Quickie said:

Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong is richer than Brazil, Argentina and Chile but the per capital consumption of the 3 Asian countries is still lower than the 3 South American countries. If you compare the 3 Asian countries and even Japan to European countries of comparable wealth, the consumption of the Asian countries are still way below the European countries.

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But Japan and Korea are higher, same thing for Africa, or any Western nation have much higher drinking rate.

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jackliu said:

But Japan and Korea are higher, same thing for Africa, or any Western nation have much higher drinking rate.

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Check this out..Check the link. I don't think any nation drinks as much beer as the US.

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bd popeye said:

Check this out..Check the link. I don't think any nation drinks as much beer as the US.

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LOL...tell that to the Germans and Irish! I know for sure the Germans can out drink anyone in a beer contest...have you seen their beer mugs before?

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We can't compare apples to oranges. Western Europe and its colonial cultures favour drinking beers, usually very low in percentages, very hard to get drunk. Those cultures drink it almost like teenagers drinking canned soda. On the other hand, oriental and Slavic cultures, like Chinese and Russians, they drink very hard liquor, usually 40-53%, sometimes even in the 60s. Unlike in the West, where Whiskies and Rums usually are sipped and savoured slowly, they drink it straight up in fast pace and large quantities. 3 - 4 middle aged guys can easily empty out few bottles of hard liquor in 20 minutes.

When comparing beer consumptions, Western Europe easily lead. But hard liquor is what differentiate the men from the boys. I have personally witnessed Chinese and Russians drink, even joining few times myself. It's hard to understand how almost everyone in those countries are borderline alcoholics, yet their country can still function smoothly.

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But when it comes to binge drinking you can't beat New Zealanders. From around WW1 to 1967 all bars had to be closed by 6pm. This mean't that working people had only a hour or so at the most to make their way to a bar after finishing work at 5pm and drink as much and as fast as one could.



Anyway the offshoot of all this, is that in China there is no regulation against drinking and driving in China or any other Asian country?

In NZ its virtually zero tolerance these days. What's it like where you are?

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Anyway the offshoot of all this, is that in China there is no regulation against drinking and driving in China or any other Asian country?

In NZ its virtually zero tolerance these days. What's it like where you are?

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In the US the laws vary from state to state but basically there is zero tolerance. There's also very heavy fines associated with drunk/impaired driving.

last year China cracked down on drunk driving by enacting a new law.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (2nd L, front) visits the Palace Museum, more popularly known as the Forbidden City, in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 29, 2012. Mohamed Morsi is in China for a three-day state visit. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

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A child reads an English book at the 19th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 29, 2012. The 19th BIBF kicked off at China International Exhibition Center on Wednesday, with the participation of more than 2000 exhibitors from 75 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Li Fangyu)

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An old man sits on his folding seat to read books at the 19th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 29, 2012

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A citizen walks against the rainstorm brought by Typhoon Bolaven in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 29, 2012. Heavy rain triggered by Typhoon Bolaven hit Harbin on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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Trees are blown down on a street in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 29, 2012. Heavy rain triggered by Typhoon Bolaven hit Harbin on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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A policewoman directs traffic at a crossroad amid the rain in Changchun City, capital city of northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 28, 2012. Typhoon Bolaven brought gales and rainstorms to Jilin Province on Tuesday and Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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Platelayers work at a construction site of subway Line 1 in Xi'an City, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 28, 2012. The rail laying of subway Line 1 is expected to be completed on Wednesday, and the 25.36-kilometer-long subway will be put into service in September of next year. (Xinhua/Hao Tongqian)

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August 29, 2012....A bus driver is detained by traffic police because his bus has 115 passengers on board, whereas its standard load stands at only 35 people.

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(continued)...After examining the bus's luggage compartment, police found seven people who were transported illegally. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Models pose for photos at the press conference of the Vogue 2012 Fashion's Night Out (FNO) in Kaohsiung, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 29, 2012. The FNO, a Vogue-inspired late night shopping event that is celebrated across the globe every year, will kick off on Sep. 15. (Xinhua)

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Singer Rainie Yang performs during the HitFM "Summer Party" in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 29, 2012. The party, aiming to wave goodbye to summer with music, attracted many singers to perform. (Xinhua/Wu Cheng-teng)

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Singer Kenji Wu performs during the HitFM "Summer Party" in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 29, 2012. The party, aiming to wave goodbye to summer with music, attracted many singers to perform. (Xinhua/Wu Cheng-teng)

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Winner Yang Jingjing (C), runner-up Jin Hao (L) and second runner-up Zhang Yuqian pose for group photos at the final of Yangzhou Beauty Contest in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 28, 2012. (Xinhua/Meng Delong)

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I think that's equation in the bear suit! LOL!!

A bear robot(?) hugs a visitor at a robot show in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 29, 2012. The four-day show kicked off Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu

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A robot is seen at a robot show in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 29, 2012. The four-day show kicked off Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

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Lifeguards (R) watch visitors crowding an artificial wave pool at a tourist resort to escape the summer heat in Daying county of Suining, Sichuan province August 19, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer

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Policemen gesture to a driver stranded in a car on a flooded road as waves are whipped up by typhoon Bolaven in Qingdao, Shandong province, August 28, 2012. Gales and downpours brought by typhoon Bolaven swept through parts of northeast China from Tuesday evening to Wednesday, flooding cities and delaying flights, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken August 28, 2012. R*EUTERS/China Daily

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Policemen try to load a stranded car onto a trailer on a flooded seaside road as waves are whipped up by typhoon Bolaven in Qingdao, Shandong province, August 28, 2012. Gales and downpours brought by typhoon Bolaven swept through parts of northeast China from Tuesday evening to Wednesday, flooding cities and delaying flights, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken August 28, 2012. R*EUTERS/China Daily

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Firemen try to fix the damaged roof of a building near the Donghak temple in Gongju, about 160 km (100 miles) south of Seoul, August 29, 2012 after Typhoon Bolaven ripped through the country on Tuesday. REUTERS/Yonhap

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South Korean maritime policemen rescue a Chinese fisherman from a stranded Chinese fishing boat in Seogwipo on Jeju Island, south of Seoul August 28, 2012. A typhoon with winds of up to 170 kmh (106 mph) buffeted South Korea's west coast on Tuesday, killing five people at sea and leaving 10 missing when two Chinese fishing vessels capsized. Typhoon Bolaven barreled up the coast before making landfall in already flood-ravaged North Korea as the impoverished country struggles to feed its 24 million people. REUTERS/Gang Jae-Nam/Newsis

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LOL...Ticket please!



LOL...aaarrrggg, you caught me in the act Popeye!

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Another problem with comparing alcohol consumptions across countries is that in East and Southeast Asia, women do not drink as heavily as men, sometimes barely anything at all. Men do the vast majority of drinking. That's different from North America and Europe where it's more equitable, although women prefer wine to beer in those places.

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What's different in China is the culture of "having to drink" whether you want to or not. In the Far East, including Korea and other Chinese influenced countries, all things are solved on the dinner table. You have to invite people to restaurants to eat and drink, if you want anything solved. It's a dead loop that's very hard to jump out of.

I went to China for 10 days this January and I was drunk almost the whole trip. Alcohol in the rest of the world is more or less for pleasure, maybe addiction. But in the Greater China circle, it's a duty and social pressure. If you don't drink, you won't accomplish anything in life. Government contracts, business deals, even getting your kids into college, require getting the official/staff drunk.