Samsung Sets New Guidelines For Alcoholic Beverages 137
jones_supa writes "To tame the vigorous drinking habits of the Koreans, the parent company, Samsung Group, implemented a strict code of conduct for staff dinners at Samsung. Deeply ingrained in South Korean business culture, hoesik is a hierarchical bonding experience which usually involves free-flowing alcohol, often forced upon lower-ranked staff who are expected to serve and entertain their superiors. The new rules banned rituals like beolju, or forcing drinks on others, and sabalju — the mixing of several different beverages to make a potent punch. An employee of nine years, said the company had implemented a rule known as '1-1-9', which restricts hoesik to one sitting, one type of alcohol and a cut-off point of 9pm in order to prevent excessive drinking. Samsung's move comes as South Korea has more broadly made some steps towards tackling excessive alcohol consumption and drink-induced violence. South Koreans are by far the heaviest drinkers in Asia and the biggest consumers of spirits in the world, according to the World Health Organization."
North Korea (Score:5, Funny)
You are, obviously, forgetting North Korea. North Korea, number 1, even in spirits.
PS: The above comment is not supposed to be taken as fact, for any reason.
Re:North Korea (Score:5, Funny)
There is an old saying in North Korea which roughly translates as "Drink until you see unicorns". So far, so good.
Well, a compliment from P.J. O'Rourke . . . (Score:5, Funny)
"They don't like anyone who isn't Korean, and they don't like each other all that much, either. They're hardheaded, hard-drinking, tough little bastards, 'the Irish of Asia.'"
Since you mention Irish... (Score:5, Funny)
"They're hardheaded, hard-drinking, tough little bastards. 'The Irish of Asia.'" -- P. J. O'Rourke
Mind you, P. J. is of Irish extraction, so he meant that as a mix of compliment and self-deprecation.
Re:North Korea (Score:5, Funny)
Only one thing to do (Score:5, Funny)
5 Years Ago in Hong Kong (Score:5, Funny)
Re:News For Nerds??? (Score:5, Funny)
Now I understand. (Score:5, Funny)
Now I understand why that "Gangnam Style" video is hilarious when drunk, but incomprehensible when sober.
Kidney for iPad, liver for Galaxy ring busted... (Score:2, Funny)
I knew it will come to that as soon as I heard that 'kidney for iPad, liver for Galaxy' ring got busted in China...
Apple's response (Score:5, Funny)
Ha (Score:5, Funny)
For Asians, the Koreans can out drink them all, but as a big white guy trying to wash down god knows what food was put in front of me, I literally drank them under the table. You see, its impolite to pour your own drink, if you want some, you fill some other persons glass and they fill yours. The food was terrible, and I did not want to be impolite and not eat it, so with every bite came a sip. It got to the point there some of the people at the business dinner could not get up out of their chairs.
I was told at the end of the night, "You drink very well!"
Re:Ha (Score:5, Funny)
I will never remember the night that I learned that you never poor your own drink, and never turn down a drink poured for you. My god, that was painful.
Re:News For Nerds??? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Since you mention Irish... (Score:2, Funny)
Actual Americans are of no "extraction", and wear feathers on their heads, you insensitive clod.
Remember... (Score:5, Funny)
Just remember:
1. Don't ask your Korean friends for drinking contest.
2. When they give dinner at 6pm eat it. That's the last meal you'll get for the day. The rest of the evening would be liquid.
3. Don't wasted on your first bar. That's just the beginning of your "evening" tour.
4. When they offer you "nuclear-bear", just say no.
5. The same if they offer you orange juice at the end. Ask what inside those juice other than the orange.
Prepare a headache pill for the next morning, cause you still have 3 days more for your training seasons. Don't fall for "farewell party", you'll miss your plane the next day... (that's all that i remember. I think.)