Describe a custom from your country that you would like people from other countries to adopt. - drinking

Drinking culture is different!

The culture of drinking alcohol was with the history of humanity. One might think of French drinking wine elegantly. Another might be imagining Russian gobbling strong vodka. However, I dare say that not any one of them is as unique as Korea’s philosophy of drinking. We can maintain and form good relationship with other people, and we can solve our problems and announce our polite to other countries.

First of all, people can make better relationship when they drink alcohol. In Korea, when people meet for the first time, most of Korean people drink So-ju or beer together. It is because, drinking is one of the easiest ways to make friends or peers. From long time ago, Korean traditional people have been drinking liquor when they meet people to have good relationship with them. Also, drinking can be a catalyst making good relationship between lovers. Male and female can feel their frank mind about each other and their loving mind will be deeper than before.

Secondly, people can solve their problem when they drink liquor. If someone has the source of trouble, that person is not easy with saying their problems. On the other hand, if someone drinks alcohol, he or she can easily say their agony to friends or parents. This can help people solve problem. Also, Korea has unique drinking custom ; people drink alcohol much and they vomit them, and eat again. By these behavior, people can get rid of their stresses. For example, many workers drink alcohol after they did hard work to forget suffering. In contrast, American or European people drink wine for flavor.

Two hands

Also, there are many rules in Korean drinking custom. When the old give liquor to the young, the young have to receive liquor in two hands. If younger people do not get liquor in two hands, a lot of people think that he or she is not polite. Also, young people need to turn their neck, not to do eye contact to the old. Korean sometimes think drinking in front of the older people is not polite. It is because after drinking, lots of people feel better and do not pay attention to their tension. So, they can do mistake in front of older people. Korea is very polite society due to Confucianism which is from China's philosopher Confucius. By this effect, Korean think polite is very important virtue and drinking custom is one of the Korean's one part of polite.

To sum up, I want to announce drinking custom in Korea because, people can create good connection, resolve their own problems, and help people to be well - mannered for the old. I am too young to drink alcohol, but I know drinking is very important for many reasons include three of my reasons. I cannot conclude drinking culture is good to all of the people over the world, but these purpose and goal are for human, especially, have many trouble.