Hangover Drinks: By now, it's obvious that drinking plays an important role in Korean culture, from building business relationships to letting off steam after a long day at the office.
"I come from a background where drinking played a big part in everybody's social life.
There is no doubt that all-day drinking played a part in the trouble.
Their pastimes included gambling, drinking, playing the guitar, and singing doggerel verses about their prowess in hunting, fighting, and lovemaking.
The show was devoted to personal concerns, like, as they have said, "eating, drinking, playing and happiness".
But the drinking plays an ambivalent role here, I think — the thing that pulls them together, the thing that pushes them apart.
The commissioner also said that the captain's involvement in the drinking "played an important part in imposing a severe punishment".
They also ordered the elevator operators to stop eating, drinking, playing music and reading during their shifts, except when on break.
The two cases highlight the heavy ritualized role drinking plays in business and government circles in China.
