The rise of binge drinking in China

[Richard Roman]

Binge-drinking is increasingly common for Chinese professionals – often it's even in the job description

 

Peter Chi knows he has to cut back on his drinking. It is not much fun at the best of times, and the worst have included hospitalisation – after drinking fake alcohol – and the numerous evenings where he has passed out at the table.

"No one likes binge drinking, but it's not under your control," he complains. "Of course I don't like it, but there's nothing I can do."..........................

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/22/rise-of-binge-d...

 

 

[Richard ridealgh]

I feel a campaign here would fall on deaf ears!

[Alex]

I am not sure about this...this is a serious social problem, not just in China but particularly in the northern european countries and the Americas. There should be serious campaigns to educate people and tell them that drinking in itself is not bad, but abusing can be really bad for you and for the people around you.

[Richard ridealgh]

Talking of jobs, gaea's class mates job is to drink for and on behalf of the mayor at public events. Sometimes he has to drink 5 bottles of baijiu!!!!

[Richard Roman]

 

This is one of the comments that I found quite amusing

 

This is excellent news the Chinese need binge drinkers and we have a glut of unemployed graduates who have what appears to be a globally marketable skill. The government wanted to cut drinking numbers and decrease our capacity to drink where clearly it is the industry of the future.