article_snippet.sent: I was like, 'Why are you making me drink something when I don't want to?'
article_snippet.sent: But when someone offers you a glass of soju, it's an invitation that means that they want to listen to someone.
article_snippet.sent: It's considered rude for anyone to have an empty glass.
article_snippet.sent: If a senior person is pouring -- this usually pertains to hard liquor only -- others shouldn't drink until someone has poured the senior a shot.
article_snippet.sent: After all glasses are full, everyone says "Gunbae!" and chugs -- usually "one-shotting" the entire glass in one go.
article_snippet.sent: While downing alcohol, you should turn your body away from senior figures so that your body visually blocks your drinking action from your senior.
article_snippet.sent: Always hold bottles or shot glasses with both hands.
article_snippet.sent: By raising your glass or pouring alcohol with one hand, you are establishing yourself as a senior person.
article_snippet.sent: Unless you have an airtight reason, refusing alcohol is considered a mood killer and deemed rude.
article_snippet.sent: It's generally best to accept and discreetly get rid of unwanted alcohol (under the table, into your water cup, out the window) than to refuse the window.
article_snippet.sent: This entails a person of your choosing drinking your glass for you, but This also means Your companions get a wish.