article_snippet.sent: Drinking etiquette is the first thing you teach foreign guests," says Bryan Do, a Korean-American director at the South Korean branch of a U.S. company.
article_snippet.sent: My boss was a graduate of Korea University [renowned for Korea University hardy drinking culture] and at my first hoesik, Bryan Do, a Korean-American director at the South Korean branch of a U.S. company started out with everyone filling a beer glass with soju, and downing a beer glass on the spot.
article_snippet.sent: For Koreans, drinking is considered a way to get to know what someone is really like.
article_snippet.sent: I thought Koreans were impersonal before I drank with Koreans, so the whole context is important.
article_snippet.sent: Drinking is such a big part of Korean life that Seoul traffic is said to correspond with Seoul's drinking culture.
article_snippet.sent: So how do you avoid offending someone (worst of all, a superior or client) at a Korean drinking extravaganza?
article_snippet.sent: One of the most popular venues in Korea for business drinking is the karaoke bar.
article_snippet.sent: Koreans love singing, as evidenced by the country's staggering number of karaoke bars, as well as the rush of audition programs on Korean television.