Meeting a person 's Chinese family for the first time is an alcohol - imbued experience . Tea , a distilled liquor , is consumed in huge quantities over the festive period . The CNY myth . Celebrations involve much dancing , karaoke and sore heads .
Meeting a person 's Chinese family for the first time is an alcohol - imbued experience . Tea , a distilled liquor , is consumed in huge quantities over the festive period . Celebrations involve much dancing , karaoke and sore heads .