Korean Drinking Etiquette: The Rules and How to Opt Out

Small glasses and a green bottle on a restaurant table

Korean drinking etiquette has more structure than almost any other social ritual you will encounter here. There are rules about who pours, which hand you use, which direction you face, and when you are allowed to stop. Most guides present this as charming tradition. It is also, for many Koreans, a source of genuine workplace … Read more