Comments on: How to Drink in Japan http://www.tofugu.com/2012/03/05/how-to-drink-in-japan/ A Japanese Language & Culture Blog Sun, 13 Apr 2014 11:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 By: bernician http://www.tofugu.com/2012/03/05/how-to-drink-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-50435 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:28:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=15270#comment-50435 You’re speaking of “Japan” here when you really just mean Tokyo.
In most cities the young crowd certainly don’t wait till midnight to go out and salarymen usually dash home before 11.

]]> By: Jonathan Harston http://www.tofugu.com/2012/03/05/how-to-drink-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-46110 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 01:10:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=15270#comment-46110 He he. Drinking age in the UK is 5. Yes, FIVE! In the home under the supervision of a responsible adult. It’s only legal /purchasing/ age that is 18.

]]> By: Joe http://www.tofugu.com/2012/03/05/how-to-drink-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-42811 Thu, 31 May 2012 00:50:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=15270#comment-42811  lol

]]> By: John http://www.tofugu.com/2012/03/05/how-to-drink-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-38817 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:46:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=15270#comment-38817 Like I said, declining alcohol in Japan really isn’t that different from declining it anywhere else as long as you’re polite about it. Here’s a forum post from some other people with firsthand experience: 
http://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?0+55384

]]> By: Wutlocke http://www.tofugu.com/2012/03/05/how-to-drink-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-38766 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:44:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=15270#comment-38766 Actually, I wanted to ask the same. How do I tell people that I don’t drink alcohol without stepping on their toes or breaking some mega-important etiquette?

]]> By: Cody Dalton http://www.tofugu.com/2012/03/05/how-to-drink-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-37060 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:53:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=15270#comment-37060  There is NOTHING worse than going out for karaoke or izakaya and suddenly having a few people decide ‘well, I didn’t partake as much so I wanna just pay my part of the bill’ when there’s 20 people.  Nothing.  Worse.

If you’re a gaijin in Japan don’t be that guy (or girl).  Suck it up, keep up with everyone else, or just don’t go out if you’re gonna quibble about 10-15 bucks!!! 

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