I think you drink too much because...

...because I drink too little.

That's a comparative problem.

I remember when I increasingly became familiar with Japanese language and culture, some people started to ask me that if Japanese people are good at drinking and do drink a lot. I used to have the same stereotype, but I then found out that it is not true. Many of my Japanese friends drinks but 'good at it' might not be an appropriate wording. From my perspective, it is more like a social life with their colleagues or friends.

Same question keeps appearing after I started the MA year here in the UK. 'Aren't British people good at drinking?' 'Don't you guys go to parties very often and drinks a lot?' Actually, the word I underlined could be replaced by German, Finnish, Russian, Korea, or wherever except Taiwan. Therefore, I started to think that why Taiwanese tends to have the imagination that foreign people drink very much. And here is my conclusion:

I am very sorry but dear TAIWANESE PEOPLE, DON'T YOU DRINK TOO LITTLE?

Really, before pointing at others' faces with the forefinger, isn't introspection more important? I am not saying that drinking too much is wonderful!! Let's drink until drunken!! But sometimes when I ask some of my friends to spend a lovely night together in a small local bar, and receiving 'yes, but I DONT drink!' Seriously. Even though I can drink myself (absolutely ok with that) but it seems to be a little little boring...Another thing is that parents may have a very bad impression of those who drinks, even only a little bit. I don't know why.

All in all, based on my experiences, Taiwanese (subjects are from the people I know, I didn't do a poll or something) do not drink (drinking might not be a mainstream culture in Taiwan) and as a result think people from other countries drink a loooooot. Here I would like to say drinking or not is a personal decision, but keeping asking those questions I mentioned sounds not that smart.

Maybe all is about culture.