6 Drinking Etiquettes From Different Cultures That You Didn't Know About

Drinking Culture Of Different Countries

[{"selector":"#anim-9008cf09-fba8-4d8b-b854-5c65e24342b2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Drinking cultures and traditions around the world are as varied as alcohol itself. Credits: Unsplash

Different Drinking Etiquettes

[{"selector":"#anim-52c5e238-e5fa-4db0-8d05-59dcd7c7b3dd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Here are six drinking etiquettes from around the world that you probably didn’t know about. Credits: Unsplash

1. Looking Sideways In Korea

[{"selector":"#anim-212ae9e5-3c07-4b49-866e-c47cd699a19e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-5.383623490247224%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] In Korean culture, if the person who is drinking with you is older than you, you must look sideways while drinking. It shows respect. Credits: Unsplash

2. Not Pouring Your Own Drink, Japan

[{"selector":"#anim-7067c7e0-89e9-4ddc-9ed9-f1b13881c89b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] In Japan, it is customary to let the other person pour for you and you for them. If you don’t want to drink anymore, you have to stop pouring for them. Credits: Unsplash

3. Maintaining Eye Contact, Germany

[{"selector":"#anim-78f9f6bb-ecdc-4984-941f-206957955e9c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] If you break eye contact while drinking in Germany, you could be considered shifty and untrustworthy. Credits: Unsplash

4. Glass Half-Full, France

[{"selector":"#anim-e8c2cbdb-ea0a-45e3-b4b7-191c146c768c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] When in France, make like a pessimist and fill your glass only halfway. Filling it fully is considered very unclassy. Credits: Unsplash

5. Not Lowering Your Glass, Russia

[{"selector":"#anim-8c9f08ce-49b3-4326-8f12-4d332aa54c67 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-7.105427357601002e-15%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] In Russia, if you lower your glass or keep it down during a toast, you’ll be viewed as rude. Credits: Unsplash

6. Not Toasting With Water, Spain

[{"selector":"#anim-1d70841a-cd6c-4d2e-9ab1-4f599fd5253d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] In Spain, if you toast with water, it is believed that you’ll have 7 years of bad sex. Credits: Unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-5af995b9-9ecd-4046-bc63-b741d97d853c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Which of these did you find most fascinating? Credits: Unsplash