Author Topic: Month of corporate hospitality kills Chinese official (Read 1674 times)

Foxy Brown · « **on:** October 26, 2006, 01:35:49 PM »

Even by the standards of a country obsessed by banquets and plagued by corruption, the corporate hospitality that killed Zhang Hongtao was on the excessive side.

After a month-long wining-and-dining marathon - interrupted by massages, card games, sightseeing and the occasional morning of work - the county auditor from Yanshan in northern Hebei province succumbed to alcohol poisoning, according to local media reports.

mckool · « **Reply #1 on:** October 29, 2006, 08:41:28 AM »

holy crap!

guy's 25 and the partying killed him~! i know that there's alot of 'banquet obligation' in Asia (Mainland, Japan, esp..), but i didn't know that they could KILL you...

looks like a historical repeat of ancient Roman times where rich folks sometimes died when they play too hard (orgies of excess kinds, etc..); but this time with a corporate twist to it, scary

Gblue · « **Reply #2 on:** October 30, 2006, 02:27:16 PM »

well most chinese cannot metabolise alcohol. the poor guy

mckool · « **Reply #3 on:** October 31, 2006, 08:13:39 AM »

Quote from: Gblue;224788

well most chinese cannot metabolise alcohol. the poor guy

hum..what gives??

different 'race' (or kinds) of human beings are less tolerant to alchol ?

i met some chinese brothers that can drink with the best of 'em; and some black and white brothers who get seriously impair about a few beers ...

chera · « **Reply #4 on:** October 31, 2006, 10:56:14 AM »

Quote from: Gblue;224788

well most chinese cannot metabolise alcohol. the poor guy

Ahh, the "Chinese and Native Americans get drunk easily" theory. I never figured out whether that was a scientific truth or an urban myth. I'm half chinese and can drink a river.

While its true that Native Americans have to contend with higher levels of alcoholism than the overall American population, I don't know whether the cause is genetic/racial or cultural/economic. And lots of Chinese I know do turn red when they drink even one drink, but I don't know if that's because their skin is so pale that blood vessel dilation is easier to detect.

ziggurat · « **Reply #5 on:** October 31, 2006, 11:22:10 AM »

whoa, maybe i can try this to measure my metabolisme... well, though i don't really "can" drink... maybe a fortnight of orgy.... poor guy that died from that.. maybe he like it rough?