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Q: Good drunk on baijiu stories?
OK, I was in China maybe 2 weeks at this point (1 year ago)...never tried the swill before.
Then our factory was having a pre New Years party before they all went back home.
We were almost 2 hours late because of traffic (don't get me started on this topic), and when we arrived about 100 people there had already mostly eaten and were half drunk.
Then they started pouring the baijiu before I have even eaten barley anything. I swear at least 40 of them come over to me one by one and greet me and gambai with me. I was there 45 minutes and they had to help me out of the resteraurant before I fell over....was as drunk as stink. Thank god for my protective hosts.
I can hold my booze, but the first time I drank this crap I was stupid drunk.
That sounds like a similar experience I had. Prior to arriving in China, I was a JD Black drinker (and, of course, a good dark beer). So, when I first arrived in China, my wife-to-be invited me to a reunion with some of her college friends. There was about 30 people at the dinner, and of course, the wine (both red and local) were flowing freely. Being a newbie, when asked if I wanted red or Chinese wine, I opted for the Chinese. I figured, "Oh, it's wine, not a problem!" Boy, was I wrong. As it usually goes, everyone wanted to "welcome me to China!" The only problem with that was, there was one of me, and thirty of them! So, the next to last thing I remember of the evening is doing shots of baijiu at the resturant. "Ganbei! Sure!" I have a vague memory of a KTV somewhere in the evening, having no idea how I got there, or how I managed to walk into the place. I barely remember dancing, which I never do! That must have been a laugh to those watching. I won't tell you where I woke up the next morning, 'cause that is a tale for another occasion!
From that night on, I have always treated Chinese baijiu with a new level of respect.
TedDBayer:
for f** sakes, I can't take it anymore,, WHERE DID YOU WAKE UP????????????????????
giadrosich:
Ha! More intriguing in my mind is how you got the question mark to go all the way across the page and off the right side! Unless, of course, I'm the only one seeing it...
I had been in China for maybe a month, when a friend invited me to go out with him. He had some QQ group that gets together once a year out in the mountains. We get there and this group takes up three large tables. They all want to drink this baijiu with me. I had never heard of baijiu before and all they could tell me is "It's Chinese wine." Calling it wine, I assumed in was only 15% alcohol, and I learned I was wrong the hard way. It tasted horrible but everyone wanted to drink it, so I was dowing glass after glass. I didn't even get a chance to eat with the other tables started roaming over to drink with me.
Somehow during the course of the night, I found myself giving away door prizes in some scavenger hunt game, went to one of those Red China singing shows, and ended up on stage of said show singing a Chinese song. (expect my Chinese vocabulary consisted of "Hello" "Thank You" and "Cold beer")
That stuff is nasty, never got really plastered in China, next time. Probably make the papers too. I did think about bringing some baijiu home. I have to strip the paint off my '38 chevy.Thats all that stuff is good for.
I just wish i could remember why I was in soooooo much trouble the next lunch time when I could crawl again 2 days after the night
It just proves why they have a productive space program
