House Rules: Dungeons & Dragons & Drinkingįor ages the drinking game has united humans in riotous, often misguided consumption. “It others how you were raised and what kind of person you are,” says Gray, pointing out one’s dedication to etiquette (pouring drinks for others deference to elders) remains a sticking point no matter how many glasses have been drained.
The better you are at keeping up with the group, the more legit you become in the eyes of your companions.Īs long as you keep yourself together, that is. Booze-fueled outings are viewed as a means of solidifying relationships with friends, coworkers, colleagues and potential business partners. If that doesn’t sound that different from the ultimate goal of an American party game like Kings, first consider the nuanced role alcohol consumption plays in defining Korean identity. In a party-friendly culture that takes its fun very seriously, these homespun competitions vary wildly in approach and execution, but the objective is consistent: get as drunk as possible, as fast as possible. If they had taken the guy up on his offer, however, there’s a good chance the crew would have ended up where they started: draped around a raucous table, slamming beer, soju or makgeolli and hustling to keep up with a breakneck Korean drinking game. Then? Placated, the old man suggested they all go out for drinks-a proposal they politely declined. “Grandpa thought it was hilarious that these three white guys were trying to bow to him,” Gray recalls. They’d powered on well after their guide called it quits, getting so rowdy that a local senior was forced to alert the authorities.Īfter convincing the cops and the elderly complainant that his foreign friends meant no harm, Gray got his friends to throw down a proper keunjeol, a dramatic showing of respect reserved for formal gatherings. call informing him that a trio of his buddies had been tossed in the tank. After one very boozy night, he received a 3 a.m. Gray, a Korean-American adoptee who returned to Korea to start a culinary tour business and open two restaurants, makes a living immersing his clientele in Seoul culture-a vocation that often involves copious amounts of drinking. How they got in there in the first place? You can blame that, at least partially, on tradition.
All it took was a little smooth-talking, and some serious prostration, for Daniel Lee Gray to spring his friends from Korean jail.
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