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Originally Posted by Readinglevelup
I've always wondered how much they drank. From what I've heard is that a lot of them are light drinkers and drinking and driving is taken seriously. Don't know if the first one is completely true, though.
Anyways, just wanted to know because I don't drink and I'm not really planning to start anytime soon. haha
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Outside of drunk driving I think Japanese tend to be fairly light-hearted when it comes to alcohol, public drunkenness is much better tolerated here and drinking on the street is not against the law; additionally underage drinking rules are not strictly enforced.
To answer your question everybody is different, but alcohol certainly does have its place in both casual social and working social environments.
As far as tolerance level goes, I have met quite a few light-weights but there have also certainly been a few I have met that can really slam them back.