Too Much Is as Bad as Too Little

In China, alcohol was the best' lubricant' for two friends who had just met to dine together, so they could get to know each other better and to forge a friendship, so it was a bit ridiculous for such a big man as Zhang Lisheng to ask for Coke.

However, since those who were sitting around the table were teaching staff and students from the Beijing Normal University, they were much more cultured than the general public. They had more or less come in contact with international students in the university before, so they had seen the young man's Western-style eccentric manner before. Because of this, nobody tried to persuade him to change his mind and merely omitted the toasting procedure, but the harmonious atmosphere had turned a bit sour.