Every Tet holiday, Thanh Tri faces strong social pressure to drink alcohol with older relatives. The 26-year-old communications consultant usually attends many gatherings when he returns to his hometown in Can Tho. At these events, elders often make the first toast and expect younger people to drink with them.
Tri sometimes says he has a stomach problem to avoid drinking, but people still encourage him to join. He decided to quit alcohol completely after becoming seriously ill following a year-end party in 2024.
In recent years, many of his business meetings with Gen Z partners have taken place in cafés or casual restaurants where alcohol is not the main focus.
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Refusing Alcohol During Tet Celebrations
Class B
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Difficult Words
- pressure – influence that pushes someone to do something
- toast – when people raise their glasses and drink together
- encourage – to try to persuade someone to do something
- avoid – to stay away from something
- casual – relaxed and informal
Additional Info
- Why is it difficult for Tri to refuse alcohol during Tet?
- What made him decide to stop drinking?
- How do his business meetings usually take place now?
- Why does he sometimes say he has a stomach problem?
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