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Originally Posted by Catfish
Lol 
Anyway, this is psychology on the lowest level indeed. In Russia, they check you out before they decide if you are a friend/or at least intelligent and have the 'right' point of view, or whether you are a dumb person or foe that sticks to his code and never speaks his mind or says something true.
You have to drink and tell something about your personal views, or you will never be accepted and get any information. Simple as that.
If the bean counters at home do not know that, i foresee hard times for intelligence, and also friendship across nations. |
That thought crossed my mind as well. There is that old saying, "What? Your too good to drink with us?"
Drinking is one of the more "comradely" things you can do. Ya you may embaress yoursellf a little, but it projects yourself as "one of the guys"... afterwords, doors will open that will normally be closed.
And no i didn't read all the article. Headline said it all to me as an ex blue suiter. General stuck his foot in his mouth, or was dancing on top of a table, and the USAF crucified him because it's obsessive compulsive about its public image.