The sponsors of the China International Dairy Development Summit Seminar hosted us for dinner. This was a large group, with five round tables. It was the first time we were not all at one table.
Toasting is de rigeur at these dinners, and for the first time I ventured to make a toast. I forget exactly what I said, but somewhere in there I mumbled something about appreciating this opportunity to learn about Chinese culture. I was helpfully informed that if I wanted to learn about Chinese culture, I needed to learn that the Chinese do not feel that they are good hosts unless their guests are comfortably drunk.
It was a most enjoyable evening!
