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Seriously, company boozing sessions are a massive part of office culture here and its damn nice to be able to have an open can of beer on a train or whatnot and have nobody bother you.
County honors 3 for drinking heavily
May 04, 2007
GOESAN, North Chungcheong ¡ª The local economy needed a boost, so the Goesan county government decided to reward three people who are already doing their part, one drink at a time.
Three government employees were awarded a three-day trip to Jeju Island and a plaque on Tuesday for drinking heavily in local bars for more than 20 years.
¡°The local economy is suffering because restaurants and bars have few customers at night,¡± said a government official who declined to be named. ¡°These employees are devoting themselves to boosting the local economy by drinking after work.¡±
The only problem? One of them had his driver¡¯s license cancelled for drunk driving in 2005.
¡°I drank with local residents to discuss a local cultural event and was caught driving home because I thought the taxi fare would be too expensive,¡± said the employee, who refused to be named. ¡°I did not know I would receive an award for drinking and have been doing some self-reflection.¡±
The award winners were chosen based on recommendations from co-workers, local restaurants and bars. They were acclaimed for drinking with co-workers or local residents at bars for more than 20 years. Goesan county employees called the award the ¡°Drinking Culture Prize.¡±
Lim Gak-soo, the county head, said in an interview, ¡°I decided to create the award to motivate employees who have been working really hard since I took office in July of last year.¡±
By Kim Bang-hyeon JoongAng Ilbo [soejung@joongang.co.kr]
May 04, 2007
GOESAN, North Chungcheong ¡ª The local economy needed a boost, so the Goesan county government decided to reward three people who are already doing their part, one drink at a time.
Three government employees were awarded a three-day trip to Jeju Island and a plaque on Tuesday for drinking heavily in local bars for more than 20 years.
¡°The local economy is suffering because restaurants and bars have few customers at night,¡± said a government official who declined to be named. ¡°These employees are devoting themselves to boosting the local economy by drinking after work.¡±
The only problem? One of them had his driver¡¯s license cancelled for drunk driving in 2005.
¡°I drank with local residents to discuss a local cultural event and was caught driving home because I thought the taxi fare would be too expensive,¡± said the employee, who refused to be named. ¡°I did not know I would receive an award for drinking and have been doing some self-reflection.¡±
The award winners were chosen based on recommendations from co-workers, local restaurants and bars. They were acclaimed for drinking with co-workers or local residents at bars for more than 20 years. Goesan county employees called the award the ¡°Drinking Culture Prize.¡±
Lim Gak-soo, the county head, said in an interview, ¡°I decided to create the award to motivate employees who have been working really hard since I took office in July of last year.¡±
By Kim Bang-hyeon JoongAng Ilbo [soejung@joongang.co.kr]
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