User:Liu Qi

Toast-urging Toast-urging is a social practice prevalent in global gastronomic cultures, specifically referring to the act of inducing others to consume alcohol through verbal persuasion， ritualized protocols, or group dynamics during banquet occasions. At its core, this behavior utilizes alcohol as a medium for interpersonal bonding, encompassing both ritualistic toast-making as expressions of respect, and potential escalation into coercive drinking practices. In contemporary society, the cultural semantics of toast-urging have acquired multifaceted social connotations: manifesting as hospitality in private feasts, serving as a tool for testing sincerity and constructing power hierarchies in business entertainment, and even evolving into a specialized social regulatory framework termed "banquet drinking culture."