Let me tell you why liquor and beer are the reasons for the decoration.
From the host's point of view, the service should be in place, no matter whether anyone drinks or not, it should be placed there, which will become a decoration for those who don't drink. At our rural banquet, the whole family will attend. Generally, old people, children and women don't drink it. They are the majority, but the main family can't stop drinking because of this. This is not sincere enough. Next time, people may not want to come.
Judging from the people attending the party, there are many reasons.
First, if you drink, how can you eat meat? If you don't eat meat after paying the money, you will inevitably feel a big loss. It is normal for some people to think so.
Secondly, the banquet in my hometown started early in the morning, about 8: 30 to 9: 30, which is the peak of people flow. It was breakfast time, and there was no atmosphere of drinking at all. Some people are also afraid that drinking will ruin the day, and they can't work all day.
Third, many people are now in a sub-health state, their constitutions are not as good as before, and they are prone to hyperglycemia and hypertension. Such people can't drink.
Fourth, many people in Guangxi like to guess codes and drink too much. Doing so on banquet occasions, stealing the limelight of the host family, is also disrespectful to others and harmful.
My daughter-in-law is from the countryside, and my parents-in-law are both native rural people. They have many brothers and sisters and can be called a big family in the local area.
My daughter-in-law and I go to the countryside several times a year to attend banquets, either wedding banquets, birthday banquets or centennial banquets.
According to my observation, there have been some new changes in rural banquets in recent years, which are mainly reflected in the following points:
Now, why do beer and liquor become decorations at rural banquets, and why don't you like drinking? This is because: first, the people attending the party have changed.
Second, people's ideas have changed.
Nowadays, banquets in rural areas are more like occasions to show family strength. Anyone who comes here must drive a car, so as to "show off" in front of relatives and friends. This face is much more important than drinking! Now, for these reasons, liquor and beer are almost all decorations at rural banquets. what do you think? A few days ago, we held a banquet here. The opening time is 5: 30 in the afternoon, and the place is in the courtyard dam in the country. As soon as I entered the gate, my host handed me a cigarette. After a while, we went to the ceremony. After the ceremony, we said, "Lao Li, who can drink, has made an appointment with himself." Obviously, the host family is very hospitable. I looked around and several friends in the village were waving to me.
Before the dishes were served, drinks were placed on the table, including two bottles of beer, one bottle of drinks and one bottle of small stove wine in bulk. For those of us who can drink, beer and drinks will naturally not touch, mainly drinking white wine. Because everyone is busy at ordinary times, it is difficult to get together. Everyone had a good time that day, and there was not enough white wine on our table. Fortunately, the tables nearby are full of people who don't like drinking, and theirs.
It is not absolute to say that wine has become a decoration at the present banquet. It can only be seen from the specific situation. If there are many people invited by the host family and the banquet venue is small, there will naturally be running seats. In this case, there will be a queue for dinner. Even if you want to have a drink, you will stop thinking about drinking when you see a lot of people waiting behind you, because drinking takes time and a good interactive environment, and waiting at the table is the fundamental thing.
Some host families have more spacious places to hold banquets, so they don't have to eat running seats. People who drink can enjoy it slowly, but there are still fewer people who drink than before. Take joint responsibility for drunk driving and drinking at the same table. Once these two situations occur, drinkers will be punished accordingly, so everyone drinks more civilized than before. If they want to travel by car, of course they won't touch alcohol. People who drink at a table are also cautious and often stay together. Everyone knows the amount of alcohol, and drinking is almost enough. While drinking with strangers at a banquet, most people are afraid to persuade them to drink, so just have a drink. Therefore, people who drink have a steelyard in their hearts and will not drink easily when they shouldn't.
In addition, people's material life has improved. People who drink wine pay more attention to the quality of wine. They can drink properly if it doesn't harm their health. If you encounter fake and shoddy wine, everyone is unwilling to touch it. Moreover, modern people attach great importance to longevity and control the scale when drinking.
Older people can't drink, and younger people play with different things since childhood. They broadened their horizons and never paid attention to wine. The man who doesn't slip in the middle, with his daughter-in-law watching, is afraid to drink. Anyway, this is the case in my family.
Banquets in rural areas are "strange", and liquor and beer have become furnishings. Why don't you like drinking? Master Chao, say something.
Master Chao attended many banquets, whether in the countryside or in the city. Now, I do drink less at parties, including people like Ye Chao who like to drink.
Our banquets here, in order to consider the tastes of the drinking public, are now white wine and red wine. Beer is in short supply except in summer. Considering that many women don't drink, yogurt and drinks will be served on the wine table to help themselves.
The host family arranged to put two bottles of white wine, 1 bottle of red wine (dry red and the like), two bottles of large drinks and milk drinks on a table, but they were ready. You can ask the host family to take as many bottles as you want.
In the arrangement of seats, familiar elders, relatives and friends, those who can drink and love to drink, try to put them on a table, so that chatting with each other is more lively. Old relatives meet and have a topic. People who can drink basically know each other's drinking capacity.
No matter in rural areas or cities, there are more tables for banquets. Because I am busy at work now, even my relatives and friends can't meet once a year or even several years. Not very familiar, not very affectionate. We don't know each other, so the hostess at the banquet is just one meaning, and we don't drink much.
Ye Chao noticed that there were more than ten or twenty tables at the banquet, but actually only two or three tables were drinking. More than five or six tables. Sometimes two bottles of white wine are not enough for these tables. On most tables, only 1 bottle of white wine was opened and poured. There's half a bottle left, or more. 1 bottle of red wine may not be enough.
Many people who came to the banquet came by car, but they didn't drink or drink. In this way, fewer people drink. Based on the above reasons, the banquet is arranged with alcohol consumption, and two bottles of white wine and 1 bottle of red wine are arranged at one table. On the whole, it must be enough.
Clear the wine table after the banquet. There is a lot left in half a bottle of white wine. The whole bottle has not been touched, and the unopened bottle can be returned to the merchant. Master Chao has held several banquets. Anyway, he ordered the wine by the table. 1 table 2 bottles, return more and make up less. Half a bottle, half a bottle of white wine, can only be kept at home to drink.
It is true that there are fewer people drinking at the banquet, but without wine, there is no table, and even if you don't drink, you can't be less.
I remember when I was a child, in the eighties and nineties, at the banquet, my fathers blushed and their necks were thick, and they drank one glass after another. Drinkers, drinkers and people sitting next to them waved flags and shouted loudly. It's really lively. But it's also because wine causes a lot of right and wrong, which makes sense. At the end of the drink, people swore, refused to give way to each other, and even went shirtless, ready to fight. Although rough, it also reflects the sincerity of that generation.
Now there are banquets in the countryside, white wine and beer on the table, and few people drink them. The possible reasons are as follows: 1. Now that the material living conditions are good, wine and meat are no longer a luxury. In the past, most of the rural areas were poor, and it was necessary to improve their lives by hosting banquets. Now they can eat meat and drink wine every day, as if they can never find the taste before.
? The range of activities is wider, but there is less communication between friends. Nowadays, communication is developed. I hold my mobile phone every day. Unlike before, there are fewer recreational activities. When we hold a party, we get together and have fun. Now, maybe only friends who have fun together will drink more wine.
? Now people pay attention to health preservation. I'm different from my parents. My living conditions are hard. I work hard every day and drink when I'm tired. Nowadays, rural areas really do less manual work and know more about health care like their parents. Drinking is just out of courtesy.
? The pace of life is fast and the awareness of safety is enhanced. The banquet was only symbolic, so we ate in a hurry and got busy. Nowadays, people drink without driving, driving without drinking, and people's safety awareness has improved.
Wine culture has a long history in China, and moderation is the best.
Wine has become the decoration of rural banquets? Of course not!
I grew up in the countryside, and I know why many people in the countryside don't touch the wine on the table. Maybe the host family has set dozens of tables and only drank a few tables, and the rest must be returned.
Is it because more people in rural areas still care about big fish and big meat? In the busy farming season, many people even dig a few mouthfuls and then go to the fields. This is a very realistic fact. How can they have time to fry meat and stew these?
So when people hold banquets, most people pay more attention to meat.
There is another reason. In my hometown, except for a few wealthy families, people usually buy the cheapest beer, while liquor is bought in the town, mixed with water and poured into rented bottles. Who dares to drink more of this wine? Moreover, food and wine in rural areas are much cheaper than those in cities, so some people who like to drink are all selected in restaurants themselves, so they can rest assured when drinking.
Of course, there are always one or two tables of people drinking at the banquet in every place, and everyone else has been sitting for a long time before drinking half. These people like to drink, first, because they meet acquaintances, and second, they may be relatives and friends, but they haven't seen each other for a long time, so they talk slowly on the wine table.
These drinkers don't care what the price of your wine is, what blend you use. They just need wine to talk.
I'm @ Fran, a drunk Franco. It's my pleasure to answer your question. Let me tell you my opinion:
The "strange phenomenon" of rural banquets you mentioned is really common now, and everyone is used to it; I have attended several banquets of relatives in my hometown, mainly running water banquets. Many banquets seem bustling, but I can't find the taste and feeling of childhood.
Moreover, most liquor and beer have indeed become decorations. Liquor is basically a gesture, beer can be drunk, and others are vats of coke sprite.
So, why? Let me analyze the reasons:
The basic purpose of liquor beer decoration is not to let guests drink, not to drink well, but for this purpose. I remember when I was a child, what impressed me the most was the big banquet outside when my cousins or cousins in my hometown in rural areas got married, and the relatives of relatives and friends in the village were in an endless stream, which was very lively.
Moreover, I still clearly remember that when I was a child, the banquet was particularly delicious and fragrant. The elders are so happy and comfortable when drinking, and an atmosphere of joy and joy permeates this cup of wine. Especially simple and kind.
But now the rural banquet can't find the atmosphere and feeling of the past. Take wine for example. Most of the wines that are basically selected now are the cheapest. The most important thing is that the outer box looks good. The stronger the festive atmosphere, the better. Just touch a few brands. Whether it tastes good or not, this wine is definitely cheap and can be returned. To put it bluntly, this wine is actually used to "press the table" for banquets. Essentially, it's for people who come. I don't want you to drink it at all. It is better to drink less.
Why everyone doesn't like drinking at rural banquets is because everyone knows what's going on. At present, some people do drink liquor and beer at rural banquets, but the quantity is still very small. Basically, everyone spent some money to watch the celebration, and then simply took a few bites after the opening ceremony and left. Some people can't eat it for a while, so everyone starts to pack vegetables in plastic bags.
As for wine, wine is better. People who drink fast either open it or take it home directly. However, it is gradually understood that no one sets the wine at the wedding banquet now. They are all very, very cheap but beautifully packaged wines.
I remember once attending a banquet in the countryside, and I especially wanted to feel the feeling when I was a child. At the banquet, I took a sip of white wine on the table, and the result was disappointing. Why? Because I drank this wine, it is not only the most rubbish in alcoholic beverages, but also the "branded wine" of big brands. I looked around, and there were more than a dozen tables, and no one drank, so I drank some Sprite Coke.
In fact, everyone knows that this wine is not good, and the grandiose packaging is more expensive than the wine liquid. Drinking it will hurt.
Nowadays, most banquets in rural areas do not have the taste of childhood. Why do you say that? Because what is the party for now? To collect money. Less input and more output, catering with the least money, the most money, where you can save, you must save, and never spend a penny.
Therefore, the current banquet is not only bad in ingredients, but also inedible in wine. Because the organizer doesn't intend to let you drink, you can save a lot of money by not drinking the rest of the wine.
Therefore, if a family does this, others will see it, and we will do the same. Over time, everyone knows and gets used to it.
Wen/Fran is drunk and looks forward to becoming attached to you. Thank you here! Not everyone doesn't like drinking, but they are not allowed to drink!
1 Nowadays, most liquor is blended with edible alcohol. The price of real grain wine is very high, and rural banquets are rarely used. There are no grapes in cheap wine, mostly a mixture of pigment and water. A bottle of remy martin costing several thousand yuan won't appear in rural banquets. Rural people can't get used to drinking beer and can't solve their worries. The old lady in the countryside said that the color of beer is very similar to the urine of donkeys and horses. ...
People in the village and nearby villages come to "sit at the big table". Men have been repeatedly told by their wives in advance: drink less, eat more vegetables, and stand up if you can't reach them! Nowadays, there are many henpecked families, so men passively give up drinking.
This is a woman who doesn't allow men to drink!
Besides, drinking beer has many disadvantages. If a man urinates frequently, urgently and uncleanly, he will go to the toilet frequently after drinking two bottles of cheap beer. When he solves an urgent problem, the dishes on the banquet will be packed by others, and even the steamed bread is not left!
Most of the guests who come outside to take a big seat come by private car. Although the traffic police didn't directly tell them not to drink at the banquet, the punishment for drunk driving and drunk driving was very severe. Once drunk driving is found, the punishment is the lightest, and sometimes the driver's license will be revoked or administrative detention will be imposed! It is also because it is difficult to find drivers in rural areas.
This is the traffic police and traffic regulations that prohibit them from drinking!
This is not only in the countryside, but also in the city, and no one drinks at the banquet! It is not that I don't like drinking, but that I can't drink. After analysis, there are three reasons.
First, the countryside is getting richer, but human feelings are getting thinner. I used to be poor and my life was monotonous. I can drink and eat meat, and I feel very happy. Now, everyone is rich, everyone often eats and drinks, and many people are psychologically tired of drinking. Now everyone is bent on making money and thinks that drinking is a mistake, so they drink less.
Second, almost every household now has a car, and now drunk driving is so strict. Drinking without driving has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Nowadays, going out to attend other people's banquets is basically by car, and no one wants to drink. There is no way to drive after drinking.
Third, in the past, people were not only guests, but also very busy, and the wedding date was basically winter. At that time, the countryside was not busy and everyone had nothing to do. After the guests leave, they help the trade union to eat together and drink mainly in these people. Now the basic banquets are contracted out to others, and fewer people are busy. So the main family ignored this process.
For the above reasons, wine is now a decoration, and few people drink it. It's not that I don't like drinking, but I can't find a reason to let myself drink.