Bureiko, Shirafu, and Nominication: How Japan Bonds Over Drinks #326

お酒とコーヒー、飲めなくなるならどっち!?If you had to give up alcohol or coffee forever, which would you choose? My answer took about ten seconds — so I went deeper: bureiko, shirafu, nominication, and two real stories about what happens to your friendships when you stop drinking.

Bureiko, Shirafu, and Nominication: How Japan Bonds Over Drinks #326
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326. Bureiko, Shirafu, and Nominication: How Japan Bonds Over Drinks | お酒とコーヒー、飲めなくなるならどっち!?
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🎙️ This episode is part of the Japanese Podcast Relay — other hosts are answering the same question in their own episodes. Listen to all of them here:
https://ruby-s.net/jpr/

☕ Mentioned in this episode: I talked about people who choose not to drink in Episode #164, Sober Curious Lifestyle. If you'd like to hear more on that, it's here:

Sober Curious Lifestyle: Japan’s Social Scene and Beyond #164
海外で日本人はよくお酒を飲んで酔っ払って道で寝ているというイメージがあるそうですが、「飲まない人」はどんな生活をしているんでしょうか?Do you think a lot of Japanese people tend to drink excessively? Dive into the lives and viewpoints of those who choose not to drink at all.

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