What It’s Like Being a Sober Person in a Drinking World
How do you stay sober when drinking inspires friendships, connections, and even promotions?
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10 min readAug 28, 2019
“Cheers!” I said, clinking glasses of wine with members of the Communist Party in Vietnam’s National Assembly, the equivalent of the U.S.’s White House. I brought the glass to my mouth and tipped it, as if to drink…
