"Oh no, it's the 'beer is bad' brigade again. Get a life you pathetic fool."

Sounds like you had a skin-full when writing that reply. You are totally wrong of course. I've worked all over China, Hong Kong and the mainland, and I've long since grown fed up with the Loser Boozer FT's who give us all a bad name. My opinion is that they should be banned from teaching completely. Even if they don't drink on a teaching day, their abilities are severely impaired by the intake of various hideous alcoholic beverages. My girlfriend doesn't drink and I don't see why I should.