Amusement from getting people drunk is not culture

A 28-YEAR-OLD bridesmaid, surnamed Yang, died when she suffocated on her own vomit after drinking too much at a wedding in Wenchang, Hainan province, South China. Beijing Times commented on Tuesday:

Tragedies resulting from people drinking too much at weddings are not unusual.

The bridesmaid herself has to bear some of the responsibility for her death, because as an adult she is responsible for her actions. But it is also a result of the so-called rural folk culture.