Pang Chamnan, VOA Khmer

PHNOM PENH—

Alcohol consumption in Cambodia is high enough that authorities are now drafting legislation for a drinking age. But as the country and its economy develop, many here say it has become an essential part of their social—and professional—lives.

Sitting at the Moon Light restaurant one recent evening, Chhor Ratana, a student of banking, sat holding a beer and waiting for his friends to arrive. “Alcohol is one thing that any meeting or gathering can’t be held without,” he said. “It can make any communication better. And new relationships come from this.”

It’s a common sentiment these days: that alcohol makes communication not only easier, but better. Experts warn this is not, in fact, the case. Still, it has become a part of the culture.

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I dont know about that U.S. Lawmakers seem to have been using it for decades.

Some Uk Politicians prefer Cocaine.........................

wow how backward can you get for decades alcohol has been a tool used to communicate back in the ol uk and many other countries lol.