There is a saying in the countryside: "Father and son don't sit at the same table, and uncles don't drink properly". What does it mean?

This is actually talking about the relationship between seniority. Literally, father and son can't eat at the same table, and uncles can't drink. So what should we do? As a junior, you can only respect your elders on the wine table.

Instead of being friends, you can't drink with your father or uncle. Games on the wine table, such as some boxing and drinking orders, are even worse.

Father and son are not at the same table, which is harsh, but it is actually out of Confucianism. At that time, they stressed that the monarch and the minister could not sit at the same table, nor could the father and son sit at the same table.

Father is the head of the family and has the highest position in the family. Every member of all families should have an awe of his father. If it is a family dinner on weekdays, then father and son can eat at the same table.

But if it is some large occasions, it is absolutely not allowed. In the eyes of outsiders, this is a kind of disrespect and impoliteness to my father.

Besides, this is what we now call the generation gap. Father and son have different ideas. If they have to sit and eat together, they can't talk together, and there may be some embarrassing situations because of the topic.

Then why can't uncles drink together? This is because men who drink too much often lose proper limit.

These two generations are different. If you drink together, if you drink too much and say inappropriate words, both sides will be embarrassed. If you dare not let go of drinking, you will have scruples. Instead of this, it is better to avoid such a situation directly.

But these are some old habits, and now everyone is more open-minded and less particular. It is a very happy thing for father and son to have dinner together. For uncle and nephew, this is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to drink together.