Wang Hsing-ching uses the terms "oral-phase culture" and "group-type culture" to explain why the Chinese wine and dine for business 'sake: "When you get right down to it, these gatherings reflect people's values and their attitudes about life. They also reflect how the Chinese have decided to deal with their newfound abundance of money and leisure."
王杏慶常以「口腔期文化」和「群居性文化」來解釋中國人為什麼偏愛吃喝應酬：「應酬說穿了，是反應一種生活態度和價值觀，也反應出國人在有錢有閒後，如何處理多餘的錢和閒。」