Refusing is akin to revealing a weakness in front of others. In addition, peers use emotional blackmail, saying things like, "If you don't drink that means we are not really good friends," or are deliberately provocative, saying things like, "Are you a man or aren't you?" Obviously it is virtually impossible to refuse.
「同儕之間要透過某些行為才能集結，」精神科醫師王浩威說，如果拒絕就等於暴露一個弱點在別人面前，再加上「不喝就是不夠朋友」諸如此類的「感情勒索」，或「算不算男人？」