Wen C. Ko, who has long done business with American companies, points out that Westerners mostly separate these gatherings into those for business and those for just having a good time.
長期與美商往來的柯文昌指出，西方人一般會把應酬區分為有特定事情要談的「公務應酬」，以及沒有特定功能的「社交應酬」。