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...almost smothered her with a pillow. So she went back to the shelter run by the Filipino priest. Downrange, some of the soldiers say they have heard stories like that. But a lot of guys are just young and lonely and looking for a woman to drink a beer with. "It's about companionship, it's not about sex," says a soldier who's heard about trafficking, while enjoying the rock 'n' roll music at the Sun Club. At Club Y, a soldier sits with his buddy nursing a beer as two Filipinas perform a lap dance for G.I.s...
...These are the wild and wacky Hash House Harriers, part jogging group, part frat party?and self-described "drinking club with a running problem." "Hashers" trot and sprint together not just for exercise but to socialize and banter (in their own arcane jargon), and to quaff copious amounts of beer that cancel out the very health benefits they gain from running. Many people?mostly expatriates? find the mix appealing, and "hash" chapters have mushroomed in cities worldwide...
...meandering trails through the brush with chalk arrows and piles of flour. The hounds or "harriers," would set off soon after, in hopes of "capturing" the hare before he finished the trail. The reward at the end of the run, whether or not the hare was caught, was cold beer for all. The group would start out from the company mess hall, dubbed the "hash house" for its dubious cuisine, and soon became known as the Hash House Harriers. They drafted a charter that to this day is still closely followed: to promote fitness among members...
...beer, combined with the often strenuous running, builds a quick camaraderie among hashers. It also makes it easy for people to drop in and visit a hash. After one or two drinks, everyone, fast or slow, shy or loud, feels at home. Depending on the club (there are nearly a dozen in Hong Kong alone), the amount of drinking varies from an optional cold one at the finish to a supervised "down-down" of several beers in quick succession, due to some violation of an obscure?and quite possibly made-up on the spot?hashing law. While the rules vary...
Chen used to spend his evenings in the corners of Shanghai's cheapest bars, whiling away the hours with his Sprite-and-beer shandies and a stack of car magazines. But last September, the 20-year-old engineering major discovered a new hangout. Ascending a narrow staircase to a windowless room, he found a place near several other men sitting alone, obscured by clouds of cigarette smoke. Chen (he declines to give his full name) is now devoted to this Internet cafe. In May he spent 32 hours straight here, working his way through six packs of Double Happiness cigarettes...