Four Loko Challenge (Photo : YouTube)
Virginity is apparently no longer treasured so much by a growing number of young Chinese despite the country still being conservative in many ways.
A notorious drink in the U.S., Four Loko, is now in China and locals call it “lose virginity” drink, indicating one’s virtue could be the name of drink due to the dangerously strong alcohol content, earning for it the tag “blackout in a can.” The fruit-flavored alcoholic beverage has at least 12 percent alcohol content, reported BBC.
Several states had the well-known party drink pulled out of store shelves until the manufacturer adjusted the ingredients.
Just an indicator of how strong Four Loko is, three women in their 20s slipped the drink into a karaoke bar. After they passed out drinking it, their personal belongings were stolen.
According to some online retailers in China, the drink combines alcohol and caffeine which makes it potent and causes people to pass out after a can. In 2010, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration raised health concerns, the manufacturer of the popular party drink removed caffeine and stimulants guarana and taurine from it.
Because of the false claims, the parent company of Four Loko said the Chinese retailers of the drink are imposters and unauthorized retailers not affiliated with the official maker.
Different Chinese users are posting their experiences on social media after trying the “lose virginity” drink. One drinker said he drank and whole can plus several cans of beer with no effect on him. Another wrote that he got drunk after only two glasses.
Getting drunk on Four Loko and live streaming the result has become the latest internet craze in China, noted Quartz.
Because the drink has become popular, state media warned the public about the health risks since a can of Four Loko has the same alcohol content as 4.7 cups of vodka, or 4.7 bottles of beer, or 4.7 glasses of red wine, warned Xinhua News Agency.
