У меня есть книжка рецептов "Please to the Table. The Russian Cook Book.", авторы Anya von Bremzen и John Welchman. И в этой книжке есть небольшая вставка о том, как нужно правильно пить водку. Я ее процитирую. A Shot of Vodka the Proper Russian Way Pour a shot of ice-cold vodka nearly to the rim. Have ready a bite-size morsel of food. Say a brief toast. Not "Na Zdorovie." This is used to accompany food and will instantly betray you as a foreigner (if this hasn't already happened). Better, "vashe zdorovie" ("Your health"). Be patient during the inevitable torrent of toasts and witticisms and off-color humor that will be traded by your fellow drinkers. Say "Nu." Take a deep breath. Tilt your head right back, and down the entire shot, aimng it at your tonsils if you have them or straight at your stomach if you don't. Breath out loudly, producing a sound just short of a full whistle. (Some people smell their sleeves or their slice of bread in a quick rutual gesture. This is optional.) Eat your chaser purposefully but quickly. Say "Oh khoroshooo" ("It feels good"), or "Khorosho poshla" ("It went down well"). Repeat at 10- to 15-minute intervals. Desist and retire as soon as your perfomance becomes in any way flawed, or when it becomes significantly more flawed than that of your company.