HOW IS YOUR GLASS?

Is your glass half empty or half full?
I have observed Fijians enjoying the company of each other while sharing a beer. I do mean literally SHARING a beer. Usually 4-6 Fijians will sit down and have a pleasant conversation. A small portion of beer will then be poured into a small glass, about the size of a small fruit juice glass we are served when we order a SMALL glass of orange juice with our breakfast. About 1/4 to 1/3 of the glass is filled with beer. The glass is then passed by the person responsible for pouring the beer to one of the drinkers who consumes the beer at a leisurely pace. A similar amount of beer is again dispensed and the glass is passed along to the next participant. Eventually, everyone drinks from the same glass and the process is repeated until the bottle is empty.
No one gulps down more than another and the pace of consumption is, as I have said, leisurely. Only one glass is ever used by the participants reggardless of their number. The designated dispenser usually does not drink but makes sure the glass is passed along fairly to each drinker. No one is seen to become beligerent or combative. The soft conversation is punctuated with laughter.
I used to think of my glass as half empty or half full. It seems to me that the Fijians are quite happy to simply see that their glass "Is".