I have a friend who's Chinese. Until she was about 10 she grew up in the U.S. and drank milk like every other kid. Then her family moved to Hong Kong and until college she stopped drinking milk and eating dairy products. When she returned to the states she was lactose intolerant. Even a bite of dairy would cause her all kinds of trouble.
A few years ago she married a Caucasian man who loved his milk and cheese, she simultaneously went to cooking school (and you have to taste what you're cooking) and constant relentless exposure to small amounts of dairy seems to have made her tolerant once again as she can now freely drink milk and eat cheese.
My wife is Korean and dairy products are relatively popular in Korea, she drinks milk, eats ice-cream and cheese without trouble and ice-cream, cream in coffee, milk, and cheese (increasingly) are becoming commonplace in her home country. I only know of one Korean off-hand who is lactose intolerant. Here's an example of a fairly common dessert you find all over Korean, mostly in coffee shops. https://www.google.com/search?q=korean+honey+bread&espv=2&bi...
I have likewise managed to adapt myself to eating more dairy by starting with a little yoghurt every day. But I don't know if that means I'm digesting it with lactase. I suspect it only means my gut flora is better at dealing with it, so I just get a bit of gas instead of diarrhoea.
A few years ago she married a Caucasian man who loved his milk and cheese, she simultaneously went to cooking school (and you have to taste what you're cooking) and constant relentless exposure to small amounts of dairy seems to have made her tolerant once again as she can now freely drink milk and eat cheese.
My wife is Korean and dairy products are relatively popular in Korea, she drinks milk, eats ice-cream and cheese without trouble and ice-cream, cream in coffee, milk, and cheese (increasingly) are becoming commonplace in her home country. I only know of one Korean off-hand who is lactose intolerant. Here's an example of a fairly common dessert you find all over Korean, mostly in coffee shops. https://www.google.com/search?q=korean+honey+bread&espv=2&bi...