stereotypes and etiquettes about what we should drink or not

[DJ76]

There's something I've noticed mostly in Europe, is that men will be drinking beer or whiskey and nothing but. So when a guy asks for a glass of wine in a pub or a bar, this might be frowned upon.

I like Bailey's. There, I've said it. I once ordered Bailey's in a bar and a british friend of mine told me I'd be shot dead in a London if I had ordered a Bailey's in a pub. Now what the f*** is this? A few weeks later, I caught him ordering a Bailey's in a club, maybe my "courageous" act opened up his mind a bit. I drink like a fish when it comes to wine.

Why are we men stuck with these traditionally "manly" drinks when there are perfectly good and tasty drinks waiting to be engulfed down our throats? graemlins/cussing.gif

I just had to vent about it :D Thanks for reading.

[Red D]

Haha, now you WILL be in for a trip to heaven when coming to Belgium, the country where just about anything goes concerning drinks. Anybody can drink anything here without being looked upon, with beer, wine and longdrinks being most popular in clubs and on parties, champagne a close second :D
Your statements do apply to the majority of Europe though, Belgium and France being the exceptions IMO.

R 'gastronomy' D

[TEK]

shot dead? hardly. I think that was over stating the point - Baileys about 3 or 4am on a club is nice - i drink it and i've never been sneered at. It used to have a bit of an image of being a drink you had at grandparents house at christmas - a bit like sherry. Personally I don't see the problem and having lived in london I have never experienced any agro over what I drink. "Lahn-Dan Geezers" drink lager [usually stella never fosters "Its awl chemik-ley innit"] but its the culture they're brought up in. Wine is never really seen to be drunk in pubs by blokes for some reason - personally I prefer a nice chardonnay to a pint anyday - I think all this boils down to is social conditioning.

[Martin Red]

Your experincing the same bullshit fool rule that states males should all watch footbal and women should drink from Half Pint glasses. Drink what like and **** anyone that advises anything else.

Males or females can use pint glasses

Woman can drink bear

Men can drink cocktails if they wish (just watch it with umbrellas and sparklers ;) )

Bailey's is a top tipple


I despair, it's like living in the last century here sometimes

[TEK]

Originally posted by Martin Red:

Woman can drink bear

Brown Black or Polar? - The hairs do tend to get stuck in your throat though icon_rofl.gif smile.gif

[JoeB]

Originally posted by Red D:
Haha, now you WILL be in for a trip to heaven when coming to Belgium, the country where just about anything goes concerning drinks. Anybody can drink anything here without being looked upon, with beer, wine and longdrinks being most popular in clubs and on parties, champagne a close second :D
Your statements do apply to the majority of Europe though, Belgium and France being the exceptions IMO.

R 'gastronomy' D definitely one of the places i want to visit before my time on earth is up and with your post, i have even more reason to look forward to some day.

[Red D]

Originally posted by JoeB:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Red D:
Haha, now you WILL be in for a trip to heaven when coming to Belgium, the country where just about anything goes concerning drinks. Anybody can drink anything here without being looked upon, with beer, wine and longdrinks being most popular in clubs and on parties, champagne a close second :D
Your statements do apply to the majority of Europe though, Belgium and France being the exceptions IMO.

R 'gastronomy' D definitely one of the places i want to visit before my time on earth is up and with your post, i have even more reason to look forward to some day. </font>[/QUOTE]Just say when and the Belgian DHP-clan will be happy to show you around smile.gif

RD

[DJ76]

Re: London, I have to say it might have something to do with social conditioning... hmm hmm, the guy I was speaking of is of rather traditional background, heavy football fan (but so am I!)... it's more about the people you hang around with.

I was in Bruxelles for 3 hours yesterday for a short meeting, beautiful. Well, I was just near the "Grande Place" and didn't get to see the rest of the city. Can wait to come back.

RED D: check yo mail.
PS. where is the gathering going to be held? In which city?

[JoeB]

graemlins/thumbsup.gif

[Martin Red]

NB: - Some really hardy people from up north call Londoners soft shandy drinking poofs. ;)

[Red D]

Originally posted by DJ76:
Re: London, I have to say it might have something to do with social conditioning... hmm hmm, the guy I was speaking of is of rather traditional background, heavy football fan (but so am I!)... it's more about the people you hang around with.

I was in Bruxelles for 3 hours yesterday for a short meeting, beautiful. Well, I was just near the "Grande Place" and didn't get to see the rest of the city. Can wait to come back.

RED D: check yo mail.
PS. where is the gathering going to be held? In which city? The gathering is near Ghent in the city of Deinze (some 10 miles from Ghent, some 30 miles from Brussels).

RD

[RX]

martin red, what's a "top tipple"? graemlins/rofl.gif

men who restrict drinks are men with something to prove to others...these are the men that ladies need to stay far, far away from... graemlins/grinyes.gif

[And]

I can count the number of drinks I have a year.
Don't drink much at all.
I did try Absinthe last night.

[ June 16, 2003, 08:52 AM: Message edited by: 6 23 ]

[TEK]

Originally posted by Ms Rickey X:
martin red, what's a "top tipple"? graemlins/rofl.gif

men who restrict drinks are men with something to prove to others...these are the men that ladies need to stay far, far away from... graemlins/grinyes.gif A cool drink

Top= grea/ cool/ excellent

Tipple = A drink

[TEK]

Originally posted by Martin Red:
NB: - Some really hardy people from up north call Londoners soft shandy drinking poofs. ;) I thought it was soft shandy drinking bastards

[thats cos apparently they all drink watered down lager and not bitter....no stereotyping or anything!!]

I do believe the southerners refer to northerners as "f**king northern bastards"

Its always in jest though.

[Clarkeecat]

I'm in the land of drinking stereotypes up here in Newcastle.... never order a lager top (lager plus lemonade) round these parts.... although its more about how much you can drink, for both sexes, and I've always been a lighweight....

Matthew

[TEK]

Originally posted by Clarkeecat:
I'm in the land of drinking stereotypes up here in Newcastle.... never order a lager top (lager plus lemonade) round these parts.... although its more about how much you can drink, for both sexes, and I've always been a lighweight....

Matthew LOL try ordering a baby sham or a snowball when out in the bigg market for a laugh.

[MYOR]

All I have to say is ....

MMMMMM BEEEerr.... graemlins/beerchug.gif

although.. I do like my whiskey sours and grand marnier.. But mostly drink beer...

I haven't gotten into wines...

[der geile hund]

I like pouring like half a pint of Bailey's over a bowl of vanilla ice cream.

[RX]

Originally posted by der geile hund:
I like pouring like half a pint of Bailey's over a bowl of vanilla ice cream. ahhh, live a little - get godiva chocolate hearts ice cream next time graemlins/1luvu.gif graemlins/respekt.gif

[Mack-Williams]

Bailey's, Kaluha, and Cognac together graemlins/thumbsup.gif

[TEK]

double baileys double kaluha, double vodka, Ice, milk, cocktail shaker mmmmmmmm far far far too easy to drink

[Martin Red]

Originally posted by Clarkeecat:
I'm in the land of drinking stereotypes up here in Newcastle.... never order a lager top (lager plus lemonade) round these parts.... although its more about how much you can drink, for both sexes, and I've always been a lighweight....

Matthew graemlins/beerchug.gif
Newcastle Brown Ale is a drinkers drink graemlins/puke.gif . On a side note, I can't believe Liverpool won ,
culture
graemlins/conf44.gif