If you love beer and you love to travel, I've found the perfect thing for you. It's a list of how to order beer in 50 different languages. So just in case you were curious about how to order a beer in, oh say, Bulgarian, you now have a way t learn.I know I don't like to be an "ugly American" when I travel. I think it's always a good idea to know at least a few phrases in the local language when you're abroad. Honestly, what phrase could be more important than how to order a glass of the local brew in the bar tender's native language?*
*I am only joking.
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4-09-2008 @ 6:24PM
Ed said...
Agreed, I like to say 'Mas cerveza por favor'. Has a nice ring to it too.
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4-09-2008 @ 8:10PM
doodoolemonque said...
In Fiji, the local brew is named "Fiji Beer," a pale, mostly tasteless ale which comes in stubby bottles and which is ordered by requesting a "Fiji baby." On an outer island, at a most remote little shack of a bar, I asked the man for a shot of Jack Daniels. He looked at me slyly, lowered his eyes and responded "No bosso, we only have local bourbon." I shuddered at the thought of what readily available processes might have been used to make "local bourbon" and without a moment's hesitation said "How about a Fiji baby, please." Instantly, the brilliance of Fiji Beer became apparent.
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4-09-2008 @ 11:00PM
Doctor Electro said...
In the Phillipines, I just say, "San Miguel por favor," and get me a cold, tasty brew immediately. Yes it's local and no it won't give you terminal diarrhea. You can even buy it in good liquor stores stateside!
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4-10-2008 @ 3:24AM
srebra said...
Edna bira molia - that is in Bulgarian(my language hehehe) well, sure that will not solve your problems since the next thing they ask in most countries I guess will be - what kind would you like? You gotta be very creative to figure that out(well I have seen budwiser in Bulgaria so, Americans are safe there hehehe)
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4-10-2008 @ 7:07AM
Carl said...
Here in Japan just "biiru ongaishimasu" (beer please) or "iipai biiru onegaishimasu" (one glass of) with combination of size, after that it's "moo iipai onegaishimasu" for another round please :)
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4-10-2008 @ 8:21AM
LinC said...
When I was traveling on business to Europe with limited language skills, I discovered that 99% of bartenders will know what you want if you make a hand gesture like pulling down a beer tap. Beer is universal! (I don't know if that sign language works other places. You do have to be careful with pantomime and cultural taboos.)
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4-10-2008 @ 10:40AM
JMForester said...
doodoolemonque- you should have tried the local bourbon. It was probably excellent. I have had some amazing whiskies from all over the world. You would be surprised. The past few days I tried a great malt whisky from Tasmania, and an amazing malt whisky from India that blew my socks off. I got turned on to them at an international artisanal whiskey distilling conference that was just held in Kentucky. There are some great whiskys being made all around the world, in the most unlikely places.
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4-15-2008 @ 11:22AM
Hellen said...
To order Beer in swahili, a cold beer infact, it would be 'Tafadhali nilete pombe baridi' - which means 'Please bring me a cold beer'....
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