Raise Your Beer Mug To The World Or How To Say Cheers! In Zulu
The Moguls did it. So did the Vikings. A mouth of a perfectly happy man is filled with beer. After coining that phrase, you dont think this anonymous Egyptian from 2200 BC kept it to himself. I can see him raise his drinking vessel to his Nile-side neighbors while repeating the words.
Every country in the world has some sort of traditional drinking toast, often dozens. Usually one or two words, common toasts are not in the same league with toasts to the bride (which can drone on for hours), or to the retiree whos been with us for 30 years but would rather get to his food while its hot. All of these really should be briefer, especially if a meal is being served. The everyday, no black tie, corner pub toasts exist in every culture and the vast majority simply mean I wish you good health. Not surprisingly it is the English who have strayed from the norm. Cheers, Down the Hatch, Bottoms up and many more. I always assumed the latter referred to the bottom of the glass, however the Hawaiians have taken this literally. Okole Maluna means buttocks up. I am including a list of multi-national toasts to impress...
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