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When I go into a "Pub" than it's out of question for me whats the first drink:
A fresh Guinness !
After that maybe a Vodka-Tonic but that depends if I eat or not.
Being in LA typical talk is about some new movies and after I spoke the first sentence people recognize my accent and start talking about germany when I say I'm from there.
Still wondering why everyone associates Germany with Munich
I think personal questions such as these should be off-limits for the debates. It is nobody's business but my own as to what I choose to drink and discuss, and I am not willing to publicly comment on these issues. Sorry.
I feel completely opposite to this. I would like to get to know the candidates a little bit better and I think this is a fine way, personally.
I am a beer guy, for the most part. Draught. Favorite in the world is a real ale served straight from the keg. Personal favorite is Otter, served in the southwest of England.
As far as what we are talking about, I am a sports junkie outside of my real life, and right now I'd probably be boring you to tears talking about the World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies. I am also an Eagles and Flyers fan from the 1970s (I grew up in the vicinity of Philadelphia). I am also fascinated by what the rest of the world calls football as well as a recent fan of cricket. As an amateur sports official, I am also happy to talk about the rules of the sports I work as well as participate in debates regarding the latest officiating "blunder" on the national or world stage.
Besides sports, I am a technology guy and, specifically, a fan of Apple computers, so I could talk quite a bit about that. I've contemplated working part-time at an Apple store since I am normally much more knowledgeable than those that work there. So mention you have a Mac and we could talk for hours, too.
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Back in my journalism days, I earned several post doctoral degrees in Tippling. Now, after giving up my Two Packs 'o' Camel a day habit, not so much. I'll drink two of just about anything, but no more.
Talk, well, you've come to the right ear. I'll talk about just anything --all the while sounding like I just may know of which I speak-- for as long as you're game.
I was going to say to Pizzaman that we'd get along pretty well together over a nice Zin...until I read the part about the NY Giants.
Therefore, I recommend steering clear of sports (and politics).
But, you'll find me drinking a nice whiskey (nothing like self-pour JW Blue in the BA lounge); a good red wine (Zin, Meritage, Shriaz, Cabernet); and/or some nice bubbly, especially in flight (my preferences would be Krug, DP, Bollinger Grand Annee, and Taitinger CdC, in that order, although the sometimes the Taitinger can pop to the top of the list).
While, I love sports, and am prone to use bonus miles to catch a big out of town game, I love to talk ideas (mostly business) and food/restaurants.
So, while you're unlikely to find me with Colonel Mustard in the Kitchen with the knife, I'm happy to meet at a top steak house with some good red wine.
I feel completely opposite to this. I would like to get to know the candidates a little bit better and I think this is a fine way, personally.
That's your prerogative. I'm perfectly happy answering questions about my background or other relevant issues, but working in the aviation industry one has to be very careful when making comments related to one's habits vis-a-vis the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Question 4: What Are We Drinking and What Are We Talking About?
If it is a normal day it would be a cold beer or 10 then on to Bombay and slim.
On a fat day I skip the beer and cut stuck in to Chablis thinking I have never heard of a wine gut before.
At the beginning of the night we talk about the economy and why our landlord keeps putting the price of beer up, he gives us bull that the extra taxes help the country. At the end of the night I have no clue what we talk about.
Unless I miss my guess, yours will be a fresh pint of beer, and mine will be Myers and Coke served in the same pint glass if at all possible.
If at all possible we would talk about football, but failing that we could go converse about stages of life, stages for play, parenthood, childhood, text entry methods on handheld devices, food on a stick, food on a fork, all things related to the continuing increase of the quality of our daily lives, and of course who is going to get the round of beverages.
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