On 18-12-2015 18:34, clipka wrote:
> Am 18.12.2015 um 09:15 schrieb Thomas de Groot:
>> On 18-12-2015 4:20, clipka wrote:
>>> Am 17.12.2015 um 19:35 schrieb Stephen:
>>>
>>>> BTW Is Bavaria not part of Germany or is that some parochial prejudiced
>>>> creeping in?
>>>
>>> Not part of Germany, no.
>>>
>>> Part of our Federal Republic, yes. Sneaked their way in, somehow. Still
>>> have their own consitution, which they've just put on hold for as long
>>> as they happen to claim that Bavaria be part of the Federal Republic of
>>> Germany.
>>>
>>> Entirely different culture. Heck, they don't even drink beer. Entirely
>>> different language, too. They've tried to introduce German, but they
>>> just can't seem to learn it. Austrians in disguise, is what they are.
>>> The front yard of the Balkans.
>>>
>>> Don't get me started on Bavarians...
>>>
>>> ... What? Prejudiced? Me? Never!
>>>
>>> (... shuffles off, ranting on...)
>>>
>>
>> What?!? They don't drink beer?!?!? What are those tankards filled with
>> in Munich?
>
>
> Three fellow students -- one originally from Munich, one originally from
> Cologne, and one originally from Dortmund -- visit a bar. The guy from
> Munich orders a "Weizen" (the stuff the Bavarians down from 0.5 to 1.0
> liter tankards), the guy from Cologne orders a "Kölsch" (the stuff that
> people from Cologne and vicinity sip from 0.2 liter cylindrical glasses).
>
> The guy from Dortmund orders a Coke.
>
> Puzzled, the other two ask him why he doesn't order a "Pils" (the stuff
> people in the Ruhr area drink from 0.3 or 0.33 liter stemmed glasses).
>
> "Naah," he declines with a gesture of generosity. "If you won't have a
> beer, neither will I."
>
>
> Now, what do we learn from the story?
> That the students are probably immatriculated at the university of
> Cologne, as Kölsch isn't widely available outside its region of origin.
>

I love this! I learned something today, thanks!

Note: I am not a beer (general term) drinker so this was new to me ;-)

-- 
Thomas

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