Fosters

[VK3ZL]

Guess I had better put you right on this Travis....Never drink anything named Fosters....Wombat's piss....Like sucking cotton wool....Bloody horrible stuff and I believe we exported that crap to England and other unfortunate buggers years ago....Probably payback for all the whinging Poms who came to live here after WW2...Poms are like Piles....They come out easy but are hard to push back....Had to drop that in...

If you want a good honest Aussie Beer try Victoria Bitter...That is really nice drop...You have to chill it to get the best flavor....Personally I prefer to drink Guinness Stout or my own home brew stout....Puts lead in yer pencil....In fact I drank so much of it in my younger days that the lead has given my pencil a permanent droop...Be wary in your young age and take note of my wisdom and you will live a long and happy life....

Bob..VK3ZL....

[KB3LAZ]

Guess I had better put you right on this Travis....Never drink anything named Fosters....Wombat's piss....Like sucking cotton wool....Bloody horrible stuff and I believe we exported that crap to England and other unfortunate buggers years ago....Probably payback for all the whinging Poms who came to live here after WW2...Poms are like Piles....They come out easy but are hard to push back....Had to drop that in...

If you want a good honest Aussie Beer try Victoria Bitter...That is really nice drop...You have to chill it to get the best flavor....Personally I prefer to drink Guinness Stout or my own home brew stout....Puts lead in yer pencil....In fact I drank so much of it in my younger days that the lead has given my pencil a permanent droop...Be wary in your young age and take note of my wisdom and you will live a long and happy life....

Bob..VK3ZL....

I have still yet to drink Guinness from the tap. Only from a can. Everyone tells me that is the wrong way. There is a pub in Alicante, Alicante that has like 500 types of beer. Pili wants to go there next weekend for a taste test. She is determined to turn me into a Spaniard. At first I didnt want a beer with my lunch, everyone found that odd as they normally have one with all meals. I asked but isnt that Alcoholism? They said, only to Americans, lol.

[VK3ZL]

It is traditional in Mediterranean countries to have a glass of wine or other beverage with meals....I have always enjoyed my time with Italians who always had a roll of bread, a concoction of sausage and a big round of the best rich smelling cheese and a large carving knife....No plates, just break off some bread, cut a chunk of dong and a lump of cheese....Eat that and wash it down with a glass of RED that usually tasted like soldering fluid but left you happy and full....It is not alchoholism as such, just tradition....Now when we went to a bar in the evening, that was alcoholism, but I found Italians the happiest and friendliest people in the world and the most hospitable and I guess you will find the Spaniards very similar..I think it is the sunshine...

Bob..VK3ZL..

[KB3LAZ]

It is traditional in Mediterranean countries to have a glass of wine or other beverage with meals....I have always enjoyed my time with Italians who always had a roll of bread, a concoction of sausage and a big round of the best rich smelling cheese and a large carving knife....No plates, just break off some bread, cut a chunk of dong and a lump of cheese....Eat that and wash it down with a glass of RED that usually tasted like soldering fluid but left you happy and full....It is not alchoholism as such, just tradition....Now when we went to a bar in the evening, that was alcoholism, but I found Italians the happiest and friendliest people in the world and the most hospitable and I guess you will find the Spaniards very similar..I think it is the sunshine...

Bob..VK3ZL..

You just reminded me of something that at first struck me as odd but I have grown to like. Often times meals here are what are considered courses of tapas. Most of the time the first things brought to the table would be a cheese plate, a basket of bread, aioli de mayonesa (garlic, olive olil, and mayo), ground tomato, and beer. Ofc other plates are brought out as well "to order". But the odd part is that no one gets plates just a fork or a large toothpick. You just reach in and grab what you want. The first meal here seemed so outlandish to me. However, as I said I now like it.

One of the main things that I have learned about the Spaniards is that they are not near as formal as Americans, even less so than the Brits. If you want something, grab it, dont ask for it. Eating from the same plate is quite common. Etc. However, I have noticed that the mood is much lighter during meals and gatherings here.

I get told a thousand times a day that I say please and thank you way too much. Example, when being brought a drink by a waiter I say thank you. One guy explained to me that it was his job and there was no need to thank him. He then ofc asked me, by chance are you from the states. We had a good laugh and I go back there frequently.

So yes I agree, the people here are quite friendly (as in Italy. Cant wait to go back to Italy.) and really relaxed.

[W4GPL]

My Aussie friend always says.. Fosters, Australian For Export.

[NQ6U]

My Aussie friend always says.. Fosters, Australian For Export.

Back in my heavy-drinking days, my friends and I used to refer to a can of Fosters as a Depth Charge.

[KG4CGC]

Back in my heavy-drinking days, my friends and I used to refer to a can of Fosters as a Depth Charge.

Oil Can.

[W3WN]

My Aussie friend always says.. Fosters, Australian For Export.

Isn't that like calling Coors Light a beer, instead of what it really is, Screwing in a Canoe?

[N7YA]

Good beer in the states is expensive and you have to drive a bit to get it, plus you have to know what it is you are after. The basic store bought variety here is mass marketed sour, pungent water, nothing more. Complete garbage and an insult to the long legacy of beer from around the world, spanning back thousands of years, including our early colonies...American beer is an embarassment!

[NQ6U]

Good beer in the states is expensive and you have to drive a bit to get it, plus you have to know what it is you are after. The basic store bought variety here is mass marketed sour, pungent water, nothing more. Complete garbage and an insult to the long legacy of beer from around the world, spanning back thousands of years, including our early colonies...American beer is an embarassment!

Twenty years ago I would have agreed with you on that. It's not so much the case any more, although it's true that the many decent American brews are not as readily available as the cheap pisswater Bud/Miller crap.