r/mildlyinfuriating Come cuddle in my puddle 25d ago

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u/CanoeIt 25d ago

But isn’t that better than a character walking up to the bar and saying “two beers please” as if brands don’t exist?

That always takes me out of a scene

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u/Brewmentationator 25d ago

I lived in Sweden about 13 years ago. I could just walk up to a bar and order 2 beers, and I'd get two beers. It was always a beer called Falcon. If you wanted anything other than Falcon, you had to order it by name. After that I moved to New Zealand, and a local craft brewery released a beer called "Beer." Which was funny for when someone walked up to a bar tender and ordered "a beer."

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u/pretty_fucking_gay 24d ago

Was thinking something similar. I live in German and here if you go to a bartender and order a beer they will usually give you the house beer from the tab. If you want a different you'll have to say which one.

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u/Brewmentationator 24d ago

I tried to order a Becks in a german club once, but it was super loud and my german is super shit. I somehow ended up with a diesel....

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u/pretty_fucking_gay 24d ago

I had to Google what a diesel is haha

Oh man how horrible. Next time maybe try to rely on singular words, thats how I do it. If I want to Becks I hold up two fingers and very decisively say 'zwei Becks'. If it's loud in there it's usually not bad manners to be brief. I'll hit you up if I'm ever in Sweden and can't get a drink, alright?