Girls--beer drinking etiquette?

Originally Posted by PhiMuAmberkins

You're right that drinking beer from the can is tacky (the only acceptable time to do that is on the river, IMO). Drinking out of the bottle is just as bad. And you never, ever want to be tacky.

I think drinking beer at all is kinda tacky too, but if you're going to drink it, drink out of a pretty cup (without letters). Happy early birthday! Hope it's a great southern fete!

Reading shit like this makes me want to vomit.

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by OTW

Reading shit like this makes me want to vomit.

Yeah, WTF? Beer drinking etiquette is a oxymoron. You damn silver spoon sorority girls, just turn it up, drink it up, and end it with a satisfying belch.

BTW: I used to hate beer, but some how acquired the taste for it. I don't know how, maybe it's from smelling it all the time at bars or whatever.

[_Lisa_]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

Yeah, WTF? Beer drinking etiquette is a oxymoron. You damn silver spoon sorority girls, just turn it up, drink it up, and end it with a satisfying belch.

Agreed! I've always preferred beer to mixed drinks or straight liquor, and I don't think there is anything tacky about it (although I do agree that drinking from a can is a no-no, find a plastic cup for that shit! )

[Kevlar281]

Beer Drinking Etiquette…If you showed up to the party empty handed and have the pleasure of a host that is providing you with free beer do not bitch about their selection.

[Tippiechick]

In my college days, those who drank beer drank it out of a glass -- and sitting down.

I have to say that these days I couldn't give a shit whether someone is drinking from a bottle, can, or glass. Don't worry about it and just have fun. Someone who would be offended by not drinking from a glass is a pretentious ass.

[Stef the Pef]

I gotta go with the bloat comment, though.

Too much bloat and the gaseous consequences thereof is always a party foul, even if you don't care about the bottle/can/glass controversy at all! *pinches nose*

[CutiePie2000]

Originally Posted by Stef the Pef

I gotta go with the bloat comment, though.

Yep.

[JeffersonStKKG]

My mother was raised in a very conservative household---my grandmother would have made Emily Post proud..haha. Likewise, social graces have been passed down to me. According to what I've been "taught", women should never drink beer from a bottle because it is not feminine. It's tradition in my family to pass down etiquette books from generation-to-generation, so if anyone cares for the full explanation I can easily cite Emily Post and Gloria Vanderbilt.

[UGAalum94]

So what you all are saying is that it looks great to drink Jim Beam or Jack Daniels straight from the bottle? It's that it's beer that makes it a problem?

I'm kidding; drinking straight from the bottle or can looks silly if especially if you are dressed up. I'm not sure that it's what's in the can or bottle that determines the "class" though. Glasses are probably the way to go. Solo cups don't scream class to me anymore than a beer can.

Many of us here would offer glasses or cups if we were the host or hostess,

Here's a question for you, though:

If you are a guest, would you ask for one if cups or glasses weren't already provided?

See, to me, having good manners is more than just "I know the rule." It's about acting in a manner most likely to put people at ease, which generally following the rules does.

When you do stuff that calls other people out on not knowing or following the rule, is that really good manners?

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by JeffersonStKKG

My mother was raised in a very conservative household---my grandmother would have made Emily Post proud..haha. Likewise, social graces have been passed down to me. According to what I've been "taught", women should never drink beer from a bottle because it is not feminine. It's tradition in my family to pass down etiquette books from generation-to-generation, so if anyone cares for the full explanation I can easily cite Emily Post and Gloria Vanderbilt.

I"m guessing that you're older than your 30s. If not, maybe you're friends with Brooke from Real World Denver.

I enjoy it when my friends drink out of their 40s in paper bags while sitting on the porch. That was the best summer ever.

Originally Posted by JeffersonStKKG

My mother was raised in a very conservative household---my grandmother would have made Emily Post proud..haha. Likewise, social graces have been passed down to me. According to what I've been "taught", women should never drink beer from a bottle because it is not feminine. It's tradition in my family to pass down etiquette books from generation-to-generation, so if anyone cares for the full explanation I can easily cite Emily Post and Gloria Vanderbilt.

Jesus H. Christ. I'd so blow my cigarette smoke in your face.

[DolphinChicaDDD]

Originally Posted by PhiMuAmberkins

You're right that drinking beer from the can is tacky (the only acceptable time to do that is on the river, IMO). Drinking out of the bottle is just as bad. And you never, ever want to be tacky.

I think drinking beer at all is kinda tacky too, but if you're going to drink it, drink out of a pretty cup (without letters). Happy early birthday! Hope it's a great southern fete!

I guess I'm just a tacky girl. But then again, I think it would be even more tacky to be at a bar, be given the beer in a bottle, and then ask for a mug.

Originally Posted by OTW

Reading shit like this makes me want to vomit.

I heart you.

[SoCalGirl]

Before I graduated college I hated beer. Now, I like beer but the beer I like doesn't even come in cans. I don't like to unnecessarily dirty glasses so I have no issue drinking from a bottle. Course, right now I'm drunk on wine.

[EternalFriends]

lol i never realized people drinking something out of the container it comes in could be tacky. southeners must have a lot of extra cups lying around

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by OTW

Reading shit like this makes me want to vomit.

You damn right. I read that isht, and I was like, NINJA PLEASE.