6 Minute English - Drinking around the world

Today we're talking about something many of us are familiar with. Drinking in the bar or pub. Now Neil, do you have favorite bar or pub?

I have few favorites. But one particular is a pub I used to go to after work with friends or colleagues when you go personal service, they brought the drink to you which is very unusual in this country.

Certainly it is. I love the old fashion style English pub with plenty XXXXX, casual XXXX sitting in the rolling lock file. A lot of king on this bright, loud modern bars. And the drink is expensive there too.

You are very traditional, aren't you. Let's talk more about places to drink around the world soon and highlight some drinking related vocabulary. But first, how about a question?

Of course. In the UK, the word pub is short for public house. And there are more than 15000 of them with many different historical names. But do you know which name is the most popular pub name. Is it
a) The Red Line
b) The Crown
c)  The Royal Oak

Well, that's difficult. There are lot of pubs with those names. But I am going to guess c) the Royal Oak.

OK, we will find out if you are right or wrong later. So let's start talking about buzzing. In formal way, of saying drinking alcohol. As you know in the UK we have the pub as a place we can socialize or meet friends. And drink together. But all around the world, people have places to come together and share a drink. And not necessarily an alcohol drink.

A pub is also sometimes called the haven or even as saloon, that's the sort of drinking den you will see in the all cowboy film. But the bar tends to be the most one world for describing the place to have a drink.

A bar is also the word to describe the lounge won't count. The drinks are put on when you order or ask for drink. There is a amazing bar to drinking around the world, I drank one in Sweden that was completely made of ice. Even the glasses was made of ice.

I find the world when I go in the world, there is always Irish theme pub. When you can usually get a pin of Genius. In fact it claim the highest pub in the world on the root of Mt.Everest. It's a Everest pub.

Well, walking off them must be thirsty work. What is the remotest pub in the world, it is in the corner of Greenland. BBC corespondent XXXX recently reported from there from BBC. Let's hear the word he uses to describe the pub and customers.

There is only one pub, a window resbonker. While country-western music plays, local man and woman mostly dress in chest suite, XXX hat and hiking boot. Seats almost silently around the bar collection and warble wooden chair.

A very lonely place, the only pub around. It has no windows and he compares it with bunker. That's a place that is usually underground and built to protect the people from bully or bomb.

Where the pub is normally a place to have a good time. But this doesn't sound like a fun place. Because nobody is talking and there is no much furniture does it on. It's space.

Yes, just a few red bond cat. This is a small sitting area arranged around the table. And nobody just cheers. Not the place for a right in the evening.

Well. Maybe it is. Because when the drink starts flowing and everyone comes together under dark, cold green neon. It could be fun. The only problem is, that alcohol is being limited. As Robert XXX explains.

Only beers is available. The Danish brand. Spirit is completely banned in the past of Greenland five years ago. Do you know quite a astonishing level of consumption right on local population.

So even only drink beer, consumption or drinking of spirit has been stopped or banned. Because people drink too much of it.

Well, Robert you know you don't have to drink to have a good time.

Well, that's true. It's not good for your health and you get a terrible handover. You feel ill the next day. Maybe I have a orange juice next time I go to my local buzzer or pub.

Come on Rob. What is the most popular name for a British buzzer.

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Today we're talking about something many of us are familiar with – drinking in the bar or pub a bar or a pub. Now Neil, do you have a favourite bar or pub?

I have a few favourites. But One in particular is a pub I used to go to after work with friends or and colleagues when where you go got personal service – they brought the drink to you, which is very unusual in this country.

It certainly it is! I love like the old-fashioned-style English pubs, with plenty XXXXX, casual XXXX sitting of king on this ale on offer, cosy little corners to sit in the rolling lock file. A lot and a roaring log fire. I’m not so keenon those bright, loud and modern bars – and the drinks is are expensive there too!

You're very traditional, aren't you, Rob? Well, let's talk more about places to drink around the world soon and highlight some drinking-related vocabulary. But first, how about a question?

Of course. In the UK the word 'pub' is short for public house – and there are more than 15000 over 50,000 of them with many different historical names. But do you know which name is the most popular pub name? Is it… a) The Red Line Lion b) The Crown c) The Royal Oak

That's difficult. There are lot lots of pubs with those names but I'm going to guess c) The Royal Oak.

We will find out if you are right or wrong later. So let's start talking about buzzing – boozing – an informal way of saying drinking alcohol. As you know, in the UK we have the pub as a place where we can socializesocialise – or meet friends – and drink together. But all around the world people have places to come together and share a drink – and not necessarily an alcohol alcoholic drink.

A pub is also sometimes called the haven a tavern or even as a saloon – that's the sort of drinking den you will would see in the all an old cowboy film! But the a bar tends to be the most one world well-known word for describing the a place to have a drink.

A bar is also the word to describe the lounge won't count. The long wooden counter that drinks are put on when you order – or ask for – a drink. There is are some amazing bars to drinking drink in around the world. I drank in one in Sweden that was completely made of ice: even the glasses was were made of ice!

I find the world when wherever I go in the world there is always an Irish-themed pub when where you can usually get a pin pint of Guinness! In fact it's claimed the highest pub in the world world, on the root of route upMount Everest, It is a Everest pub. is an Irish pub!

Well, walking off them up there must be thirsty work. What is One of the remotest pubs in the world it is in the is in a corner of Greenland. BBC correspondent XXXX Rob Crossan recently reported from there from for theBBC. Let's hear the word words he uses to describe the pub and the customers…

There's only one pub, a window resbonker while windowless bunker where country and western music plays whilst local men and women, mostly dressed in chest suite, XXX tracksuits, woolly hats and hiking boots, Seatssit almost silently around the bar sparse collection and warble of ripped banquettes and wobbly wooden chairs.

A very lonely place. The only pub around. It has no windows and he compares it with to a bunker – that is a place that is usually underground and built to protect the people from bully bullets or bombs.

Where the Well, a pub is normally a place to have a good time – but this doesn't doesn’t sound like a fun place, because nobody is talking and there is no not much furniture does it to sit on – it's space. sparse.

Yes, just a few red bond cat ripped banquettes – this is a these are small sitting seating areas arranged around the a table. And nobody just cheers. some wobbly, wooden chairs. Not the place for a right in the riotousevening.

Well, maybe it is. Because when When the drink starts flowing and everyone comes together under on a dark, cold green neon. It Greenland night, it could be fun. The only problem is that alcohol is being a bit limited, asRobert XXX Rob Crossan explains:

Only beer is available, the Danish brand brands - spirits is were completely banned in the past this part of Greenland five years ago Do you know due to the quite a astonishing levels of consumption right on by the local population.

So even you can only drink beer. Consumption – or the drinking of – spirits – has been stopped, or banned, because people drink drank too much of it. Well Rob. Rob, you know you don't have to drink to have a good time!

That's true. It's not good for your health and you get a terrible handover hangover – you feel ill – the next day. Maybe I I'll have a an orange juice next time I go to my local buzzer boozer – or pub. So come on Rob. WhatRob, what is the most popular name for a British buzzer? boozer?