Australians! Totally non-PHP question!
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Australians! Totally non-PHP question!
When I watch Neighbours (yes really!) the characters are invariably chatting away inside a bar or pub. Oddly enough though they aren't depicted drinking pints, rather little quarter-pint glasses. Is that for real, or is it due to legal restrictions about showing alcohol on TV or something?
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Re: Australians! Totally non-PHP question!
In Australia pints were never really a widely done thing, though they're getting more popular in recent years. Depending upon what state you're in you're likely to get:
It's not considered girly to drink half pints here. It's just the done thing. In the summer you wouldn't really want a pint unless you want to drink the second half of it warm
- A pot - This is really a half pint, but it's just called a pot and is what most people drink
- A schooner - This is about 3/4 of a pint and it's mostly a New South Wales thing
- A pint
- A middy - Again, it's more or less half a pint but in Western Australia they call it a middy
It's not considered girly to drink half pints here. It's just the done thing. In the summer you wouldn't really want a pint unless you want to drink the second half of it warm
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Re: Australians! Totally non-PHP question!
Yeah I guess that makes sense what with Australia offering a marginally warmer climate than up here. Schooner's a good word for a beer, like it!