tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32973186.post5666452784919207781..comments2024-01-24T20:51:48.974-08:00Comments on Linköpinglivin': SkålUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32973186.post-46137514897483030722007-11-21T03:25:00.000-08:002007-11-21T03:25:00.000-08:00I take issue with Todd's comment for two reasons:1...I take issue with Todd's comment for two reasons:<BR/><BR/>1) I know that you were making an analogy, but Christopher Columbus didn't discover America. In fact, he never set foot in America. Where he did go, he managed to massacre an entire civilization.<BR/><BR/>2) Even if one did want to make an argument that he did discover America, you can't "discover" something that hundreds of thousands of people already know about. <BR/><BR/>Otherwise, I support calling out Sean Whiting. Always a good call. <BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32973186.post-41963857074970294012007-11-19T12:47:00.000-08:002007-11-19T12:47:00.000-08:00I take issue(s) with number 6:6) At this point, we...I take issue(s) with number 6:<BR/><BR/>6) At this point, we have reached a pivotal moment. Will you "clank" glasses like a drunken American or will you resist this temptation of youth and choose the classy, Northern European, all-important and highly respected, simple-but-meaningful eye-contact, with each and every person at the table? Choose wisely. This evening is depending upon your decision.<BR/><BR/>I had a feeling, that European's were "clanking" glasses long before America was a distant glimmer in Christopher Columbus' eye. And upon researching, I found this feeling to be entirely accurate. Here are a few thoughts on the origin of the "clank" tradition:<BR/><BR/> - Germanic tribes would bang their cups on the table before drinking in order to knock out the ghosts. Congolese natives would ring bells before emptying their cups for the same reason. <BR/><BR/> - Nomadic horsemen, like Atilia, decorated their cups and wine sacs with bells and other "clinking clutter" for the purpose of keeping out the evil. <BR/><BR/> - The Tibetans tapped their cups of Kumiss before drinking. <BR/><BR/> - From the citizens of the Shang Dynasty crying "Kaan" to Nordic tribes in the caves of Odin cracking skulls and shaking leather wine sacs.<BR/><BR/>You'll notice that NO WHERE in this research is America mentioned in the history of the clank. I accept your apology on behalf of all drunken Americans.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, I'm not sure who you're socializing with in America, but making eye contact with everyone at the table is often, if not always, practiced. So maybe your issue here is your inability to pick classy friends(and family!).<BR/><BR/>Second apology accepted.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596366525350365964noreply@blogger.com