>Oh christ.
>One of my cars gets wrenched on by the guy who
>maintains the Jaegermeister
>934; one of the perks (or >perhaps a prerequisite) of the job appears to be
>an >endless supply of Jagermeister and related banners, >glasses and the
>like. There's a Jagermeister shrine of >sorts in one corner of the shop,
>consisting of cases of >the stuff, a dedicated refrigerator filled with it,
> >assorted dirty glasses and a 55-gallon drum which is >usually overflowing
>with empty Jagermeister bottles >(which is a staggering sight).
>Every time I collect my car after one of its
multi->month sojourns in this
>shop there's an obligatory >ritual of being offered a shot of this stuff
>for the >road because, and I quote, "...it's completely
>harmless...", an
>assertion I find (literally) difficult >to swallow given that the stuff
>seems to be composed of >equal parts herbal cough syrup and Draino.
Harmless!?!?!? I don't see how that stuff is
harmless! I don't know if you
know this, but Jagermeister has a certain little opiate in it (I'm not
kidding!) that makes you extremely violent. (If you've had too much, that
is.)
It is, as halmless as any other mild alcoholic drink.
I may destroy a successfull German marketing scheme, but
Jaegermeister isn't that popular over here as in the US.
Only during recent times (maybe 2-3 years) they push it
again, and it's getting popular again among young folks,
while most still associate it with old retired tastless
kitsch. Well, sorry :)
And for the basics, Jaegermeister is supposed to be a
Magenbitter, a kind of drink after a big meal to help
your stomach work ... There are a lot of other brands
around.
Servus
Hans
And BTW: During VCFe only beer will be served inside
the exhibitions, for alcoholic beverages you have to
wait for the evening - No, beer is not considered an
alcoholic drink - at least not here in Bavaria :))
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