Drinks are often related with ceremonies. Remember the brits with their afternoon tea, the asian or north african tea ceremony (for example in Tunisia). I think in none of these Countries, the ceremony is related to religion.
-----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 19. Januar 2005 20:16 An: [email protected] Betreff: Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited Hi, > On the other hand, Coca-Cola *is* intended to be consumed as a > beverage. BTW, I found the Ethiopian coffee article very interesting. > Thanks to whoever (Bob W?) shared it. Wonder if devout Rastafarians > find party-use of marijuana offensive? I don't think so. Coffee doesn't have any religious significance with Ethiopians, so it's not like ganja for rastas, and disrespecting is not, as someone supposed, like pissing in a mosque. Perhaps the nearest equivalent to their ceremony might be something like passing the port round after a formal dinner, or enjoying single malts, or vintage wine with friends, then finding out that people swig it from paper cups in brown bags while walking to work in the morning. It's difficult to find a modern European equivalent because we have all but dispensed with that level of formality and ritual on a daily basis. -- Cheers, Bob
