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The "Shout" is as Australian as fair dinkum and meat pies. To shout means to buy something for someone. It is most notably used in the context of drinking at the pub and requires a group of 2 or more people. The best number to have in a shout is 4, any more and the system tends to fail after a few beers, as no one can remember who shouted last. If you have more than 4 people break up into small more manageable groups. How the shout works. The first person in the shout buys a round. A round is one drink for every person in the group, which is collectively called a shout. When all the glasses are nearing empty in the group, the next person to shout gets the round. It is important to note that the shout occurs before glasses are empty. This maintains a drinking rhythm. The system continues until it returns to the start and so on until you are kicked out of the pub or fall down drunk, which ever comes first. Important points. If at some time you wish to leave the shout, you should have a good reason and "I'm tired" usually doesn't cut it. You will invariably be called lots of names, "Slack bastard", "piker", and the list goes on. To get out of a shout you must shout before you leave!!! So do it when your turn comes up and make a quick exit. If you go to the pub with a new Australian friend and they say "Mate my shout" and get you a beer, you may think that this is very generous however it is not a "gimme". You have just entered into a shout. It is your duty now to buy your new friend a drink. Sometimes it may be that friends are generous and will not allow you to shout them back, however an attempt must be made. A shout can apply to any alcoholic beverage, spirits, bottles, jugs etc. I'LL HAVE A ... Now that you have the common shout under your belt buying beer in different parts of Australia is done in different ways. "I'll have a beer", can mean a number of things. Of course you will get beer but how much? Look at the following for a guide to ordering beer around Australia. "I'll have a " Beer in Queensland (QLD) and Victoria (VIC) you will get a 7 ounce (oz) glass. In New South Wales (NSW)you will get a 15 oz and the rest of the country a 10oz glass. Middy is terminology used only in NSW and South Australia (SA) It is 285ml or 10oz glass. Pint is a 425ml (15 oz) glass mainly SA and VIC. Butcher is 200ml or 7 oz in SA Pony is 140ml or 5 oz However you need not commit this to memory as any one who orders something this size really does not want a drink. If you start off a shout with this one Pot is 285mL or 10 oz in QLD and VIC Schooner is 425 mL (15 oz) in NSW, VIC and 285 mL (10 oz) in SA. Glass is 200mL (7 oz) in QLD and VIC Handle 10 oz glass with a handle. You may be given one by asking for a pot a certain pubs. It is the same size however the advantage of a handle is that your hand does not heat the beer up. The colder the beer the better. Stubbie is a 375mL bottle. Tinny or Can is 375mL can. Darwin Stubbie 1.25litre bottle only found in NT Long neck 750mL bottle. THE BOTTLE SHOP Finally, the drive-thru bottle shop or "bot-le-o" which is an annex to a pub specifically for the purchase of take home alcohol. This is a mine field for the uninitiated. The problem occurs as it is usually busy and the drive through is for people who know what they want and know what they are doing. Don't hold people up trying to decide, park your car and walk in. If you are more adventurous this is how it is done. A slab or carton or box is 24 cans or stubbies of beer. You must specify cans or stubbies, the best thing is to tell the person serving how much cash you are going to give them, this makes the transaction even speedier. It goes like this... "I'll have a cold slab of VB stubs mate out of 50" This means that you wish to purchase 24 stubbies of Victoria Bitter (VB) in a box and you have a $50 note to give him for the purchase. The attendant will then go to fridge, get a carton of VB stubbies, go to the cash register and put the transaction through as though you gave him $50. He will then bring the change and the beer to you, take the $50, give you the change and the carton. You drive away. It's that easy! Important abbreviations; VB: Victoria Bitter Crownies: Crown Larger Goldies: XXXX (Four ex) Red Rimmers: XXXX heavy beer. Heavy: Full strength beer Light or Mid Strength: Less alcohol percentage. The list goes on |
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