Sorry, I'm A Stanger Here Myself

[poliphilo]

When I was a kid I used to wonder what it was like to go into a pub and order a drink. And I used to worry that, when my time came, I'd do it wrong and be found out

I've always felt like I was bluffing my way through life. Like I'd missed out on some absolutely vital briefing session.

Keep your head down, imitate the natives, don't do anything to give yourself away.

Comments

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

A screwdriver- very impressive!

Did you know what you'd get?

I mean, I wouldn't know now. What goes into a screwdriver? Gin maybe? or vodka? I haven't a clue.

[four-thorns.livejournal.com]

vodka and orange juice

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I've never got along with vodka.

I remember raiding my parent's drinks cabinet as a kid and taking a swig from the vodka bottle and being really disappointed because I was hoping for this ultimate transgressive experience and the stuff just didn't taste of anything.

I'm a whisky man myself.

[four-thorns.livejournal.com]

a whisky man? wow. just the smell of it is enough to scare me away. i'm rather fond of rum, myself. i know that's not very classy. oh well.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I don't like the burnt-sugar taste of rum. I think this stems from being given disgusting rum-flavoured toffees when I was a kid. :)

[queen-in-autumn.livejournal.com]

Yes, I knew!

A screwdriver is made from vodka and orange juice.

Now when I drink, I mix the vodka with Diet Coke -- or get a Lemon Drop, which uses lemonade as the mixer and is served in a martini glass with a suger crusted rim.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I prefer- on the whole- to keep my spirits and my soft drinks separate.

But I'll admit that I developed a fondness last winter for mixing my whisky with (non-alcoholic) ginger wine. Very warming!

[four-thorns.livejournal.com]

lemon drops are quite good. or vodka and bitter lemon soda, which is basically the same thing, but carbonated.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I like bitter lemon.

It's what I used to drink at my grandparents' house(only without the vodka.)I thought it was a wonderful treat.