I Got To 55 Without Knowing This

[poliphilo]

Here's some English drinking lore.

Can you see the difference between these two glasses?

No, neither could I.

But the one on the left has a bit of a shoulder to it , which makes it a "gentleman's glass", whereas the other has a smoother contour, which makes it a "lady's glass".

Ailz (who used to be a pub landlady) pointed this out in the nick of time and saved me from committing a terrible social blunder.

 

Comments

[cosmolinguist]

No wonder I like the smooth ones better! I think they look nicer I almost always get the bumpy ones, though.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'd never even noticed there were two styles.

[cosmolinguist]

I noticed the difference but I had no idea it meant anything. I'm glad you told us.