What's the common drink for your guest in your country?

@youless (112100)
Guangzhou, China
October 2, 2007 8:52pm CST
In China the most common drink is tea. When the guest visits us, usually we will make a tea for them to drink. I am a little bit different, perhaps I am not so interested in tea. So when others visit to me, usually I will offer them water or soda water.
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@ailema4ever (2668)
• Finland
25 Oct 07
Here in Finland the common drink for guests is either coffee or tea, but most people usually take coffee. Finnish people LOVE their coffee so much. In Indonesia, it's either tea or just plain water he he he...
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
26 Oct 07
Thanks for your response.
• Finland
26 Oct 07
My pleasure. :-D
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@rbardhan (193)
• India
3 Oct 07
In Idia olso tea is the most common drink.But locally we serve some times a locally made drink called 'Sarbat'.I is made of sugar, salt and limon.
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Oct 07
That sounds so attractive to me. I haven't drunk it before, I hope one day I could be a guest to an indian family:)
@rbardhan (193)
• India
3 Oct 07
Please come and join our home party any time. thank you.
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• India
11 Nov 07
Both China and India have many cultures in common, and it is proud to see that the ancient traditions are still intact. We also give guests a tumbler of cool water when they come to our house and after a while we would give either coffee or tea. This is the practice which is quite invariantly practised in all parts of our country. Thanks Jing for giving chance to express my country's tradtion and take care of yourself.
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@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Dec 07
I know what drinks I shall give you when you are our guest:)
@shiloh_222 (5479)
• Philippines
15 Oct 07
hi our country, it is typical to offer softdrinks (sodas), juice or coffee... it is usually with finger foods to nibble with:-D
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Oct 07
I like drinking it:)
• China
12 Oct 07
ususlly when I have the visitors, i make the tea,mostly green tea, for our foreign visitors, I make coffee for them.
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@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Oct 07
You are very considerate:)
• Philippines
7 Dec 07
In our country, Philippines, when someone visits our house we serve them Coke, Pepsi or Juice. We really do not have a traditional drink. happy posting. Have a great day!
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Dec 07
Then I will like juice much more:)
@limcyjain (3516)
• India
3 Oct 07
Tea is a popular drink to be offered here too but not all prefer to go for tea so i would normally ask would you like to have tea or coldrink and depending on the response of the person the drink is served. In industries tea is the normal thing which is served for coustomers.
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@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Oct 07
You are very considerate:)
@meme0907 (3481)
• United States
11 Oct 07
Hey yl, Well down south we drink iced tea -I like soda or water.(not to say that I don't like iced tea but only if it's homemade)-I would offer my guest their preference. +'s |:)
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@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
11 Oct 07
Thanks for your response.
@hmike_d (1529)
• Philippines
3 Oct 07
Me, here in the Philippines, we used to have coffee or black coffee. We have this great kind of coffee that really makes our guests like it much. We are also fond of offering natural fruit juices.
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Oct 07
Now I know the common drink in Philippines is coffee. Although we are Asians, but we are still different in this aspect. I like coffee but I can't drink it often, because I am afraid I can't fall asleep easily after that.
@sukumar794 (5040)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
3 Oct 07
It is usually tea that is being served up except in situations whereby the guest would like to have coffee instead. When it is hot day we would serve up fresh lime juice or buttermilk to quench the thirst of the visitor .
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Oct 07
That sounds great:)
• China
3 Oct 07
I would prepare almost everything for my guest,including:green and black tea,fruit juice,water and coffee.When they come to my home,I would ask them what they want.Personally,I like green tea quite a lot since I thought its aromatic and healthy.
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Oct 07
I like green tea much more than black tea. In fact I like flower tea.
@jcyap888 (721)
• Philippines
3 Oct 07
i know tea is best serve in china i have gone to amoy china where my relatives lives. they serve tea, but here in philippines we serve juice orange, or softdrinks.
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Oct 07
I think the young people will prefer to juice orange or soft drinks here:)
• Philippines
4 Oct 07
Youless, in the Philippines, we normally offer fruit juice to a visitor. Sometimes, we also offer them soft drinks.
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Oct 07
Fruit juice is a healthy drink.
@gesell03 (173)
• Philippines
4 Oct 07
there is no such thing as common drink in the philippines but when we have guests we try to offer them the best that we have, if we have coffee then we serve it in the morning or hot chocolate, if its in the afternoon we give them juice, apple juice, orange juice or pineapple whatever is available or cola, we tend to ask what the guest prefers.
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@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Oct 07
It is nice to be a guest in Philippines:)
• Malaysia
5 Oct 07
I think in my country there is no absolute drink for guests. Maybe because in my country there are limitless of drink supply, so everybody has the freedom to choose their own favorite drinks. But the most usual drinks served for guests are: For hot drinks: a. coffee/nescafe b. tea/lipton/boh c. milo d. horlicks For cold drinks: a. syrup b. orange juice (sunquick) c. soda drinks (for teenagers mostly)
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Oct 07
There are many choices:)
• Hong Kong
3 Oct 07
I think it would be tea for us too! But sometimes for the younger generation, they would offer water, or juices when guests come over. I notice that we don't necessarily serve tea but it depends the age of the guests and the hosts.
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Oct 07
You are right:)
@vissy10 (82)
• Philippines
3 Oct 07
My country is a nation of coffee-drinkers. Since we don't usually serve hot drinks, we often offer juices or coke. I prefer softdrinds/soda because there's no preparation needed for that ^_^
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@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Oct 07
To be frank, I really like to drink it:)