Talk:Toast (honor)

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[edit] Toasts of Caucasus Peoples

I hope I didn't offend the writer of this section, but I removed the excessive exclamation marks in the toast. Pied beauty 16:43, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Origins

This article doesn't mention the origins of this practice. I think it would be a very interesting addition. Blaise Joshua 14:17, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Indeed. Smallville claims that the origin was from a king (or something of the like) who feared his drink had been poisoned and so proposed a toast to ensure that his drink would spill into the other cups. I came here to see if it was true.

Also, how about toasting in various cultures? I recently spent a night out with some Chinese guys, they taught me the phrase "gen bai", which means "dry glass". Not sure if it's a toast as such, but it does involving raise glasses, shouting and downing your drink.

I think it was the vikings who toasted to ensure that their drink wasn't poisoned. I dunno where I've heard it though. κаллэмакс 17:27, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

The article now contains the assertion that "The practice of toasting originated in Ancient Greece, at a time when fear of poisoning was a significant concern." Any chance of getting a source for that? --82.41.47.150 14:23, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Here's one. Perhaps not the most authoritative source, but it's a start. Hashashin 14:50, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Star Trek

wtf.

[edit] Americans

The article says that American rarely toast. I disagree. Is there a source anyone could find for this? Jmlk17 07:19, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Same from my side, I quite disagree with the sort of statement made there, it is a generalisation of what situation might occur not of what actually is. The four guys on the photo would quite picture pretty well the party 'toasting' mood. And most of the claims that would be canadian/american are actually encountered pretty much everywhere in the world. Maplefanta (talk) 01:52, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm just going to go ahead and remove the OP of that section, it someone can verify it they can put it back. BaldurtheGreat 01:29, 5 February 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by BaldurtheGreat (talk • contribs)

Was it thought that the 'secondary toast' is not a toast at all? It fits the heading in that it 'honours'. This section was removed, but I think that it is certainly a legitimate toast (and is shown in literature as well). 76.19.119.93 (talk) 19:30, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] international

Please, if feasible, more info. on these translations, on cin cin cin, et cetera.

Thank You,

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[edit] Reference to 'magestic greeting'

This majestic greeting was all but unheard in North America until it was popularized by the film Crocodile Dundee and Foster's Lager. Many people mistakenly think the exclamation is British in origin, when in fact it truly arrived from down under.'


Which 'majestic greeting' is that?