What's the common drink for your guest in your country?
By youless
@youless (112507)
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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17 responses
@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...
@saivenkaat802003 (4823)
• 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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@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
@xianxian54 (146)
• 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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@antoinette7777 (162)
• 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!
@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.
@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 .
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@monicazhang (802)
• 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.
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@erickrubio (624)
• Philippines
4 Oct 07
Youless, in the Philippines, we normally offer fruit juice to a visitor. Sometimes, we also offer them soft drinks.
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@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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@ladysurvivor (4746)
• 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)
@wondericequeen (7876)
• 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.