Etiquette Tip: Toasting: #1 Rule regarding toasting
by Judith Bowman on 04/07/10
Regarding toasting: when the toast is being proposed to you, in your honour: never drink to ones self. Interestingly, the origin: during the days of kings and castles, one would crash stein to stein. The host was trying to spill his beverage into his guests stein. Guest would wait, for his host to drink first, in the event that the beverage was tainted or, poisoned. The host, then would presumably fall ill or die, first. Thus, the reason for the rule. Today, the reasons have changed however, the rule remains the same. Once again, whenever the toast is being proposed in YOUR HONOUR: RULE: Never drink to yourself.
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