Different countries have different customs and these tend to stem from their history and ancestry. Different countries also have different drinks (which generally depend on what can be grown in the country or easy imported) which oddly say rather little of the culture or the history of a country and more about the character and personality of its population. Here are 6 Drinking Traditions From Around the World. 1. Korea This is the traditional called "Black Knight or Black Rose". It requires various people and various bottles of Soju which is a distilled liquor that is consumed neat and its alcohol content varies between 16% to 50%. the traditional consists in a series of rules: 1. No one should drink before the eldest of the group 2. Use both hands when pouring and receiving your drink 3. No body's glass can be empty 4. You can't pour your own drink 5. you should turn slightly away from others while drinking 6. you should never refuse a drink. 7. if you cannot continue drinking you can get someone else to drink for you, this person is a "Black Knight" if male and a "Black Rose" if female and you will owe them a favor for their service. 2. Sweden For this tradition, you'll need a bottle of "Aquavit" which is a Scandinavian distilled spirit flavored with herbs and spices, predominantly Caraway seeds with an alcohol content of around 40%. The group of drinkers make toasts and take shots whilst singing Aquavit songs. one of the most popular songs is called "helan gar" and popular toasts include 1,2,3, now! and Not now.... Not now.... Not now.... NOW! 3. Peru This Peruvian tradition is that one person buys a beer and gets a glass, this person then begins to pour some of the beer into the glass and then passes the bottle to their right, they then drink the beer from the glass leaving a little at the bottom to flick onto the ground thus "rinse" the glass, the glass is then also passed to the right and the process is repeated giving the tradition its name "The Drinking Circle" 4. The Shotski The origin of this tradition is unknown although many mountainous regions claim it began there. It consists of various people using a plank or a ski to line up shot glasses on, so they can simultaneously do the shot and then going skiing, hence the name "Shotski" it's generally done with "Fireball" which is a cinnamon-flavored Canadian whiskey and the longest recorded "Shotski" was over 1300ft/ 400m with over 800 people. 5. The Netherlands "The Little Headbutt" is a dutch drinking tradition that is composed of a Dutch beer with a Genever chaser. Genever is a dutch drink that is similar to gin. the tradition is to pour the Genever into a tulip-shaped glass and the first sip must be taken without using your hands or knocking the glass over with your head, hence the ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihb9yszQO_A

Although they may not seem terribly close on a traditional world map. If we turn the globe 180 degrees we can see that the United States and Russia are only about 88 kilometers apart. And if we zoom in even closer, we'll see that the Russian island of Big Diomede and the U.S. island of Little Diomede are just 3.8 kilometers apart, which is about the length of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. An 88-kilometer-long bridge from Russia to the U.S may seem like a long bridge to build but nowadays it isn't really at all that far. The Cangde Grand Bridge in China is 106 kilometers long The Tianjin Grand Bridge is 113 km long The Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct is 157 and the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge is a whopping 164 kilometers! almost double the distance between Russia and the U.S. In addition to this, if they were to use the Diomede islands as intersections for the bridge construction it would make a bridge between Russia and the U.S even easier. But wait! Before you all go out and buy ammunition and supplies and start digging bomb shelters in preparation for war, there are actually some pretty good reasons why a bridge has never been built, and why it probably never will be. 1. Climate Conditions. Climate conditions in the area are harsh, during the winter months the temperatures can easily plummet to -20 degrees centigrade in the winter and the bearing strait itself is generally frozen between mid-december and mid June, this would limit the amount of time where construction could take place to around 6 months a year, effectively doubling the time it would take to complete the bridge. 2. U.S. Infrastructure. If we look at this map of Alaska we can see roughly where the bridge would likely start, but we can't see anything close by, no quarries, no cement works, no steel works, shops, gas stations, there aren't even any roads to get you there. The nearest main road is over 800km away! Before construction on the bridge could even start hundreds of millions of dollars would have to be spent on infrastructure to obtain and transport materials to the site. Now you're probably thinking, "Why not just start the bridge from the Russian side?!" 3. Russian Infrastructure. On the Russian side, things are even worse! The nearest railway is over 3000km away and the nearest highway isn't even paved and is nearly 2000km away, that's like trying to get from Houston, Texas to the Canadian border, without roads! 4. No Benefits. Even if they did go ahead and spend billions of dollars setting up the infrastructure necessary to bring materials to the site and then spent the $105 billion that the discovery channel estimates it would cost to build the bridge, who would use it? In order to get from Anchorage to anywhere of significance, you'd have to travel thousands and thousands of kilometers and flying would be a cheaper, quicker, and much more enjoyable option. It wouldn't benefit the transportation of goods either because cargo ships can transport larger loads quicker and cheaper. 5. The Future With no obvious benefits and a lot of hefty problems, the construction of a Bering strait bridge doesn't seem like a possible project for the future. However, it could be the route of a future Hyperloop transportation system, especially if engineers want to avoid having to cross oceans in order to connect with Asia and Europe, and, if Elon Musk's vision of Mach 5 speeds ever becomes possible, a trip from Houston, Texas through the Bering Strait and on to Paris, France could take less than 3 hours! And so it seems, that although the physical gap between both nations is incredibly small, the economical, cultural, and political differences are too great and until both countries can find a common ground between them... there will be no common ground between them. Get more Tips here! http://www.destinationtips.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuakXXccnuM

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Get more Tips here! http://www.destinationtips.com If you’re obsessed with tech, or you’re just immersed in modern history, here are some nerdy tourist destinations that you simply can’t miss. 1. Funspot, Laconia, NH (Lah-coney-er) If you remember spending hours pumping quarter after quarter into Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, and Asteroids, then Funspot in Laconia, New Hampshire is your mecca. The “entertainment supercenter” is home to the American Classic Arcade Museum. 2. Kirkland House, Cambridge, MA The legendary birthplace of Facebook, because it’s still a working dorm at Harvard University. Back when Facebook still touted the “the” at the beginning of its name, and Mark Zuckerberg was just hoping to drum up members. 3. Microsoft Visitor’s Center, Redmond, WA For any of the millions of people who live every day in close contact with Microsoft devices. Located on Microsoft’s 300-acre campus, the Visitor’s Center is an ever-updating exhibit of the tech giant’s past, present, and future. 4. Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA The Computer History Museum has a ton of rotating exhibits that depict the storied history of the Information Age while showcasing the possibilities of technology. It’s a must-visit for anyone who appreciates the true genius of the microchip. 5. Apple’s ‘Company Store’, Cupertino, CA In addition to the typical array of state-of-the-art products, the Apple Company Store is also the only place you can pick up some official branded T-shirts and accessories, as well. 6. The HP Garage, Palo Alto, CA Maybe you haven’t heard of Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard, the two men who started their own computer company out of a garage in the late 1930s. Now it is rightfully known as the “Birthplace of Silicon Valley.” 7. The Oasis, Menlo Park, CA The restaurant served as one of the meeting spots for the Homebrew Computer Club, a motley collection of computer nerds who met to commiserate in the 1970s. They included people like Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, and Jerry Lawson, the man who invented video game cartridges. 8. The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA A museum unlike any other. This museum is exceptionally interactive, whether you’re using tech to get an incredibly in-depth biology lesson or you’re experiencing the sensation of being in an earthquake, there’s a lot to experience at the Tech Museum. 9. South Park, San Francisco, CA It is said to be the mythical place where Jack Dorsey invented Twitter. As a result, South Park is largely considered the birthplace of the “dot com revolution.” 10. The Intel Museum, Santa Clara, CA Don’t underestimate the impact that Intel has had on the computer industry. After all, they are one of the world’s leading manufactu ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj5bvyXpMxo