Originally posted by trev33I'm totally in favour of this. I bet they have killer immunity to mononucleosis in South America 😛.
it's called a calabash gourd, the strew is called a bombilla in argentina, they called it something else in bolivia i can't remember. it's true about what Palynka said about passing it along like a joint but this is the tradition with a lot of things in s.a, beer for example, there's one small glass and a large bottle of beer, someone pours some beer into the ...[text shortened]... n the glass. it takes a little getting used to but it's a nice way to interact with people.
Originally posted by ChronicLeakyIt definitely is an acquired taste, but does grow on you. You can also buy the mate over here (in Ireland/England anyway)
Thanks for the information. I agree about the taste, but I'll have to set about acquiring a taste for it because she sent half a kilo of the stuff. I'm not sure I'll inflict it on friends at the moment, though.
It was funny walking in Santa Fe on a nice Sunday afternoon, with young couples everywhere walking around with their thermos flask. There are loads of customs associated with drinking mate, but I can't remember any at the moment.
If a gaucho ever offers you a mate, make sure you accept.
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Originally posted by Nordlysi would like to try it.
To my German mind, it seems like leaving it out altogether would change the meaning. But maybe it doesn't in English?
i would like to try it once.
i would like to try it some time.
you are not implying when you want to try it with 'i would like to try it' just that you would like to try it, doesn't have to be now, tomorrow or in 10 years time. some time implies sometime in the future but it's not really necessary or different to just plain old 'i would like to try it' i would have said sometime but just because i think it closes the sentence better. i wouldn't have said once, why not twice or three times? that's what the immature me would've replied with to 'once'
edit: english is a horrible language.
Originally posted by RagnorakI shall start some new mate-drinking customs.
It definitely is an acquired taste, but does grow on you. You can also buy the mate over here (in Ireland/England anyway)
It was funny walking in Santa Fe on a nice Sunday afternoon, with young couples everywhere walking around with their thermos flask. There are loads of customs associated with drinking mate, but I can't remember any at the moment.
If a gaucho ever offers you a mate, make sure you accept.
D
Originally posted by trev33Thanks. The difference in meaning, if there is any, would be quite subtle. I am not even sure how to explain it. I think I'll rather go back to bed.
i would like to try it.
i would like to try it once.
i would like to try it some time.
you are not implying when you want to try it with 'i would like to try it' just that you would like to try it, doesn't have to be now, tomorrow or in 10 years time. some time implies sometime in the future but it's not really necessary or different to just plain ol ...[text shortened]... immature me would've replied with to 'once'
edit: english is a horrible language.
But I don't agree that English is a horrible language.
Originally posted by trev33Seems like a wild time for anybody trying to contract Hepatitis B.
it's called a calabash gourd, the strew is called a bombilla in argentina, they called it something else in bolivia i can't remember. it's true about what Palynka said about passing it along like a joint but this is the tradition with a lot of things in s.a, beer for example, there's one small glass and a large bottle of beer, someone pours some beer into the ...[text shortened]... n the glass. it takes a little getting used to but it's a nice way to interact with people.