Question on a saying

Kjetil Rå Hauge K.R.Hauge at EAST.UIO.NO
Thu Sep 26 13:40:30 UTC 2002


>There is a Russian syaing that begins "Pivo bez vodky ..." .  Would
>anyone know the rest of this saying which implies that one drinks to
>enjoy and get drunk?  Thanks ahead of time---Jerry Sabo.
>

A Google search on Russian pages brought up a good 700 pages with
this expression. "Pivo bez vodki - den'gi na veter" and "Pivo bez
vodki kak pasport bez fotki" seem to dominate at the beginning of the
list, but you might find some other variations if you go through the
whole list.

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