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You\u2019re an international kind of person. You\u2019ve seen the World, and continue to travel all over. It can be different, foreign, and a host of new experiences. But one thing that is nearly universal: sharing a good drink. On every corner of the map<\/b><\/a>, you\u2019ll find friends getting together for after-work drinks, Sunday cocktails, or weekend shots. It\u2019s a very human experience, and every culture puts its own spin on it.<\/p>\n Join PostFromUS<\/a><\/b> on this tour around the world, to see how people everywhere raise their glasses.<\/p>\n Often shortened down to simple Sant\u00e9, it\u2019s the perfect phrase to pull out at a fancy dinner.<\/p>\n Enjoy Aperol Spritzes in the shadow of the Colosseum, and toast like this to your friends\u2019 good health.<\/p>\n Not often said over alcohol, but often over a steaming hot cup of tea or coffee.<\/p>\n Literally translates to \u201cdry cup\u201d because\u2026 well, you can figure out why.<\/p>\n Recited with friends over a round of steaming coffee.<\/p>\n A classic.<\/p>\n While Salud is also used, this is a fun little toast, with coordinated moves to go with it. The \u201ctequila toast\u201d goes arriba (glasses up); abajo (glasses down); al centro (glasses to the front which wishes health to everyone participating in the toast); y pa\u2019 dentro (your tequila goes inside or drink your drink)<\/p>\n Say cheers like a Viking! The Sk\u00e5l is an ancient toast, harking back to Viking times when they would toast after a battle with a sk\u00e5l, skull, shaped goblet.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/postfromus.aliansoftware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4-1-3.png” title_text=”4-1″ url=”https:\/\/www.postfromus.com\/create-an-account\/” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||15px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \u201cTo life!\u201d is both a question and an answer. In ancient times, when water was too gross and alcohol too strong, mixing them was the common way to neutralize the bad elements of both. Asking \u201cTo life?\u201d and hearing that refrain back meant that you were safe to drink.<\/p>\n Just enough to be a little different than the classic British \u201cCheers\u201d.<\/p>\n Also means \u201cEmpty Cup,\u201d but this time it\u2019s a cup of sak\u00e9.<\/p>\n There are plenty of ways to toast in creole languages, and many of them come from French. Ochan though is a native word. It means \u201cto your health.\u201d<\/p>\n Toast over some petiscos, Portugal\u2019s answer to tapas, and a glass of excellent Oporto wine with the help of this word.<\/p>\n Eg\u00e9szs\u00e9gedre means \u201cto your health\u201d while Fen\u00e9kig is \u201cuntil the bottom of the glass\u201d. They\u2019re both a mouthful to say, but the interesting fact is that Hungarians don\u2019t toast over beer. Rumor has it that Austrian generals, during the breakdown of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, celebrated tyranny by clinking beer glasses. In response, Hungarians self-imposed a moratorium on the activity.<\/p>\n Just one of many ways to toast in Thai. Literally means crash, bump or knock against. \u201cBang!\u201d<\/p>\n An Ethiopian toast to good health is said over B\u2019una or fermented Te\u2019j. You can also use this toast in Egypt and Eritrea. <\/p>\n While there are dozens of Russian drinking toasts, versions of \u201cto your health\u201d are the most common and versatile. <\/p>\n Like many far-eastern countries, this means \u201cempty cup,\u201d or \u201cbottoms up!\u201d<\/p>\n Perfect to proclaim over a ma\u00df of beer in the hofbrauhaus.<\/p>\n Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language of the Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is also found spoken in Goa. Before making this toast, it is customary to take the first capful of a freshly opened bottle of liquor and pour it into a nearby flower or plant.<\/p>\n To your good health! Farsi is spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Bahrain.<\/p>\n Make this Afrikaans cheers to good health in South Africa and Namibia, as well as parts of Botswana and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n Raise your glass \u201cto our health\u201d in Greece and Cyprus. <\/p>\n This cheers \u201cto your health\u201d in Pashto also works in parts of Pakistan and Iran.<\/p>\n While Mma mma n\u1ee5 is the classic Igbo toast to good health, this Nigerian toast has a particular use \u2013 when a man toasts a beautiful woman, the love of his love, he says \u201cNkem,\u201d his perfect complimentary half.<\/p>\n Now, anywhere you go, you\u2019ll be able to toast in style. Whether you\u2019re abroad for business or pleasure, for vacation, or to start a new life, feeling comfortable and capable is key. PostFromUS is always willing to help<\/a><\/b> however way it can, to give you the best experience possible. And so let us say, to new experiences, cheers!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\nFrance \u2013 Sant\u00e9 \/ A la votre (Sahn-tay \/ Ah la vo-tre)<\/h2>\n
Italy \u2013 Cin Cin! Salute! ( Chin chin \/ Saw-lutay)<\/h2>\n
Saudia Arabia (and other Arabic-speaking countries) \u2013 \u0641\u064a \u0635\u062d\u062a\u0643 \u2013 (Fi-sih-tik or Fe sahatek)<\/h2>\n
Chinese (Mandarin) \u2013 \u5e72\u676f (G\u0101n b\u0113i)<\/h2>\n
Turkey \u2013 \u015eerefe (Sher-i-feh)<\/h2>\n
Spain \u2013 Salud (Sah-lud)<\/h2>\n
Mexico \u2013 \u00a1Arriba, abajo, al centro, pa\u2019 dentro! (Ah-rree-bah, ah-bah-hoh, ahl sehn-troh, pah dehn-troh)<\/h2>\n
Sweden (and other Scandinavian countries) \u2013 Sk\u00e5l (skawl)<\/h2>\n
Israel \u2013 \u05dc\u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd (L\u2019Chaim)<\/h2>\n
Australia \u2013 Cheers, mate!<\/h2>\n
Japan \u2013 \u4e7e\u676f (\u304b\u3093\u3071\u3044) (Kan-pie)<\/h2>\n
Haiti (and other Creole-speaking countries) \u2013 Ochan! Sante! (Oh-chan \/ Sahn-tay)<\/h2>\n
Portugal \u2013 Sa\u00fade (Saw-OO-de)<\/h2>\n
Hungary \u2013 Eg\u00e9szs\u00e9gedre \/ Fen\u00e9kig (Egg-esh ay-ged-reh \/ Fehn-eh-keg)<\/h2>\n
Thailand \u2013 \u0e0a\u0e19\u0e41\u0e01\u0e49\u0e27 (Chon G\u00e2ew)<\/h2>\n
Ethiopia (Amharic) -\u1208\u1324\u1293\u127d\u1295 (L\u2019-TAY-nah-chin)<\/h2>\n
Russia \u2013 \u0417\u0430 \u0437\u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432\u044c\u0435! (Za zda-ROVH-yeh)<\/h2>\n
Korea \u2013 \uac74\ubc30 (Gun-bae)<\/h2>\n
German \u2013 Prost \/ Zum wohl (Prohst \/ Tsum vohl)<\/h2>\n
Maharashtra \u2013 \u092c\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0930\u093e (Boo-Ra)<\/h2>\n
Iran (and other Persian\/Farsi speaking countries) \u2013 \u0628\u0647 \u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u062a\u06cc (Beh sah-lah-mah-tee)<\/h2>\n
South Africa \u2013 Gesondheid! (Ge-sund-hate)<\/h2>\n
Greece \u2013 \u03a5\u0393\u0395\u0399\u0391 (Ya-mas)<\/h2>\n
Afghanistan \u2013 \u0647\u0685\u0648\u0644 \u2013 (Kha sehat walary)<\/h2>\n
Nigeria \u2013 Nkem (Ni-kum)<\/h2>\n
So Raise A Glass!<\/h2>\n