r u sure you want to buy 8 cans of Guiness?

"It's like making love in a canoe, too close to water."
This is how one of my classmates describes American beer.

So I am in Europe now. You would think I would get a GREAT selection of beer. Guess what, the Swiss aren't all about having different kinds of beer.

I haven't had that much beer since I got to Switzerland. And the beer I had was limited to the plain old lager, or the little bit of Guniness that costs 8 ($7) Swiss francs a pint. I want some ale, or some amber, something that you would enjoy coming out of a Swiss winter.

I decided that it was time to start consuming beer again. It's time to stock up on some beer at home. So I went down to a grocery store down the road. Mhhhhh. Not that many choices if you are looking for alternatives to lager. Not to mention expensive. A six pack of 12 ounces of ale costs 12 francs ($10). But there is was, my trusty Guiness, and it's on sale! At 24% off (yes, that is 24%, not 25%, ok? It's Swiss percision!), a pint still costs 3 francs. But hey, it's cheaper than having it at the bar, and it also means I can have it whenever I am at home!

There I was, with 8 cans of Guiness at the register. What do you know, the register rang it up wrong without the discount. Not only that, the chic was questioning my sanity at buying 8 cans of beer at 4 francs a piece (the dicount didn't come through). She said something like: "U know that it's 4 francs a can, not 4 francs for four cans?"

Certainly, I am not idiot. But how do I tell her that I am aware of thee PER CAN price, and am perfectly willing to pay for that beautiful Irish black gold even at 4 francs a pop. Well, when you can only use sign language you get creative. Wave your arms alot and be animated. You either scare the hell out of them or make them laugh.

Oh well. The bottom line is that I still managed to get the Guiness without a word of French (and only paying 3 francs a can)! Oh boy, do I enjoy it!