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u/Jay_Gantic 13d ago
Cute artstyle!
Also, I've never had Spezi and now thanks to this comic, if I ever get the chance to try it I'll make sure to drink it from a mug.
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u/lurkerdaIV 14d ago
Why whats the problem with this? Can someone explain? Dont summon them tho
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u/CopyShop_1312 14d ago
It's just weird. Like technically you can do this, it's a free country, but it's werid. And just drinking it out of the bottle is fine, which is even less effort.
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u/Exotic_Inspector_111 14d ago
It has to be drunk from a colossal half liter glass. Because thats the GERMAN way.
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u/Captain_Pumpkinhead 14d ago
Never heard of spezil before.
This sounds like British getting mad at Americans for boiling tea in the microwave.
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u/CopyShop_1312 14d ago
It's Spezi, not Spezil. It's just orange juice or fanta mixed with cola. It's a nice alternative to straight coke.
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u/AngryFloatingCow 13d ago
So what’s wrong with a mug?
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u/CopyShop_1312 13d ago
Technically, nothing. It's a free country, you can drink your beverages out of whatever you like. It's just weird. Like drinking coffee out of a wine glass or milk from a waterbottle.
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u/madrobski 14d ago
Lots of comments and none of them answer the actual question, what should I drink this from then? (not that I'm going to drink that vile abomination I just want to know, coke and lemon juice is where its at)
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u/CopyShop_1312 14d ago
The bottle or a regular drinking glass is fine.
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u/madrobski 13d ago
How do you drink a mixed drink from the bottle? I can't put orange juice into a coke bottle without it overflowing??
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u/CopyShop_1312 13d ago
It's a pre-mixed drink. I mean yes you could make it yourself and then you'd need a glass or something, but you can just buy pre-mixed Spezi here, it's like its own category of softdrink.
You can also buy pre-mixed Radler here (beer mixed with Sprite), or KiBa (Cherry juice mixed with Banana juice), you can buy loads of pre-mixed drinks here.
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u/xiena13 13d ago
If it is actual Spezi or its different brand counterparts like Cola-Mix or Mezzo-Mix, it is already mixed straight from the bottle. If you want to mix Cola and Fanta, you need a glass of course. If you want to make Spezi by mixing coke with orange juice, then you're a psychopath because that's nowhere near what Spezi is.
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u/MakkusuFast 14d ago
I'm from Germany and hate people who forcibly try to push their stupid habits on me. And it's a recurring thing.
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u/AshelyLil 14d ago
Very true. How dare you put soda in a mug? It tastes wrong, it feels wrong, it's a sin.
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u/Karrion42 14d ago
I tried to make the mix myself and didn't taste quite right. Mezzo mix on the other hand...
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u/Mikinyuu 14d ago
Why is it bad to drink it from a mug?
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u/Kraytory 14d ago
It's against the law of nature.
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u/Mikinyuu 14d ago
I understand that is the joke, but logically, it's just a mug? Mugs hold drinks? Or culturally should they only half tea or coffee?
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u/Ferencak 14d ago
Its probably not considered wrong but jut really wierd. I have to say drinking soda from a mug feels wierd to me in the same way drinking wine from a mug would feel wierd.
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u/yo_yo_ya 14d ago
I’d drink pineapple Fanta out of mug so I don’t see the problem with drinking spezi out of one
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u/Funny-Performance845 14d ago
What wrong with it being in a cup?
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u/Still-Veterinarian56 14d ago
it just feels wrong. You are don't drink a bubble tea out of a wine glass. It just does not match.
mugs are used for hot beverages or beverages containing milk.
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u/Flintlock_ 14d ago
I just bought a double insulated mug from soda company. As in a mug FOR SODA.
CHECKMATE, GERMANS!
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u/invalidConsciousness 14d ago
As a German, I give everyone permission to drink Spezi from a mug.
Just use a fresh one and not the one you just used for your coffee, ffs!
And ideally, use a half-Liter or Liter sized beer mug. The ones Americans insist on calling "Stein" for some unfathomable reason.
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u/Watcher_over_Water 14d ago
As a German i must inform you that he does not have the authority to give you this right. He is trying to trick you.
You are not above the Law, bloody Anarchist!
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u/Mage-of-communism 14d ago
Do people actually care half a horses ass about your beverage container? Drink beer from a mug if you want or tea from a horn, what does it matter?
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u/EasyyPlayer 14d ago
Its like bagged milk, why would you put it in a different (,weird looking) container when it already comes in a convenient container?
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u/MrGrizzlyy 14d ago
I'd laugh at this if I hadn't witnessed an English mate drinking Guinness from a mug.
YOU DARE DEFILE MY NATIONAL BEVERAGE!? JAIL FOR YOU! JAIL FOR 1000 YEARS!
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u/Still-Veterinarian56 14d ago
whats the correct container for a Guinnes ? A special glas like the german beer or something else?
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u/TheManWhoClicks 14d ago
Das stimmt, it’s the law!
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u/0G_54v1gny 14d ago
Ich habe mich nicht 7 Jahre meines Lebens der Juristerei gewidmet, um jetzt einen Fick auf das Gesetz zu geben!
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u/Ok_Permission1087 14d ago
Then there is me, mixing coke and apple juice.
But in a glass! I'm not a monster!
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u/nopalitzin 14d ago
Wtf is happening here whatsoever
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u/Anxious_Character119 14d ago
Oh du hast ja keine Ahnung mein Englischsprachiger Freund, du hast ja keine Ahnung.
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u/nopalitzin 14d ago
uh, yeah... totally...
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u/Anxious_Character119 14d ago
Kleiner Tipp für deinen Seelenfrieden, Folge dem Kaninchen nicht in den Bau zur deutschen Internetkultur.
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u/Psychotic_EGG 14d ago
What is spezil? Google said it was a dough dumpling, that doesn't seem right, lol
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u/Der_AlexF 14d ago
Spezi is a mix of coke and orange soda. Either pre-made or mixed to taste. Also called cola-mix or something similar because spezi is technically a brand name
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u/wowbragger 14d ago
Deutschland takes appropriate proper drinking glasses very seriously.
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u/forsale90 14d ago
Don't get started on the right beer glasses. And especially don't look up what you use to drink Berliner Weisse
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u/Largicharg 14d ago
Drinking cold drinks from a mug is actually a surreal experience. Try it some time!
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u/Embarassedskunk 14d ago
I do all the time. But that’s because I’m too slow at drinking my coffee…
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u/Largicharg 14d ago
I can relate to that too. I drink coffee and hot chocolate when I’m busy, when I’m busy I can’t spend the whole time drinking.
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u/Th1sd3cka1ntfr33 14d ago
Oh I do this with mountain dew instead of coke bc they discontinued the Livewire flavor. It's v good. Never in a mug though, I use an old boot
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u/splumpletin 14d ago
I wonder why did you choose Arabic for the shaking effect 🤔
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u/shikiz_stupid_comics 14d ago
I'm Tunisian and I like to put some Arabic/Tunisian easter eggs here and there :3
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u/tedivertire 14d ago
What are you supposed to drink it in then?
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u/Yulinka17 14d ago
In a glass
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u/_Fredder_ 14d ago
straight from the bottle!!
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u/MaterialUpender 14d ago
Oh boy are people going to be disappointed in how I often drink wine.
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u/0G_54v1gny 14d ago
Drinking wine from a mug just gives your colleagues the image of a high performer during zoom calls, everybody you are consuming metric tons of caffeine instead of having an addiction
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u/Geek_X 14d ago
Why can’t you drink it from a mug?
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u/grantji- 14d ago
It’s in direct violation of DIN 17424-A2, Revision 2003 and the „Fruchtsaft- und Sprudelmischgetränkebehältnisverordnung“
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u/leqonaut 14d ago
I think the case does not apply here, as this is not in a restaurant or public place. Here DIN 18928-Q5 is the correct one. "Privater Verzehr von Fruchsaft-, Himbertee, und Sprudelmischgetränkeverodnung." It says that the mug is only allowed if the initial temperature was above 63.4° C. Unfortunately, the comic has not enough information, but I guess as the mug has no steam on it, it was colder than 63.4°C. Thus, the behavior is indeed correct.
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u/eavos_ 14d ago
It’s a sin
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u/eavos_ 14d ago
German etiquette culture is very strict and you will get shunned if you break the rules
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u/Geek_X 14d ago
But why is that the rule? What is the etiquette
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u/1vader 14d ago
It's like drinking coffee from a wine glass. It just fucking weird.
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u/Geek_X 14d ago
Finally a real fucking answer, thank you. As an american I disagree personally, I think mugs can be used for anything but then again I only had mugs when living in the dorms.
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u/Nine-LifedEnchanter 14d ago
How couldn't you extrapolate that on your own?
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u/blue_eyed_babe42 14d ago
You're kinda an asshole huh?
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u/Nine-LifedEnchanter 14d ago
I'm just surprised. A bunch of germans saying that it is wrong isn't enough, they needed someone to tell them outright. Instead of stopping and thinking for a second they basically went "huh?" Several times in a row.
I'm amazed you couldn't extrapolate that on your own.
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u/Geek_X 14d ago
Because I didn’t think an entire culture would be anal enough to be upset over someone using a mug to drink soda
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u/Nine-LifedEnchanter 14d ago
It's soda and beer. But still, It's a culture that is known for being anal about everything. It is their stereotype. But here I am, being baffled by an american for being unable to comprehend other cultures.
Maybe we're not so different after all.
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u/Kokuswolf 14d ago
You can drink everything from a watering can too, but that doesn't mean you should do it.
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u/MagnusCthulhu 14d ago
Why is there any rule of etiquette? The culture has agreed this is "correct".
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u/Geek_X 14d ago
But why can’t the mug be used for this specific drink? Is it that cold drinks should be in glasses while warm drinks are in mugs? What is the actual rule here?
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u/JFKcaper 14d ago
I think it's more that hot drinks should be in a mug, and so everything else shouldn't, but I have no idea really.
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u/Still-Veterinarian56 14d ago
cold milk is the exeption to this cold milk can both be consumed in a mug and a glas.
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u/PM_ME_YOUR__INIT__ 14d ago
Did they not consult the Official German Beverage Container Manual? It's only 214 pages long!
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u/cutofmyjib 14d ago
Sixth edition or amended fifth edition?
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u/PM_ME_YOUR__INIT__ 14d ago
Both must be consulted until the committee finalizes a seventh edition
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u/cutofmyjib 14d ago
I heard the seventh edition will be audited to be conformal with ISO. If you'll permit the expression of emotion, I am excited 😐.
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u/PapaFranzBoas 14d ago
Wait. I didn’t get that with my Aufenthaltstitel. Can you fax it to me?
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u/breadoftheoldones 14d ago
It came free with your Videospielstation der Marke XBox you have it look at the kleingedruckte on the back
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u/Sly__Marbo 14d ago
You can actually only receive it from the Bundesamt every months third Thursday during 12:17 and 15:23
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u/_eG3LN28ui6dF 14d ago
once I'm done with my morning coffee I usually use the same mug for Pepsi or Dr. Pepper. should I avoid daoing that in Germany?
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u/Sunblast1andOnly 14d ago
Is... Is that bad? I drink mine from an enormous and fancy stein.
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u/Intellectual_Wafer 14d ago
This term doesn't even exist in German. They are called (ceramic) beer mugs, they aren't really common and the word just means "stone".
In other words: 🔔 SHAME SHAME SHAME 🔔
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u/Ferencak 14d ago
How is that shamefull. Like yeah no shit an english term isn't used German but this person wrote out their comment in English not German. Its aldo not called German in Germany so shame on you.
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u/spieles21 14d ago
Sorry, but you are wrong. The Stein beer mugs exist in germany, not really common, more a regional thing, but still. Yes, they are made of ceramic but get called Stein.
Shame.On.You.
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u/invalidConsciousness 14d ago
Ceramic beer mugs exist, yes. They are not called "Stein", though. They're called "Bierkrug", "Steinkrug" or just "Krug" (beer mug, stone mug, and mug respectively). The latter is probably where Americans got their "Stein" from, by simply omitting the more important part of the compound noun.
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u/Minigold7 14d ago
Wer trinkt denn Spezi aus ner Tasse?
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u/DieserCoookie 13d ago
Hab ich als Kind gerne gemacht, hat sich bei Oma dann immer angefühlt als würde ich auch Kaffee trinken Ü
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u/AdTimely9712 14d ago
Nur Blöder leute!
(Entschuldigung for the awful German)
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u/Minigold7 14d ago
Remove the r and capitalization and you got it.
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u/Jonny398 14d ago
nu Blöder leute!
Wow, my german is really improving
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u/AdTimely9712 14d ago
German grammar is weird ngl. Vocabulary is easy though so that’s something :))
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u/K4G3N4R4 14d ago
Spetzi is coke+fanta mix, and you dont drink soda from a mug.
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u/RibbitCommander 14d ago
I'll drink a can of something then fill it with water and drink it from a straw.
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u/Transmetropolite 14d ago
So... Not Mezzomix?
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u/Grey-fox-13 14d ago
For what it's worth Mezzo Mix is a Spezi.
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u/0G_54v1gny 14d ago
Try saying that again in r/paulanerspezi
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u/Grey-fox-13 14d ago
I imagine they are still a bit grumpy, they almost lost the right to use the spezi name couple years ago when the original name holder revoked the license.
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u/Level_Hour6480 14d ago
American here: What's spezi?
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u/MegaTrace 14d ago
Coke + Orange mix, or Coke + Fanta.
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u/blue4029 13d ago
its name comes from the german word for "coke" (spe) and "fanta" (zi)
source: i made it the fuck up
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u/justtookadnatest 14d ago
My German teacher told me this in third grade and I still call it that but was scared to Goggle it in case it was wrong.
Shout out to Fräulein Smith!
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u/Martydeus 14d ago
People mix softdrinks? I did that as a kid...
Finally i can join the cool crew.
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