Ringing The Bell,

[MCCREADY8]

Does any one Know were the custom of ringing the bell(to buy drinks). come from does happen any where else or only Thailand,my

 

guess would be it would originally come from America during the vietnam war can any one shed any light on this.

[samfreeland]

i see a ring the bell sign on the Philippines thread they must have this strange custom there as well..

[Grandpollo]

There are bells in Yukon that go back to the 1860's gold rush which predates the Vietnam War by close to 100 years.

[gaijin]

I don't know of any bars in America that have a bell.

[Samsonite]

I don't know of any bars in America that have a bell.

I don't know of any that don't.

[teelack]

I cant see service men having the money to ring the bell and tend to believe that perhaps it does come from the US or Australia from those that struck it rich.

[MCCREADY8]

i see a ring the bell sign on the Philippines thread they must have this strange custom there as well..

 

Forgot about the Phillipines i have actually rung the bell there

[soi6]

in Alaska and in the NW of the US many bars have bells in them.. Has always been a tradition that when a Fisherman had a great day he'd ring the bell at the bar. when you ring the bell in the bar in many of these establishment that says you will buy all in the bar a round.. I'm not sure of the origins of it, but when a fisherman has a good catch he commonly says, 'i rang the bell'..

[joekicker]

guess would be it would originally come from America during the vietnam war can any one shed any light on this.

 

The reason that the Americans lost the Vietnam was that they spent so much time inventing prostitution, hanging bells in bars, insisting on having fast food all the time, enforcing new customs about tipping.... What else am I missing here that those clever but war-loser Vietnam GIs did?

 

Oh, porn, I forgot they introduced Asia to porn, Asians had never seen that before, either.

 

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[ozibill]

The reason that the Americans lost the Vietnam was that they spent so much time inventing prostitution, hanging bells in bars, insisting on having fast food all the time, enforcing new customs about tipping.... What else am I missing here that those clever but war-loser Vietnam GIs did?

 

Oh, porn, I forgot they introduced Asia to porn, Asians had never seen that before, either.

 

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Where were you when all this action took place ? Hiding under the bed ?????

Edited March 28, 2011 by ozibill

[4niceight]

Judging by the writing on the mirrors in the gogos on soi Post Office it was an epidemic there ten years ago.

[2 slices short]

I think you'll find that it's a combination of a few maritime/fishing traditions.

 

The bell was rang in many fishing villages to signify the succesful return of the fleet and the subsequent revalry when they arrived in port.

 

A ships master who had a good catch would ring the bell to thank Posiedon (Neptune) for his involvement in their luck and a toast would foillow to the God of the seas. The bell would ring again when a round was bought for the crew in thanks for their efforts.

 

Bells and ships have a long history and you will be hard pressed to find any tavern near water that doesn't have a bell.

 

The purpose of the bell was to attract attention, be it the patrons or the Gods, not to signify buying a round. Over time the dissociated events became merged and you have what you see now in many drinking establishments world-wide.

 

Cheers : Admiral Ken

[yorta2]

The reason that the Americans lost the Vietnam was that they spent so much time inventing prostitution, hanging bells in bars, insisting on having fast food all the time, enforcing new customs about tipping.... What else am I missing here that those clever but war-loser Vietnam GIs did?

 

Oh, porn, I forgot they introduced Asia to porn, Asians had never seen that before, either.

 

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Don't forget the drugs - all my mob were terrified to fly with American flight crews and always hoped we had Australian pilots in our Hueys due to LSD flashback problems. Having said that, we still had a great relationship with our Amercan buddies.

[harro1]

The reason that the Americans lost the Vietnam was that they spent so much time inventing prostitution, hanging bells in bars, insisting on having fast food all the time, enforcing new customs about tipping.... What else am I missing here that those clever but war-loser Vietnam GIs did?

 

Oh, porn, I forgot they introduced Asia to porn, Asians had never seen that before, either.

 

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Fuck off Joe

[yselmike]

Very common in the older style bars in the Netherlands well in Amsterdam anyway.

But the older local bar is dying out.

[rogero]

Very common in the older style bars in the Netherlands well in Amsterdam anyway.

But the older local bar is dying out.

 

I remember years ago I went ashore in Amsterdam whilst still very naive & called into the first bar in the red light district (Golden Key Bar)

It was Xmas night & the place was packed. I thought the bell was used to attract the barman's attention so I rang it !

 

There was a slight pause & then a huge cheer went up. Cost me my entire sub money in 5 minutes !

I had no money left so I had no choice but to stay the rest of the night there hoping someone would return the favour.

Luckily most did and I left at 3am in a wheelbarrow, my tour of Amsterdam limited to the 1st bar.

 

cheers rogero

[joekicker]

Don't forget the drugs - all my mob were terrified to fly with American flight crews and always hoped we had Australian pilots in our Hueys due to LSD flashback problems. wacko Having said that, we still had a great relationship with our Amercan buddies. ; )

 

Jeez, how could I forget the drugs? There were no drugs in Thailand before the GIs came.

 

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[Bush Pig]

Does any one Know were the custom of ringing the bell(to buy drinks). come from does happen any where else or only Thailand,my

 

guess would be it would originally come from America during the vietnam war can any one shed any light on this.

 

"Once upon a time there was a suckere with low self esteem and an incredibly small penis.........." and as they say the rest is history.

[villayouth]

Dont know where it came from but if a bell is rang in England it means drink up and fuck off

[lovedog100]

"Once upon a time there was a suckere with low self esteem and an incredibly small penis.........." and as they say the rest is history. I have no idea.

Fixed it for you. No reason to insult some board members.

[MM]

Fixed it for you. No reason to insult some board members.

 

You're doing a very good job at fixing those posts.

[Bush Pig]

Does any one Know were the custom of ringing the bell(to buy drinks). come from does happen any where else or only Thailand,my

 

guess would be it would originally come from America during the vietnam war can any one shed any light on this.

 

When immature ego met inferiority complex.

 

Hopefully police dog will be aong soon to fix my post.

[lovedog100]

When immature ego met inferiority complex.

 

Hopefully police dog will be aong soon to fix my post. I still have no idea, however I do enjoy when I get a free drink out of it.

Fixed it for you. No reason to belittle anyone.

[Bush Pig]

Fixed it for you. No reason to belittle anyone.

 

Do you know the meaning of the word "anyone"?

 

Lovedog "Okay Piglet, I've promised MM not to be so confrontational with you any more. So instead of lobbing an insult back, I'll answer you serious.."

 

I can see you're a man of your word.

[lovedog100]

Do you know the meaning of the word "anyone"?

 

Lovedog "Okay Piglet, I've promised MM not to be so confrontational with you any more. So instead of lobbing an insult back, I'll answer you serious.."

 

I can see you're a man of your word. Again, you are correct. Please bare with me, I am on a learning curve.

fixed it. No need for thanks, it was my pleasure.