2006-07-24 23:43:45 · 114 answers · asked by relaxplease2005 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
They are toasting each other's health.
2006-07-24 23:47:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that "Cheers" is a British word that can mean "thank you" or "good bye". The act of sharing a drink together goes way back to ancient Greece, to show that the wine was not poisoned, the host would pour from a common pitcher. The Romans took it 1 step further by "toasting" where they would actually put a piece of burnt toast into the pitcher of wine, the charcoal would temper the taste of the sometimes horrible tasting wine, so a good host would always "toast" his guests.
2006-07-25 00:51:12 · answer #2 · answered by yuk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When people share a drink together that means that are sitting together, maybe they are friends or like each other and feel comfortable. To wish health "Cheers" to your friends and comrades is the most appropriate greeting.
2006-07-25 19:52:40 · answer #3 · answered by Maria Tihova 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheers is a very common phrase used before sharing a drink with someone. In most dialects of English (except American), it is commonly used to express gratitude, to wish someone good health, or offer a toast.
2006-07-25 06:46:52 · answer #4 · answered by spring goth 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well its kind of a giddy thing to say, something cheerful and lovely, or would you rather be sharing a drink in uncomfortable silence and feel awkward?
2006-07-25 18:10:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its just a easy word to use to say so all can cheer together at the same to toast to happiness.
2006-07-25 23:37:20 · answer #6 · answered by Jay Jay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually an implied blessing. The idea of a toast harkens back in a tenuous sort of way to the Last Supper where Jesus shared a drink with His disciples, ya da ya da ya da.
2006-07-25 02:03:10 · answer #7 · answered by knoodelhed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some say the toast came about by a man who feared that his drink had been poisoned. But he was a quick-witted man. He joyfully clanked his mug with the mugs of his mates, sloshing his lethal beverage into everyone's drink with cheer.
2006-07-25 11:15:16 · answer #8 · answered by eatmorekorn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's British. Meaning congrats
2006-07-26 07:01:20 · answer #9 · answered by smart_twin06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheers, has three main uses,as a toast when drinking with others,
equivalent to "thank you" in response to a favour or assistance given
as a farewell when leaving a group or single acquaintance.
2006-07-25 09:59:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah Cheers is used for thankyou in england, but I think it's thanking people for their company or comments, it can say alot at once, Cheers!
2006-07-25 10:15:10 · answer #11 · answered by Amanda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋