why we cheers before drinking??

Answer 1

Tradition. I do not know when this started...

Answer 2

Origin of the word 'Cheers'
By Cloudesley, with an assist from Oxford's J.H.Marshall of OWLS

In the medieval times 'cheer' meant face and by that expression or mood. Although the phrase "makien cheres, & wrenchen mis hore" (making cheers, & wenching miss *****)was written in 1225 ad. By the mid fourteen hundreds the phrase "what chere be with you?" was a common greeting. At this time 'chere' also began to mean good humour. It wasn't until 1919 that "cheers" was written a salutation before a drink. The custom of touching glasses is recorded in the 'Oxford English Dictionary' from at least 1820
(the 'Regency' period) as something done by fashionable English gentlemen when drinking together.

{Not heard that "Wotcha!" was that particular contraction of "What chere?" Just shows how informative this place is...}

Answer 3

The custom of saying 'cheers' before drinking especially when many persons join together is one of the oldest customs in the West. In olden days, alcohol was considered to have some bad spirits in it.

Glasses were clinked to rid the alcohol of bad spirits. Over the years it grew into a popular custom and gradually spread to the other parts of the world.

Answer 4

Seriously it is a way of expressing " let us all enjoy it "
In a lighter sense " Who knows after the drink you may not cheer up sometimes, so in advance"
Have nice drink

Answer 5

Cheers has various meanings.
Cheers is a term used before drinks & meals becuz to rejoice and toast in happiness and greet that moment with joy and thankfulness!!!

Answer 6

We cheers before we drink to celebrate. We also sometimes cheers just so we have an excuse to be drunken idiots!

Answer 7

We clink the glasses together so we can have enjoy all 5 senses while we drink. We can see the drink, we can smell the drink, we can feel it and taste it. The only sense missing is hearing, so we cheer and "clink" our glasses. Enjoy!

Answer 8

I dont know, but i looove a good stiff drink! I could cheer to a dog for all i care.

Answer 9

who cares.....we drink to have fun and cheers just makes everyone feel like their drinking together as a special group or something. Get drunk and ask everyone around you.

Answer 10

It sounds to remind all those going to drink that whatever effect liquor brings on them, they should stay cheerful. In a way the person going to have liquor knows its ill effects out-weighing human good senses. A kind of self-support on loosing senses!!

Answer 11

It's a tradition meaning drink to happiness. It's a toast.