Beer is the first beverage presented to the reader by Tom Standage. With this, he also presents the first symbol. He explains that for more than two-thousand years beer has been the drink of choice for average, working-class people. Standage goes on to discuss how this drink symbolizes friendship and humility.
The symbolization of wine The second drink introduced to the reader is wine. Standage expresses how since nearly the beginning, wine has been the drink of the powerful and the sophisticated. From the times of the Greeks to the early years of the United States, wine has symbolized cultural elitism and sophistication.
Conflicting views on spirits The next drink presented, or rather group of drinks, are spirits. While the previous drinks mentioned essentially …show more content…
Standage mentions the idea that on more than one occasion, the Empire fought to ensure the flow of tea from its colonies into Britain. Even today, tea is the most popular in countries that were once colonies of the British Empire- serving as a constant reminder of the cultural correlation between tea and British culture.
Coca-Cola and the falls and glories of America The sixth and final beverage presented to the reader is coca-cola. Standage argues that coca-cola’s status as one that represents the falls and triumphs of America began during the Great Depression, the same time as ads ran depicting the beverage as an “all-American” product. Coca-Cola maintained its position as a popular beverage all throughout American History after its creation.
The image of America after the production of Coca-Cola After the production of Coca-Cola, it was held very highly by the Americans. During the Cold War, intellectuals often took aim at Coca-Cola, arguing that by valuing a soft-drink so highly, the United States was only confirming its position as a crude, ignorant nation. Water as the definitive drink of the next
The symbolization of wine The second drink introduced to the reader is wine. Standage expresses how since nearly the beginning, wine has been the drink of the powerful and the sophisticated. From the times of the Greeks to the early years of the United States, wine has symbolized cultural elitism and sophistication.
Conflicting views on spirits The next drink presented, or rather group of drinks, are spirits. While the previous drinks mentioned essentially …show more content…
Standage mentions the idea that on more than one occasion, the Empire fought to ensure the flow of tea from its colonies into Britain. Even today, tea is the most popular in countries that were once colonies of the British Empire- serving as a constant reminder of the cultural correlation between tea and British culture.
Coca-Cola and the falls and glories of America The sixth and final beverage presented to the reader is coca-cola. Standage argues that coca-cola’s status as one that represents the falls and triumphs of America began during the Great Depression, the same time as ads ran depicting the beverage as an “all-American” product. Coca-Cola maintained its position as a popular beverage all throughout American History after its creation.
The image of America after the production of Coca-Cola After the production of Coca-Cola, it was held very highly by the Americans. During the Cold War, intellectuals often took aim at Coca-Cola, arguing that by valuing a soft-drink so highly, the United States was only confirming its position as a crude, ignorant nation. Water as the definitive drink of the next