<p>so i was doing a tour today for some japanese administrators of tokyo university (i believe thats the #1 college in japan). i asked them, what was the intent of their trip to california, and they said "to visit schools like stanford and ucla." HAHA i was so thrilled hearing that! =D</p>
<p>Ummm... Wouldn't you be more thrilled to meet the administrators of Tokyo University, the "Harvard of Japan"?</p>
<p>"Ummm... Wouldn't you be more thrilled to meet the administrators of Tokyo University, the "Harvard of Japan"?"</p>
<p>haha okay i actually didnt think of it that way when i gave the tour. now that i think about it...</p>
<p>I don't care for administrators, so I would not be impressed.</p>
<p>Personally I would grab these guys and after the tour teach them how to surf and the philosophize over a few pints of beer.</p>
<p>You mean sake. Sake is more appealing to them than cheap, American beer.</p>
<p>Sake is rice wine and is Japanese. They are here to learn about America, thus a beer would be appropriate. ;)</p>
<p>And I find it interesting you would characterize beer as a) American, and b) cheap.</p>
<p>Beer need be neither. It was invented by the Egyptians and has been perfected throughout the ages. Excellent beer can be found in America and many other countries.</p>
<p>Only a wine snob would generalize beer as cheap. ;) You have been watching to many Budweiser commercials.</p>
<p>I didn't characterize beer as American; I just thought that since we're in the United States, a person would most likely serve a beer made in the United States, or "American" beer.</p>
<p>American commercial beer is cheap. </p>
<p>There are good breweries in the United States; however, I've heard the best are in Germany. Germans I've met are disgusted by the American commercial beer.</p>
<p>Actually, beer sometimes can exceed the quality of wine. A good beer can outshine a wine any day. Not to mention some meals are better served with beer than wine; the beer is a compliment.</p>
<p>Well EG, if we both get into UCLA, and you are of age, I'll treat ya to a pint of some good American brew. ;)</p>
<p>Sorry exilo, I won't be 21 until the end of 2008.</p>
<p>brutal :P</p>
<p>then some nice milk and cookies for ya ;)</p>
<p>Lovely; milks and cookies. Now, if I studied abroad in Germany or France, that's a different story. I believe 16 year olds are allowed to drink in Deutchland.</p>
<p>yeah, 16 is the legal drinking age for beer/wine in germany. For hard liquor it's 18. They are pretty slack though; I was served in a bar at age 14.</p>
<p>i think its 16 for denmark too. i once when to a MUN conference while in high school and the kids from denmark were disappointed that they couldnt buy beer and they had their advisor buy it for them.</p>
<p>The it would appear I will have to do the drinking for you all...it is a sacrifice I am willing to make for potential fellow Bruins.</p>
<p>Yes exilo, such a noble sacrifice for the sake of underaged Bruins.</p>