wijn na bier geeft plezier
Dutch
editEtymology
editLiterally, “wine after beer yields pleasure”. Currently the usage is literal, but originally the proverb is said to have been a metaphor for upwards social mobility (beer being associated with lower socioeconomic class, and wine with wealth).
Proverb
edit- Drinking wine following the consumption of beer is pleasurable compared to the reverse, which believed to cause greater discomfort (through excessive inebriation and hangovers).
Usage notes
edit- Often accompanied by and contrasted with bier na wijn geeft venijn.