wo Saufen eine Ehre ist, ist Kotzen keine Schande

German

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Etymology

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Literally, where hard drinking is an honour, vomiting is no disgrace.

Proverb

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wo Saufen eine Ehre ist, ist Kotzen keine Schande

  1. where there are false ideals, the vices will be even worse; but chiefly used in the context of hard drinking, as a condemnation thereof
  2. Used by drinkers, in a positive and literal sense, to excuse their own or other people’s vomiting