I suppose it's fair to say that these "German Drinking Songs" are far more popular in the U.S. than they ever were in Germany. I suppose the same goes for many so-called "Irish" songs. Still, they're fun - and they beat the heck out of the music that is popular in Germany and Ireland today. When I was in the West of Ireland 6 weeks ago, most of the music I heard was a very sappy imitation of U.S. Country music. In Dublin and in Germany, you get electronic Europop. I don't think I even want to talk about what's popular in the U.S. right now.

By the way, "prosit" is Latin - it means "May it be good for you."

Was it as good for you as it was for me???

-Joe Offer-