In 2010 a man called Mark Hadfield, bought 20 beers from around the world via Beers of Europe.

Instead of drinking these beers in isolation in his North London flat, he decided that a nice way would be to chat with someone from its country of origin while he drank the beer. You see, beer is a lovely social drink that can break down many boundaries.

So, through friends and acquaintances, he began to track down someone from each country. They arranged a time, each had the same bottle of beer, and they….well they just chatted, the way that you do in a bar.

It’s a great way to use technology, meet new people and be social. You can do it with wine or coffee or tea, whatever you want. It doesn’t even matter if you already know the person, it’s just a little ‘boissons sans frontieres’.

Why not skype someone a cold one (or a hot one) soon?

Have a curious day.