Hi! Holger,

On 10/24/2014 09:13 AM, you wrote:

 HG> BTW, I came to think about cheers vs. cheerio.

 HG> Here in Europe the english talking are saying 'cheers' when they lift
 HG> their glas of vodka. In some cases also when they want to take a sip
 HG> of vine or even beer.

Yes, that's the usual usage.  Or, "bottoms up".

 HG> That may be the reason they don't use it as a farewell phrase.

Naturally.  However I picked up that habit during my working career.  It
was commonly used amongst the 'green skins' and 'boys in blue', and still
is.

P.S. It was an interesting day's racing at the Gold Coast 600 today. More
to come tomorrow... the second half.  (Strange way to do things but it's
more of tourist show as well, I guess.)  It could get real entertaining if
the weather turns nasty, earlier than forecast for Monday.

Cheers,
Paul.

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