#Germany
If you enjoy drinking a cool beer on a hot summer day - come to Bavaria or Austria. There, you can get beer in a so-called “Maßkrug” (-krüge; m). They are very popular in beer gardens (der Biergarten (-gärten)) or big beer tents (das Bierzelt (-zelte)), e.g. on the Oktoberfest.
When ordering one you would say “Eine Maß, bitte” (or “A Maß!” if you wanna speak dialect). And what you would get is ONE LITER of beer. No kidding!
(picture via spiegel.de)
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