# wo Saufen eine Ehre ist, ist Kotzen keine Schande

wo Saufen eine Ehre ist, ist Kotzen keine Schande is a German proverb meaning “where there are false ideals, the vices will be even worse; but chiefly used in the context of hard drinking, as a condemnation thereof”.

## Meanings

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

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