Beer, and the way we drink it, is loaded with all kinds of signifiers – and a recent incident involving French President Emmanuel Macron demonstrates the depth of feeling around the issue 🖋️ Clive Martin for ipaperviews
Perhaps though, being accused of brazen machismo is what Macron wanted to achieve in the first place. Throughout his time in office, the ex-investment banker has been accused of being shallow, distant and bureaucratic. Here, Macron’s bottle-chugging chimes with a long line of politicians hitting the beers in an effort to seem more relatable.
When Barack Obama went to Ireland, he drank a Guinness. When John Kerry wanted to appear in touch with rust belt voters in Ohio, he sat down for a beer with them. Angela Merkel has been seen with a German stein, David Cameron took Xi Jinping for a pint in a Buckinghamshire pub and Justin Trudeau was even pictured behind the taps at several bars on the campaign trail. For Australian prime ministers, it’s almost a constitutional requirement.
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