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Growing old is painful, I agree. Some things get better though. I feel my wiser than younger colleagues and enjoy that people come asking me for advice so I can give back.

BTW: having Jäger-bombs from time to time (rarely!) is a very good way to keeping you young! ;)

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Given that Jägermeister is something that, in Germany, old and staid people drink to aid their digestion after a meal, it never ceases to crack me up that Americans a) pour it in their beer, and b) think that's a sign of youthfulness :)

But there's no accounting for taste. We have liverwurst in Germany, after all ;)

but it isn't considered a sign of youth; it just happens to be a "palatable" shot that's available for cheap which is why people reminisce the drink because it was one of the more affordable shooters that you'd pound back with a beer. Mixing gets you drunk, and crafting the drink pair requires no bartending skill.

TL;DR the ROI in terms of drunkenness is what makes people gravitate towards it in their youth, and that's IMHO the context of the nostalgia.

You should go out more often ;-) young people drink it nowadays a lot, too. They had a massive success with their rejuvenation campaign some years ago, also in Germany!

a Jägerbomb is not Jägermeister poured into beer, but poured into redbull.

Not defending it, just pointing it out :)

I thought it's where you drop the shot glass with Jägermeister entirely into a mug of beer (hence the name).

My growing old was getting painful, until I went to the doctor and learned I had a vitamin B12 deficiency... :-/

Three months of monthly B12 injections later and I feel five years younger!

Summary: get checked-up every now & then, or if you experience any sudden change in your health.

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