
Lately LastFm’s charts have been temporarily offline. So I’ve had the chance to see this error page which, as you can see by yourself, it’s written in several languages.
What really struck me it’s the fact that messages aren’t identical but, depending on your nationality, you’re invited to drink a different beverage.
That made me smile beacause, even though this is a nice way to personalize a rather standard message, the overall concept relies on a silly stereotype.
But let’s see who drinks what.
Tea drinkers are:
- Brits (of course) and Americans
- Germans
- French people
Coffee addicted list:
- Italians
- Portuguese/Brazilians
- Swedes
According to this page Spaniards or Latinos aren’t supposed to drink anything but only to sit down and relax:) (sorry guys)
Could you help me figuring out what other people should drink?
Here you are the complete text:
We’re sorry, but our database servers are currently overloaded. Please enjoy a quick cup of tea and then try refreshing this page.
Deutsch
Es tut uns sehr Leid, aber unsere Datenbankserver sind gerade überlastet. Habe bitte ein wenig Geduld, trinke eine Tasse Tee mit uns und versuche dann, die Seite erneut zu laden.
Español
Perdón, lamentamos que nuestros servidores de base de datos esten sobre cargados en estos momentos. Por favor, vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutillos.
Français
Nous sommes désolés, les serveurs qui hébergent notre base de données sont actuellement en surcharge. Servez-vous une petite tasse de thé puis essayez de rafraîchir cette page.
Italiano
Siamo spiacenti, ma i nostri server sono attualmente intasati. Riprova fra qualche minuto, giusto il tempo di gustarti una tazzina di caffè!
Polski
Przepraszamy, ale nasza baza danych jest w tej chwili przeciążona. Proponujemy poświęcić ten czas na zaparzenie herbaty, po czym usiąść wygodnie przed monitorem i odświeżyć stronę.
Português
Desculpe-nos, mas os nosso bancos de dados estão sobrecarregados no momento. Por que você não toma um cafezinho e tenta atualizar a página depois?
Руccкий
Извини, сейчас сервер перегружен. Пропусти пока стаканчик чаю, после чего попробуй обновить страницу.
Svenska
Tyvärr är våra servrar överbelastade för tillfället. Brygg lite kaffe och försök sedan uppdatera sidan.
Türkçe
Üzgünüz, veritabanı sunucularımızda aşırı yüklenme oluştu. Bir çay molası verip yeniden deneyin.
日本語
現在、トラフィック急増のためサーバーが混み合っています。 ご迷惑をおかけして申し訳ありませんが、復旧まで今しばらくお待ちください。 ご理解ご協力の程、何卒よろしくお願いいたします。
中文(简体)
对不起,我们的 数据库服务器超载。请稍等片刻再刷新页面。
Comments
Nikola 16/11/2009
Poland, Russia and Turkey are tea drinkers.
China and Japan – nothing
samoo 16/11/2009
Thanks Nikola for helping us
Bruno Mazereel 29/11/2009
Belgium: beer for sure
French or no tea drinkers, but coffee and wine (although Belgians drink more wine)
Mario 29/11/2009
in Argentina and Uruguay we’d go for a “Mate” tea

