What does "Milk-Drinker" actually mean? : V - Skyrim

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:50 am

Yep, basically making fun of someone who doesn't drink [alcohol].

Also a term used to call/refer to someone as childish/immature/underage etc.

Then you have stuff like whelp which seems to mean newbie.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:27 am

Ok, I hear this all the time from NPCs in Skyrim. It's meant as an insult, but why?
I don't understand the term or why it is considered an insult. In Morrowind, they told us what "fetcher", "s'wit", and "n'wah" meant, so why aren't they telling us what "mild-drinker" means?

Is it meant to be taken literally, as in "someone who drinks milk"? If so, what is bad about drinking milk, and what beverage is suggested in place of milk?

Or am I thinking too hard about this and should just forget about it?

They are calling you broke back dojvahkin !!

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:13 pm

Milk is for babies. MEN drink beer.

MEN drink beer, REAL men drink soda (preferably diet coke or Dr Pepper)...

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:18 am

It means you're so fresh you're still svcking on your mother's nipble.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:55 am

for a serious answer, that statement is an insult to khajiit

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:04 pm

Ok, I hear this all the time from NPCs in Skyrim. It's meant as an insult, but why? I don't understand the term or why it is considered an insult. In Morrowind, they told us what "fetcher", "s'wit", and "n'wah" meant, so why aren't they telling us what "mild-drinker" means? Is it meant to be taken literally, as in "someone who drinks milk"? If so, what is bad about drinking milk, and what beverage is suggested in place of milk? Or am I thinking too hard about this and should just forget about it?

In Skyrim they drink MEAD. ONLY MEAD.

The non-alcoholic option on offer is Milk.

To walk into a bar and order Milk instead of Mead? It's seen as a sign of weakness.

Hence 'Milk-Drinker' as a term of of insult.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:13 pm

No it is because Nords have a phobia of cows. Therefore to drink milk takes great bravery and as we all know Nords are not brave so do not aprove.

*Takes a sip of milk*

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:05 pm

when they call you that slap them upside the head or no one will ever respect you.

yeah, i always kill that nord / redguard in roads if they are walking alone and calls me that, but i first talk to them to give them a "fair chance" they end up being slaughtered and me taking one hit and all the others blocked/parried. then imagining leaving a note that says "who's the milk drinker now?"

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:33 am

neither of you are funny, i know you tried

the milk drinker thing is an insult to khajiit

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» Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:29 am

Ability to process milk without side effects (lactose tolerance) is a sign of genetic superiority and thus I take "milk drinker" as a compliment.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:35 pm

It's not that kind of milk.

I'd tell you more but I'm afraid that's against BSF rules.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:47 am

I always thought it was a insult based upon my pale skin.

I play a Nord and have yet to play as Khajiit or any other race more to the point so am unaware as to whether the insult is universal or just for a Nord Character who would naturally be of a more white complextion due to the geographical nature of where Skyrim is located and the weather patterns assosiated with is as a result

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:23 am

I don't see how it's an insult. I wish my mother still briast fed me. We never bond anymore. Plus it's incredibly nutritious. It's free too, so that's one less cow to milk.

What is this I don't even :huh:

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:47 am

Its just like RL where the beer companies try to convince you that your not a man unless you drink their light beer.

Lol men don't drink light beer. You must be a milk drinker

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:36 am

sry, but what is so hard to understand about it?

i mean... "milk-drinker" exists in real life, too. even the same meaning.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:14 am

Milk is for babies. MEN drink beer.

Funny you should say that => avatar.

"Bitty" :lol:

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:59 am

A taffer steals things, a fetcher gets things for someone (you're above them).

A milk drinker is a wuss because real men drink Mead.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:29 am

Skyrim must be full of osteoporosis

Not with the hundreds of pounds of cheese I see everywhere I look.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:13 am

NORDS drink Mead.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:35 am

Skyrim must be full of osteoporosis

Or lactose intolerant

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:30 am

I like mead in my Milk

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:48 pm

Jeez, next they'll be stealing my sweet roll....

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:33 am

Maybe they are calling you a baby.

Agree, mot sure why this isn't obvious to everyone.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:00 pm

Its just like RL where the beer companies try to convince you that your not a man unless you drink their light beer.

ROFL. Yeah, real men drink Bud Light, lol.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:11 am

Calling someone a milk-drinker means calling someone a baby, a child.
Not a man, a warrior, but a milk-drinker who hides under his mothers skirts.