‘Love Me or Hate Me’: Politician Drinks Beer From a Shoe During Farewell Speech in Parliament

‘Love me or hate me’: Politician drinks beer from a shoe during farewell speech in Parliament

The outgoing MP, known for his mullet and tattoos, concluded his farewell speech by drinking beer from a shoe. His action got mixed reactions from colleagues and social media users.

Australian MP Ends Term By Drinking Beer From Shoe - A Celebration Style Called 'Shoey'

The shoey tradition from Australia involves pouring alcohol (mostly beer or champagne) into a shoe and drinking straight from it.

An Australian MP pulled off a very special feat in his last appearance in parliament. Apparently, Kyle McGinn didn't want his farewell from politics to go unnoticed. He opened a can of beer, took off his shoe, poured the drink into it and drank it down in one gulp. But this is not a rare practice in Australia, as well as in some other parts of the world: it is a special ritual that has a history that goes back centuries.

Australian MP Ends Term With 'Shoey' Tradition In Parliament, Sips Beer From Sneaker

Shoey is a tradition that involves pouring alcohol, typically beer, into someone’s shoe-often one they’re currently wearing.

Australian MP pours beer into his sneakers, drinks it. All about the drinking tradition Shoey

The Australian MP's gesture of pouring beer into his shoe and drinking to do a “Shoey” received mixed reactions from his peers and colleagues.

For his last day in Parliament, MP Kyle McGinn made a "shoey," a festive gesture popular in Australia, but he also made to show that "ordinary people" were MPs.