What Does 'Have A Drink' Mean In The Western Society?

Hi I am an ESL student and currently travel to USA to learn some English and the culture.   I know sometimes there are hidden meanings in the everyday slangs and recently a male teacher asked me to "have a drink some time with him."  I don't know if it's really have a drink or there's more, you know, romantic hints or something.  And forgive me that I don't quite understand the western culture here.

Anybody could help me out to decode this please?  Thanks.

have a drink means to actually have a drink 

unless you want it to mean something else 

what does it mean in your part of the world

here it means let us go shack
paraga
shepe
monkey tail
ogogoro
and sometimes beer.
abi, anything else, my people?

@knotty
that is what it means but don't forget monkey tail can make u do that thing or aint want to do,
@ poster
Your teacher is ur teacher,

@ Poster

When a Guy says to me " To have a Drink". it usually means they want my defenses down
and a quick way to sex. But Sometimes I jokily say "I rather have the money instead, if you don't mind"

to have a drink isnt that simple oo,  just thk it through,

in my own way, let me buy u a drink means, u might be going hme with me today or sme other time

@Topic

First of all, congratulations for picking up on the fact that certain phrases "indeed" have meaning; they are cute ways of getting the point across.

"Let's have a drink". If a female or group of friends says this, then it means "let's have a drink".

HOWEVER, if a man says this to you, ESPECIALLY a more mature man such as the professor, it means "I like you and I want to spend time with you". Going to get the actually "drink" is a means to an end. An invite for the said "drink" is usually romantic to sexual in nature. Doesn't always mean you will have sex that night, but an interest is there

A plantonic variation of this is "Let's go get some coffee".  Unless it's a first date, then "Let's go for some coffee" can be a safe, yet sophisticated way to get to know someone at a coffee shop (e.g. Starbucks).

Funny, I was just talking to a friend of mine, who was contemplating a "coffee" date. We decided the "coffee" date would be good for her because it's relaxed, non-threatening, with good background music, and she could dress casual.

With the "drink" date, you would have to get dressed a little. A nice dress or pants enemble with heels, makeup, etc. Or a least a nice pair of flats  or wedges, whatever, I'm sure you get the point.

So with all this in mind, I hope it's become very clear of what the professor's intentions are. Plainly, he is attracted to you the way a man is attracted to a woman. I would suggest not "going there" with him. But its your call.

But know this; Student/Professor relationships, while common, can blow up in your face, and distract you from your studies. It could put his job on the line for sexual harassment. If you date the professor, be EXTREMELY discreet and mature about it.

SO YOU guys LOVE DRINK,PLEASE don't GET yourself DROKE OOO HEHEHE :d :d :d

hahahhhaa, swuooosssh!!

very funny!!!!

 well i think he wants to get to know u beta, aw well will depend on wot happens then,  its more or less a date

@Poster

are you sure you are an ESL student. 

I wonder.

Word of advise (let me save you time and energy), First to answer your question, no there is nothing wrong with "a drink" later on. But very few men simply want to be "just friends". That's just the reality. And certainly not in this case.  Please don't try to set yourself up to be the exception to the rule, because you will just get hurt.

@jj1623,

Obviously, you have developed a very very very sooooffffftttttt spot for this white-bearded, bald-headed , coke-bottle googled prof.  (even though I never met him!) and bent on having a feel of him . . .  common dude, is he the only one you can make friend with? See plenty of US nairalanders living in US you no want ve drink with us, abi because we never ask you?

For your 411 I've just included my email addy in my profile - an invitation to e-drink!


ATTENTION MR. ADMIN,

Did you program forum to be transforming our slangs to queen's english? Naira-landers changed to Nairaland users!But see "Naira-landers"  on this line did not change  - garbage in, garbage out - - that's computer for you!

Nice job though.

Having a Drink sometime.
you all forgot the sometime.
Its like an empty promise.
Its like saying how are you without really wanting to know your problems.

Let's "have a drink" could mean 'to be more intimate'. Wanting to know more about a person. However, the literary understanding could apply too, that is, just taking a drink for leisure. So it all depends on  the individual who is asking for it; what such a person has in mind, to a large extent, determines the meaning.