Pint of Beer © Tim Dobson
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Ever lost a bet to buy a round of beers and then never gotten around to actually seeing it through? Not this guy.
A German has spent five years and thousands of pounds trying to pay a wager of a pint he owed a British man he met playing golf. Sebastian Steinzen has now finally tracked down the man – Patrick Burns – and will travel to Britain in autumn to pay off his debt. Mr Steinzen, 34, a politics and history teacher from Gladbeck, lost the bet with Mr Burns during a round of golf on holiday in Majorca in 2005.
He failed to pay his debt against the man he knew only as Pat…However the burden of guilt became too much and last month, Mr Steinzer spent £1,000 travelling to England to try to find Pat and buy him that pint…Before he went home, his quest was highlighted in the Daily Telegraph and when Mr Burns, 73, a retired advertising executive, read it in the paper he made contact with his German friend.
Now they have planned to meet next month in Mr Burn’s local pub, the Black Horse.
Read more at Orange News.