I was introduced to the Buffalo Club in
Glasgow by someone who had prevously studied at
St Andrews, who had been introduced by someone from somewhere else in the country. It's a worldwide
phenomenon
I was informed of two rules...
- Membership costs a penny. You can leave the club at any time by getting your penny back from the member you joined with.
- If caught with a drink in your right hand (unless it's on a table or at your lips), and someone calls buffalo!, you have to down whatever's left, or kiss the person to your right.
The night I was introduced, someone caught me with almost a full pint of
Caffreys in my right hand. I gave the guy to my right a peck on the cheek, and continued drinking with my left hand. :)