can't beat the great outdoors

[AlexAD]

Hello.

Two men come to a fairway. One of them says that he likes a clear fairway and then he says the following to his partner, 'You can't beat the great outdoors, Uri'. What does he mean?

Please, find a sound file with the talking attached.

Yours sincerely, Alex.

 

[Not_a_teacher]

If you can't beat something, that means it's good. It means that nothing is better. It might help you to think of a boxer or a fighter. If none of the other fighters can beat him, he "can't be beat". It means that he is the best.

 

[AlexAD]

Thank you, for your great explanation!

But nevertheless, it sounds so unnatural to me when a person being compared with nature... Could the speaker then, having dropped Uri, replace you with I in his reply?

Thanks, Alex.

 

[5jj]

Thank you, for your great explanation!

But nevertheless, it sounds so unnatural to me when a person being compared with nature... Could the speaker then, having dropped Uri, replace you with I in his reply?

Thanks, Alex.

The speaker is using 'you' in the impersonal sense.

He is saying, "It is impossible to beat/do better than the great outdoors, Uri". He has just thoroughly enjoyed his time in the open air on the golf course.

 

[SoothingDave]

A bad day golfing is better than the best day at work.