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I'm really curious. What's the real difference between this (pub-in-a-box) and any pub in Ireland that was built in the last 50 years? We do pretty much the s

by soneil 10y ago

I'm really curious. What's the real difference between this (pub-in-a-box) and any pub in Ireland that was built in the last 50 years? We do pretty much the same thing here. Most new-build pubs try to ape the traditional. The only thing this company is adding is a middle-man so you can import it all in one shot, rather than dealing with a myriad of vendors. I realise it plays to the plastic-paddy stereotypes perfectly. But the nerd in me sees it as a simple solution to a logistical problem.

anigbrowl 10y ago
That pisess me off too XD I really don't like commodification; exploiting a combination of ignorance and nostalgia for commercial purposes is aesthetically horrible to me. I don't want to stop people doing it, but it makes me less and less inclined to participate in social life because so much of is mediated for corporate profit. This is psychologically unhealthy for the participants, in my view.