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I have seen so many people made miserable by an inability to do this. Especially once they earn a bit of money, and experience the 'good life'. I really love
by duncan_bayne 8y ago
I have seen so many people made miserable by an inability to do this. Especially once they earn a bit of money, and experience the 'good life'.
I really love fine craft beer. But can still sit down happily in a cheap pub and drink a jug of Victoria Bitter. It helps greatly to have entirely distinct mental categories in such cases.
- fratlas 8y ago+1 for bringing aus beer culture into this. I lived in China for 3 months and once I came back, VB tasted as good as any craft beer - a luxury. My friends thought I was crazy, but it taught me just how relative our experiences can be.
- m_mueller 8y agoI think living in a totally foreign culture is essential to recognizing the actual values (and fundamental issues) of your own society. It also gives you perspective on what‘s human, what‘s culture and how to relate with any other human regardless of th latter. Was quite the eye opener for me. I hope more people can and want to do it in the future.
- toomanybeersies 8y agoPeople seem to forget that if something isn't great, that doesn't mean it's bad. VB, Carlton, Budweiser, or any other mass market lager isn't bad beer. It's not good beer, there's nothing remarkable about the stuff, but it's not like it's vinegar or has massive technical flaws. The quality control and consistency of mass market lagers is something that many craft breweries and brewpubs could only dream of. There's plenty of craft beer that I've drunk that's distinctly different from batch to batch, their consistency is all over the show. But I know that if I get a stubby of VB, it's going to taste exactly like VB.
- da02 8y agoHow do they earn money? Working long hours? Do they dislike their bosses and co-workers and compensate with high-end purchases?