> Another example is that Australians drink higher-quality Californian wine than Californians, and vice versa, because it is only worth the transportation costs

> Another example is that Australians drink higher-quality Californian wine than Californians, and vice versa, because it is only worth the transportation costs for the most expensive wine. As a person who loves Belgian beer, I came to this realization when I was on a bit of a beercation there. For the most part, the good Belgian beer makes it here. When I'd try beer from breweries I hadn't heard of while I was there, it was mostly worse than the Belgian beer I had tried at home.