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BYD is also very popular in Singapore. Single most bought car brand at the moment, I think. Their flagship show room has great beer and good food, too.
by eru 10mo ago
BYD is also very popular in Singapore. Single most bought car brand at the moment, I think.
Their flagship show room has great beer and good food, too.
- embedding-shape 10mo agoWhen I first moved to Spain, I was surprised beer was available in McDonalds, and that people commonly had beer with lunch. But not even here do we have beer available in car show rooms, that seems like the slightly wrong place for that, especially considering how strict Singapore seems from the outside.
- rswail 10mo ago25 years ago I was on a project that was based out of offices next to a BMW factory, so we got canteen privileges, and the food was awesome, and beer was available as one of the beverages. This was at a car plant for people working in manufacturing.
- davidw 10mo agoAt the university canteens/cafeterias in Italy they had wine and beer on tap next to the soda. It wasn't very good, but I was amazed the first time I just saw the tap there in the middle of the cafeteria where anyone could just go refill when they wanted.
- rswail 10mo agoCar show rooms are about catering to clients, selling them both a vehicle and a lifestyle, plus people are much more likely to make deals when they're offered food and drink. Makes sense anywhere :)
- embedding-shape 10mo ago> Makes sense anywhere :) Well, almost anywhere. There are places where if you have a beer with lunch and they saw you arrive in a car, they'll ask you for your car keys otherwise they'll call the police on you. Daily life works differently around the world :)
- psunavy03 10mo agoI'm glad I don't live in a place where one beer would cause that. Several, yes, that's certainly an issue. But so much of the world seems to have lost the ability to be reasonable in favor of black-and-white thinking. For those without religious objections or addictions, one glass of beer or wine with a meal is a complete nothingburger. Yes, it technically impairs your reaction times, but not enough to be a crime.
- bookofjoe 10mo agohttps://etsc.eu/issues/drink-driving/blood-alcohol-content-bac-drink-driving-limits-across-europe/ https://etsc.eu/issues/drink-driving/blood-alcohol-content-b...
- embedding-shape 10mo agoYeah, Sweden is one hell of a place, few places have so many sticklers for rules collected in one place, for better or worse. And it's a very secular place in general, but very "zero tolerance" when it comes to drinking and driving, but completely opposite when it comes to "drinking too much only on weekends".
- eru 10mo agoI just looked it up, and the limits in Singapore would probably let you get away with one or two beers before a drive (assuming an adult male). Though I suspect the BYD folks would want to avoid any hint of impropriety, so they probably will only let you drink there _after_ your test drive. But I've only ever ate and drank at their showroom, I never went to the car side of the business.
- eru 10mo ago> There are places where if you have a beer with lunch and they saw you arrive in a car, they'll ask you for your car keys otherwise they'll call the police on you. In Singapore you wouldn't necessarily arrive in a car (yet alone your own car) when you go to a car showroom. I'm not even sure they'd have enough parking around there. See https://earth.google.com/web/search/BYD+Zhongshan+Park+1826/@1.3274675,103.84734373,2.28795398a,225.37220832d,35y,-0h,0t,0r/data=CoYBGlgSUgolMHgzMWRhMTc0N2VmOWQzOGY1OjB4Mjk0Zjg3NDVmMTBlOWNkYhmgnXhzXT31PyHRWtHmOPZZQCoXQllEIFpob25nc2hhbiBQYXJrIDE4MjYYAiABIiYKJAlmRlMwrq5EQBFLFEG1Bk1CQBlbe4NfYO9cwCHC9F_lSq9fwEICCAE6AwoBMEICCABKDQj___________8BEAA https://earth.google.com/web/search/BYD+Zhongshan+Park+1826/... for the location. And many people bring a companion when they do a test drive. Filling up the companion is perfectly legal and fine.
- tokai 10mo agoGetting customers to drink alcohol is a classic sales trick.
- embedding-shape 10mo agoRight, but in countries where they're very strict about drinking and driving, you won't see even salespeople trying to get people drunk while selling a car.
- psunavy03 10mo ago"Drinking alcohol" does not necessarily equate to "getting drunk." At least if you're a grown adult and not in undergrad anymore.
- iammjm 10mo agoAre undergrads supposed to get drunk more easily than older adults? How would that work? Unless you actually meant children and not young adults
- ReptileMan 10mo agoDrinking is a skill. It takes time to develop. Teens and the likes - their main goal is to get wasted and fast.
- eru 10mo agoThat's a very American view.
- ReptileMan 10mo agoAbsolutely not. Just that in Europe we start heavy drinking from 12, so by the time we are 16 we know how to properly imbibe.
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- aatd86 10mo agoYeah, unless it is a subtle message to convey that their autopilot is top notch haha
- eru 10mo agoWhy? Just make sure the customer who's test driving has the beer and wine after the ride. And their companions you can fill up before to put them in a good mood.
- fifilura 10mo agoThe only reason to get a car in Singapore is to give the tired father an air-conditioned place outside the crammed apartment to go and have a nap :).
- eru 10mo agoWell, it's also quite useful when you have to ferry multiple kids and their crap around. And jokes aside, many people also need a car for work. Eg if you are a real estate agent, and always flitting around between different showings.