Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!CALA-MUZIK!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeeds.ihug.co.nz!ihug.co.nz!ken-transit.news.telstra.net!lon-in.news.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: jwb@csse.monash.edu.au Subject: Re: (^_~)Special request Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan References: <1136923632.395417.52030@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <23428-43C42FE7-574@storefull-3313.bay.webtv.net> <1136993926.316179.93200@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <11sav94hs273519@news.supernews.com> User-Agent: tin/1.4.5-20010409 ("One More Nightmare") (UNIX) (Linux/2.4.18-27.7.x (i686)) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-2022-JP Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 20 Message-ID: <4ufxf.213878$V7.136157@news-server.bigpond.net.au> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:17:36 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 138.217.20.87 X-Complaints-To: abuse@bigpond.net.au X-Trace: news-server.bigpond.net.au 1137017856 138.217.20.87 (Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:17:36 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:17:36 EST Organization: BigPond Internet Services Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:30989 Kevin Wayne Williams dixit: >Paul Blay wrote: >> (Probably best I don't try to work a Budweiser joke >> into there) >I finally broke down and started stocking Budweiser last week. I had a >group of Americans that were willing to pay 6 guilders (3 euros) apiece >for them, so my capitalist side finally won out. I only get 4,50 for >good beer, and 3,50 for the decent cheapies like Amstel and Polar. I can't really understand people who go away and still buy their home brands of beer, etc. instead of trying local stuff. I make a point of exploring local food, beer, wine, etc. although I admit I find Japanese wine a bit challenging 8-)} -- Jim Breen http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/ Clayton School of Information Technology, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia ジム・ブリーン@モナシュ大学