Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site hou5a.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!hogpc!houti!ariel!hou5f!hou5e!hou5d!hou5a!ljs From: ljs@hou5a.UUCP Newsgroups: net.wines Subject: Re: In defense of American Beers. Message-ID: <559@hou5a.UUCP> Date: Fri, 27-Apr-84 08:29:02 EST Article-I.D.: hou5a.559 Posted: Fri Apr 27 08:29:02 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Apr-84 10:12:59 EST References: <226@ihu1e.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ Lines: 12 The scenario described above illustrates what I've called 'the grass is greener' factor of the human condition. My favorite example can be seen in any NY city Japanese restaurant frequented by visiting/semi-resident Japanese businessmen. At lunchtime you can observe the majority of American men going the full exotic route by ordering saki or kirin beer with their sushi, etc.;meanwhile the Japanese will invariably have scotch &/or . . .you guessed it...Budweiser! -- Larry Shine {allegra,harpo,hogpc,ihnp4,zehntel,ucbvax,sdcsvax,eagle,burl}!hou5a!ljs