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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:40:27 -0700 (PDT), pat wrote:
> blake murphy wrote: >>o.k., that sorta makes sense. *but i doubt that, say, crystal palace vodka, >>has much of an overseas market. > > But it competes in the liquor store against foreign products. > > Incidentally, the producer of Crystal Palace vodka is Sazerac and they > have lots of brands and imports/exports. So they have a financial > interest in eliminating technical barriers to trade. i just wanted to pick a ridiculous exampe. mad dog 20/20? > Consumers in America and elsewhere want to buy French brandy, Scottish > whisky, Italian Amaretto, and American bourbon. They may well want to > choose between a local liquor and a foreign (to them) one. > >>maybe i'm just used to the u.s. tail wagging the world dog. > > The interesting thing for me is that some people say metric units > would be too difficult in the shops. But liquor and wine has been > metric for decades. Nobody seems to worry. I think it shows that > there's a difference between what people think about change and how > they behave after change. sure. you just do a (in my case, fuzzy) calculation in your head, or say '1.75 liters is a big-ass jug.' your pal, blake |
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