I was reading this (http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN2737443520090227) this morning, and I realized how nice it's been to be able to go to most restaurants here in Palestine and not be limited to one choice of drink provider. Usually they have Coke, and then either Pepsi or RC. Or you might find a local or Arab soft drink. Usually there's water, and many times you can find juice*.
Hell, many places, they'll squeeze the oranges, carrots, whatever, right there in front of you.
Too bad I had to come to what many Americans believe to be an anti-democracy terrorist enclave to experience what life without exclusivity contracts in a supposed "free market" could look like.
[ * : And no, I don't mean Cokepicana Concentrated Orange Juice Product Drink. Christ, can't we force companies to sell all their products under one company name, printed nice and large on the front of the label so that we can start getting over the idea that there's more than two of them? Can you imagine? Call it Pepsiade instead of Gatorade. Or at least Gatorade (by Pepsi). I want Americans to start feeling depressed when they walk down shelf after shelf of their supermarket and see that every item on the shelf is owned by two companies. Competition? Bullshit.]
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!! missed
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/live-dc/livedc-jimmy-eat-world-930-club/
My best friend ended up going to that concert by being on the guest list of a guest performer. She said it was amazing.
They do sell juicers in the US. And you can go to non big chain places and get all kinds of wacky soft drinks.
Tom:
Granted.. but neither of those was my point. :) Here you can get those things at nearly any restaurant or eatery. They are /common/, rather than /specialties/.
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