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what is "free beer" exactly?
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i don't personally care for beer, so i never understood the concept of "free beer". but i do drink water, and i doubt anyone would ever be confused by the concept of free water, as opposed to paid bottled water.
when you can afford it and someone's selling you cool, refreshing, clear water in a bottle on a hot day, it's easily justified paying a few bucks for it, rather than drinking some hot 90-degree water out of a public fountain.
i mean people in developed countries have this kind of luxury; in some countries even the very basic essentials like drinking water is a problem.
what do U think?
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