Hi all,
in a few month arround 1000 Soldiers comming to Grafenwöhr-Germany. I have a "drinkstore" there. Now my question: what beer do you prefer or do you want water, juice or other things?
Help me please, i want to provide service for that guys.
Thanks a lot
Matthias Künneth
Bud Light
"drinkstore" there.
When I was in the US Army in Germany my beer of choise was Kitzman. Available only in Erlangen.
Local beer is always best, but standard American beers (Bud / Miller / Coors) will give a taste of home.
Yeah, so will dirt. Not all tastes of home are worth carrying around the globe.
When I lived in Germany, I did get homesick for some things. For those things, I went home. When in Rome, drink what the Germans do, to badly mix a metaphor.
-Steve
You had a little more choice about living in Germany than the soldiers in question do.
American soldiers in Germany usually have access to an on-base shop selling goods from "back home" at subsidized prices. A local operator running a local shop near one of these bases will not be able to compete on price; it doesn't really make sense to compete with a subsidized base PX. Better for a local shop - particularly a drink shop - to provide a good selection of local products instead, as they will often be quite reasonably priced, and serve as an alternative to buying US-sourced goods on-base. Those American soldiers interested in trying local products will spread the word; those who aren't probably won't bother with many of the local businesses anyway.
Why would anyone who is in Germany want to drink crud light or miller when the is a real beer there?? I just don't understand
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