Talking about weird cultural things. Pretty much every Spanish household has at least some of their drinking glasses made up of the glasses used by Nocilla (Spanish chocolate spread brand). https://dechocolate.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nocilla.j...
Hanoi’s humble beer glass and the memory of a nation
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
I was sure that these were similar to the famous Luminarc and the French connection seemed relevant. But having trawled their site… they aren’t. https://www.luminarc.com/collections/glassware/
They remind me of Duralex Picardie glasses
Thank you - that’s what I had in mind.
Not quite the same but a lot closer.
There was a good thread about the brand here a while back, which your comment helped me find.
https://www.duralex.com/en https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46015379
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#13I found this really interesting. Thanks for submitting it!
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#14I found this really interesting. Thanks for submitting it!
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#15"But in some corners of Hanoi, government officials still have exclusive access to special shops selling goods at subsidized rates. "
Surely in a communist government access would be equal to all? Why would there be elites?
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#16"But in some corners of Hanoi, government officials still have exclusive access to special shops selling goods at subsidized rates. " Surely in a communist government access would be equal to all? Why would there be elites?
it's because it's not real communism.
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#17FTA: the defeat of American troops and fall of Saigon in 1975
This is a bit misleading: Yes, strategically the U.S. was defeated in 1975, but U.S. troops had pulled out in 1973, having essentially never been beaten on the battlefield — not that it matters, of course.
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#18> brewed it fresh daily
This is not how beer works.
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#19"But in some corners of Hanoi, government officials still have exclusive access to special shops selling goods at subsidized rates. " Surely in a communist government access would be equal to all? Why would there be elites?
Believe it or not, but there were different quality grades of commieblocks. You can guess who got the ones from the first, more quality batch.
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#20FTA: the defeat of American troops and fall of Saigon in 1975 This is a bit misleading: Yes, strategically the U.S. was defeated in 1975, but U.S. troops had pulled out in 1973, having essentially never been beaten on the battlefield — not that it matters, of course.
A gesture of good will as they say. They never wanted to get to redacted in three days anyway.