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Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter by perilunar on Friday April 28, 2023 @10:14PM (#35749398)
Nobody drinks Fosters in Australia. Not sure if you can even get it here.

(Also, most grocery stores here do not sell alcohol — you go to the 'bottle shop' for booze. Legal drinking age is 18.)

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Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter by Scoundreller on Saturday April 29, 2023 @04:27AM (#35751144)
No, aussies go to the grog shop!
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Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter by OJFord on Saturday April 29, 2023 @06:32AM (#35751682)
Is it just a European (UK & France I'm most familiar with) thing that supermarkets sell alcohol? Seems weird to me when they're separate shops, but I'm realising it is perhaps most of the world?
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Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter by pjmorris on Saturday April 29, 2023 @07:30AM (#35751957)
In the US it varies by region. In most places you can buy beer and wine in grocery stores, while hard liquor is a different matter, generally sold only in package stores, sometimes state-run. But not always. I've seen stacks of Jack Daniels bottles in Louisiana convenience store.
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Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter by ghaff on Saturday April 29, 2023 @11:10AM (#35753634)
Liquor varies. I've seen it in numerous Safeway's on the West Coast for example. Beer and wine is still far from universal. Massachusetts still has some screwy related laws. I think only a limited number of stores in a chain are allowed to sell beer and wine. I think there may also be some exceptions for stores close to the border with New Hampshire.
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