tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post2428049215860349135..comments2024-03-09T12:28:08.537+08:00Comments on Isidor's Fugue: Chilling a Chongqing BeerBrian Glucrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02144046195231802682noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post-59826567782435172112015-01-23T19:49:59.421+08:002015-01-23T19:49:59.421+08:00I wouldn't say they had forgotten anything if ...I wouldn't say they had forgotten anything if my request was rather unusual for them.<br /><br />On that note . . . it is not uncommon in China for stores to turn off their refrigerators holding beer, sodas, water, etc. during the winter because people don't want a drink to be cold if it is also cold outside. I've seen this in practice at several nearby groceries & convenience stores.Brian Glucrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144046195231802682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post-60669595011960290972015-01-23T12:55:11.807+08:002015-01-23T12:55:11.807+08:00Of course, if somebody would just remember to put ...Of course, if somebody would just remember to put some beer in a refrigerator, all that ice would never have been necessary!Potomackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047837559244141708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post-15467878334600538592015-01-23T12:30:15.052+08:002015-01-23T12:30:15.052+08:00It was a surprise, but I've been similarly sur...It was a surprise, but I've been similarly surprised here many times before.Brian Glucrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144046195231802682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post-39299359475426973682015-01-23T11:11:58.771+08:002015-01-23T11:11:58.771+08:00Now that is good service. Do you find this level ...Now that is good service. Do you find this level of service to be common, or is this a nice surprise?J P Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226839502962956438noreply@blogger.com