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> why you would care about the price of tap water

Because I have to ask and unless I'm explicit they'll bring a 330 mL glass bottle which is extremely annoying. That forces me to drink beer all the time just to avoid that which is not exactly ideal.

> eg Bulgaria

The VAT there is 20% which is much higher than any place in the US.

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> That forces me to drink beer all the time

My opinion of American tourists is such that I can't tell if this is a joke, and I'm Canadian, ffs.

Well.. I'm European, it's only half a joke though.

Maybe the three of you should go to a bar and get this joke over with.

Oh I thought we were talking income tax. VAT rates are not a concern if prices are generally low, like in Bulgaria.

Drinking beer so you don’t need to drink water from a bottle - well ok, you do you.

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