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...
Great read about a niche topic!
I know almost nothing about Vietnam, but this article felt like I had visited.
Getting cranked on Bia Hoi in Hanoi with some locals is just an incredible cultural experience.
Hmm, does everyone in Vietnam have a drinking problem?
When I "lived" in Vietnam, they had more bars than coffeshop in the US, but they also had double amount of coffee shops. In Saigon I was never not in a short walking distance from a bar.
bia hơi is pretty light
These glasses look absolutely stunning
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.
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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...
Great read about a niche topic!
I know almost nothing about Vietnam, but this article felt like I had visited.
Getting cranked on Bia Hoi in Hanoi with some locals is just an incredible cultural experience.
Hmm, does everyone in Vietnam have a drinking problem?
When I "lived" in Vietnam, they had more bars than coffeshop in the US, but they also had double amount of coffee shops. In Saigon I was never not in a short walking distance from a bar.
bia hơi is pretty light
These glasses look absolutely stunning
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
"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.
I found this really interesting. Thanks for submitting it!
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