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human
Have you heard about Beer Day, celebrated in Britain?
gpt
Have I?  It's like a second Christmas, Uncle Dave spends six months a year planning for it.  His insurance won't even cover him anymore.
human
*takes a step forward* In Britain there are more breweries operating today than in any time since the 1930s.
gpt
*eyes brighten* I believe it.  Craft brews have gotten so popular. People really like drinking beers with pictures of bicycles or horses on the label.
human
And this is thanks to the influence of the United States
gpt
Well... We do like our craft beer too.  I would like to think we kicked off the movement of hoppy, zingy brews.
human
Craft beers have helped to bring new life to some pubs that were "dumps" before.
gpt
True, but craft beer does cost a lot more than those house malts.  Some of those dumps lost so much character.  On the upside, there is more on the menu now than just peanuts and pickled eggs.
human
*slouches* Yeah, and in the old days anyone could go to the pub. Now it's more of a treat, a luxury.
gpt
*leans slightly forward* True, but in those old days, you could drink all night for ten quid.  Now, ten quid won't buy you a burger on a brioche bun.   Pubs are pubs in name only now.  Half of them may as well be named bistros.
human
I'm sure the food is a lot better.
gpt
*body relaxes* Ten times better.  You can only be so creative with crackers and a bag of Quavers.  Now, the fish and chips in some pubs is better than at a normal restaurant.  There are pubs with Michelin stars now.
human
*laughs* Now, it's not just male patrons. There is stroller parking and a kids menu.
gpt
*laughs* True.  The one thing that really changed for the better is, for a long time, you might see a given street with 6 or 7 pubs on it, and the only difference is that the glasses might be cleaner at one over another, now, you have pubs that are serving good food, or that are family friendly.
human
Some people think toddlers and their millennail parents need to be banned
gpt
*body relaxes* I agree with those people 100% too.  They should all be packed into trucks and shipped to Ohio.   They should be forbidden from pubs entirely.
human
*takes a step back* That is funny. Speaking of traveling, in Japan all of highways are tolls. To travel cross country, you would have to pay $300.
gpt
Everything is expensive in Japan though.  The best way to go to Japan and make a small fortune is to start with a large one.
human
*takes a step back* Yes, that is true. I'd still like to go to Japan and around the world for that matter. The first king to travel around the world was Kalakaua of Hawaii.
gpt
I wonder if he ever traveled to Mackinac Island.  Nobody pays tolls there because there are very few vehicles allowed on the island.