Sumant Srivathsan wrote:
I'm sure there are cheaper places to watch movies. They just don't show the
movies you want to watch. Meanwhile, I'd kill to pay near-US prices for a
drink here in India. But a half-decent bar will get you a small vodka for
7-10 USD.
Goodness, Mumbai is getting freakin' expensive.
Bars charge more for booze here in equal parts due to very high
operational + licencing + bribes costs and a "our life span is only some
two years; let's try to make all the money we can quickly" philosophy.
(It's cheaper to get a licence for a bar in New York than in B'lore, for
instance. Kerala's annual licence fee is 2.2 million bucks. I kid you not.)
Some info here (quoting me, actually):
http://skthewimp.livejournal.com/196316.html
and:
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/Feb292008/state2008022954772.asp
http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1491082.cms
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