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Old Jan 5, 2019 | 3:25 am
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Originally Posted by Dr. HFH
Thailand also has a tax like this on imported wine, resulting in good imported wine being prohibitively expensive. For example, a bottle of Veuve that's USD $40 in a local (BOS) liquor store is over USD $100 in Thailand.
Ah I always wondered why champagne was so pricey in Thailand (more expensive than bars in Central London) despite cocktails being comically cheap. I assumed it was a prestige/status symbol thing like in China.
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