>>>>>>>If this creates a collision with the EU data protection rules, then it's simply impossible to american companies to comply with them, therefore they can't continue operating in the EU countries. They'll have to close.
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>>>>>>Which EU countries will have to close?
>>>>>>Please don't close Germany.
>>>>>>My favorite beers come from there.
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>>>>>Yeah, and Czech Republic and the Netherlands.
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>>>>You have something against British Beers ? :=}
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>>>A tall glass, against its spilling all over the table?
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>>>Apart from Guinness, which I find a bit more tart and heavy than I like, I actually don't remember any sample of british beers. A Beers as a surname exists, but usually as de Beers; I really prefer my beers lowercase. Anyway, there was not enough of a relationship to grow into picking favourites.
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>>Oh, OK - 'beers'.
>>I think we have at least 10 'micro-breweries' within 20 miles of here (and it's a pretty rural area) and it's great to have a wide choice....
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>there are some excellent micro breweries now. I grew up on things like Trophy Bitter and Red Barrel and remember how bad beer could be.

OMG - yes - 'Watney's Draught Red Barrel' - horrible.
Scotland's still a bit like that (compared to England or Wales) but there are quite a few small breweries there now so it's not too hard to get a good pint.