The scenario – I’m at lunch with two canadians from my class, Steve and Neil. Steve is discussing the fact that he has to have his cholestorol checked a week after he gets back, and that if he did so today they would put him right in the hospital.

S : The worst part? I can’t have any beers for 48 hours.
M : That’s the worst part?
S : Well yeah.
M : I don’t really drink a lot of beer.
S : What do you drink?
M : I don’t drink all that often.
S : Smoke weed? Hash?
M : Nope. Not anymore.
S : Well what’s something you drink every day?
M : Water.
S : Ok, it’s like going without water for 48 hours.
M : Yeah, that would suck.
S : Right, eh?
M : I have to say – It disturbs me that you equate drinking beer to drinking water.
N : Yeah, well in the states that’s pretty fucking easy to do.