The result is Tripping.com, a social travel site that lets travelers glean travel tips from locals, share a cup of coffee, a beer, or even stay in their homes.

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So whether you see the blossoms or the vomit, a half full cup of sake or a half empty can of beer, the future of Japan is in the hands of the Japanese, not the New Economy gurus we read about in TIME, Newsweek and Fortune.

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In the first part, a teaser with several references to the British event of the decade premiered on August 25, in which a regular can of Brahma beer (the royal) and a glass cup (the commoner) are treated as celebrities, even with speculations about the can possibly being pregnant.

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Researchers who interviewed fans at last year's FA Cup final found that fans consumed a total of 370, 000 pints of beer and lager and 38, 000 pasties during their visit to the city.

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Cheer up the old folks with a cup of tea, invent the cure for cancer, soak up that excessive production of beer, grow vegetables, whatever.

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