Drink makers creating havoc with our lives
Would the brewery official who reduced the size of the large bottle of Chang beer from 630ml to 620ml care to explain to an irate public the perverted reasoning that led to this appalling decision? Do not be deceived by the sexy new green bottle but look
Last year it was Singha, who reduced the size of their “large” bottle from 630ml to 500ml, thereby ruining the perfect accompaniment to an evening meal. Outraged beer drinkers who migrated from Singha to Chang have been victimised yet again. We face the frustrating prospect of finishing our khao pat, tom yum goong or 7-Eleven sausage without that vital last mouthful to wash it down.
The nightmare doesn’t end there. If we turn to soft drinks, we find that the new plastic bottles of Pepsi and Sprite are designed to fall over on any surface, so the drink pours down one’s leg, not one’s throat. And as for soft drinks in cans, last year the design was changed from the convenient “stubby” to a tall thin can, not only increasing its chances of falling over, but causing it to warm up more quickly due to the enlarged surface area of aluminium. Where is the logic? When is this nonsense going to stop?
I trust that these serial national catastrophes have not escaped the notice of the candidate drafters for the new constitution, but I fear the country cannot wait. I call upon our good prime minister to issue a Section 44 order to restore the 630ml beer bottle forthwith.
Nigel Pike
