However, one place I don't believe we expected to make a difference was at the Royal Heritage Surakarta Hotel - our home for one month.
Most evening when we got back to the hotel we would sit out by the pool to converse (and sometimes work) while enjoying some adult beverages. While we never got crazy I'm pretty certain the beer consumption in the hotel more than quadrupled while we were there (partially because it is a predominately Muslim country and so fewer people drink).
Even during our stay things changed a little at the pool bar. About halfway through our stay they started offering a special on bottled beer by the bucket. Prior to this we had to buy individual bottles and it sometimes took awhile to get our order from the pool to the restaurant downstairs where the beer was kept and then back to the pool to be served. Having buckets definitely made it more efficient for them and a little less expensive and quicker gratification for us.
Well, apparently, we inspired them. The hotel manager told one of my team members that they saw all of us chill out there. So, why don't they make something in the pool bar. Now, every Friday night they have happy hour and live music.
It just goes to show that you can never tell when and where you will make a difference.
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