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maaku on Jan 5, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: How to Gain or Lose 30 Minutes of Life Every Day

Uh, no. "Go out" simply means "attend social event."

You're telling me that a young man in the poorest part of Africa doesn't "go out" with his buddies now and then?

JshWright on Jan 6, 2013 [–]

In the context, 'go out' clearly meant 'go out to meals at restaurants where alcoholic beverages are the social norm.'

Yes, I'm absolutely telling you that a significant portion of the world does not have the resources to do that (even 'now and then').

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