ambience

friend:  'how was <pricey place>?'

me:  'it was ok...  we had <dish>...  remember the one we had when we were at <affordable place>?'

friend:  'how's the taste?  was the one we had as good as the one at <pricey place>?'

me:  'haha...  the tastes are close, actually...  it's only the prices that are way different...'

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