The binge culture of the UK has been in the news again. Here's an educational video about english pub culture.
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The binge culture of the UK has been in the news again. Here's an educational video about english pub culture.
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2 characters you'll always see at any pub in England:
The friendly but aggressive guy in his early 20s, being aggressive but friendly. Around 10.44pm someone will say the "wrong" thing and the sight of him being restrained and the female cry of "It's not worth it Terry" will always be heard.
The guy in his late 30s, baggy eyed and has been in the pub since he was 15, telling everybody who will listen for the 10,000th time that he's going to drive Formula One very soon.
You go to some fucking wierd pubs.Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ Pat
^why do you only take note of the guys?
There was another pub I can't recall the name but there was a guy who kept complaining that they didn't serve REAL beer. He was really irritating because to every other normal person the beer was perfectly fine.
I think CD pat works in clubs ..not bars..Quote:
Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog
The Free Trade in Newcastle used to hav etow gay twins in their forties with massive black tashes always wore leather trousers and jackets.
Proper funny they were.
:biglaugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog
To be fair, it sounds like he's been going to some of the same pubs that i go to. I've really got to make an effort to raise my standards.
And that was just the women!Quote:
Originally Posted by mrsquirrel
That sounds like marmite the dog...Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ Pat
True...Quote:
Originally Posted by Blake7
British pubs. Hmm, always found them quite boring hang outs, closing times and more of that shite. Bunch of guys putting their bit of money on the bar, drink till it's all spend then start picking fights coz they're broke and frustrated......
Belgian pubs, now there we've got good and real beer, no closing times and no putting money on the bar. Just pay as you go or pay at the end of the drinking session.
And you can get in as from the age of 16. Actually nobody will stop a 15 year old of having a few beers. No problemo, yet we don;t hit each other's head in when we get pissed.
boring little country isnt it?
I wouldn't say it's the best to live in, but my mother being BRitish I grew up in both countries and prefer belgium though. Didn't like the UK one bit. Pretty old fashioned place if you ask me!
Pretty lucky being brought up on British and Belgian beer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Likewise
Yep, and the best of it was that my father owned a pub/restaurant so I was right at the source:) .
Duvell beer springs to mindQuote:
Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog
yep, Duvel is one of the beers with higher alcohol percentage. About 8-9 per cent if I remember well. There are quite a few strong beers averaging 10 up to 24 per cent alcohol:beerchug: . Healthy to drink one or two per day.
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Originally Posted by Likewise
I distinctly remember that it had to be served and drank at 2 degrees. Any warmer and it tasted like lion's piss.
All beer supposed to be drunk at a cool temp, and no ice cubes in beer please!
My fav Belgian beer is Delerium Tremons, a couple of those bad boys will sort you out.
I like ice in beer, it help's to take the taste away
Why wouldn't you wanna taste the beer? No, ice does not belong in beer!
Then again tastes differ
^^Then it must be awful beer then.
Villa have dusty old bottles of "trappist monks beer" at 207 Baht.
I looked at the alcohol content: almost 9%!!!WTF?
Yeah, trappist triple or double will do ya good:) . These are beers not made for a piss up, but for slow consumption. It's like a wine you gotta appreciate it and let it flow down your tongue.