[LargeFormat] Prague/London travel tips&

[Jim Brick]

Good grief markb, most folks can tell when a jest-fest is underway. You 
might want to take your meds and re-think things...

JimB

At 09:17 PM 7/21/2003 +0100, markb wrote:



> > I've only been to England once, and that a long time ago, but it seems
> > to me that Tio Ricardo has missed a couple of (possibly) salient points:
>
>Yeah right, one visit was enough, eh?  I rather suspect this was a mutual
>reaction.
>
> > First off, don't forget that you can get Irish beer just about
> > anywhere in England, Scotland or Wales.  They might be British, but
> > they're not stupid.  Irish beer will ALWAYS trump anything the
> > English can produce.  At least the stuff that the Irish are willing
> > to export.
>What nonsense. Irish stout is a well respected beer, when properly kept and
>poured. Why not try some of the genuine local beer? (same applies anywhere
>around the world)
>
> > Secondly, always eat at the local (pub.)  Look for the one with the
> > rattiest cars, that's where the food will be excellent lest the cook
> > get thrashed by his patrons.  Then order the kidney pie.  It's always
> > the freshest thing in the place because they won't cook it until
> > someone actually demands it.  Don't worry about it being full of
> > animal entrails; that's what the Irish beer is for and you should have
> > a couple pints down before supper gets there anyway.
>
>If you had one iota of understanding of local cusine, I'd take this a joke.
>Clearly you don't. Try ordering the tripe in a 3* french establishment.
>Wonderful meal, and not a GMO in sight.
>
> > Lastly, forget about Britrail when you're going more than 50 miles
> > from London; rent a car and join the mayhem!  then the lady driving the
>lorry will scream and cover her eyes.
>
>Please don't we have enough congestion on the roads as it is, use public
>transport.
>
> > I will say, Dick is absolutely right about the intelligibility of
> > the natives.  I went days in Scotland without understanding a
> > single word.  Fortunately, by extending a handful of various
> > denominations of currency I was always able to avert violence.
>
>Patronising bollocks. Most of us are proud of the mixture of cultures and
>accents. If you don't like it, dont visit, you won't be missed.