Everyone in England seems to celebrate Ireland's Patron Saint these days, but ignores its own, good old St George!
I blame this on the proloferation of Irish theme pubs! I think we need a world wide chain of English theme pubs! The would feature:
- Compulsory pipe smoking;
- Warm beer;
- Terrible food;
- Limited allowable topics of conversation, such as cricket and "damn foreigners".
Sounds great, huh?
Who needs Irish pubs anyway? All they have is Guiness, laughter, good music, whisky...
6 comments:
Why is pub synonymous with bad food? (Especially English pubs)
I've heard this so many times (today; you, yesterday; Gordon Ramsay, before; tv)
Now tell me why, o proud citizen of England!
Shadowthorne - It just seems to be the culmination of a whole series of bad things - uninspiring choices, small portions, a chef who doesn't really care whether you enjoy it or not.
There is an old joke:
Guy goes into pub and asks for a pint and a meal. He wants an under-cooked chicken, half raw chips and week-old salad.
"We can't do that, it sounds disgusting!"
"Well that's what you gave me last time!"
They've got me!!!! I'm Irish! :)
Ali - Exactly! :-)
I hope you enjoyed St Patrick's Day. I think you may be onto something there with the pubs. Especially like the conversation, laughter, good music! Music a must!
What? No green beer?
We just use it as another excuse to drink more beer and talk with a bad Irish Brogue.
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