But, and this, like Beth Ditto's, is a big but
Those pubs are full of people from Manchester
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 12:00, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Funnily enough, wherever you go, the pubs will be full of people from that area
And, whilst I will admit that I was largely quite intoxicated during most of these excursions, the atmosphere in most of the Mancunian pubs was generally more jovial than in most London boozers.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 12:03, Reply)

That's like saying that syphilis fills one with a greater sense of joie de vivre than does gonhorrea
The most disappointing pubs I've been to in that respect were in Dublin. I was expecting boisterous gaelic bohnomie; instead I got dead-eyed musicians peddling identical Levellers-lite drivel, eyeing the room for a fellow Paddy amongst the sea of tourists and immigrants. All of whom were looking into their wallets and feeling like they'd been raped.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 12:06, Reply)

Your counterarguments give me the distinct impression that you don't particularly like The Pub.

(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 12:10, Reply)

It's more that I don't like London pubs
Although this is also due to the aforementioned wallet-raping. That and massive pretentiousness. You don't get that in Norwich.

Speaking of which, I'm on lunch now, and I'm going to the pub.

So there.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 12:12, Reply)

Of course he doesn't.
It's all about the cocktail bars and cabaret with Darth.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 12:12, Reply)