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The Manners and Protocol of Drinking in British Pubs
If you are a visitor to the U.K. or would like to feel more confident when using British pubs then this short PUBlication is for you. A lighthearted look at using the pub with mates or the other half.Now with added illustrations.
38 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 25, 2014
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May 5, 2025
From snake venom to beer goggles to roasties - everything you need to know before you belly up to the bar in Blighty.
Many an American whose elbow has been permanently bent since the repeal of Prohibition is bewildered when he steps into a traditional pub for his first Guinness. An English pub isn't just a place to get hammered. It's a centuries old tradition with the iron-clad rituals and taboos that Americans reserve for religion or football.
A wrong move in a working man's pub and you won't live to tell it. Even an English banker or accountant can be nasty with a few pints in him. Plus they're all so damned good at that snarky English humor. You don't want them making fun of you.
So memorize all the salient points in this very funny, politically-incorrect cheat sheet and you should be fine. Cheer, lads!
And when you're leaving the pub, watch your step. Binge drinking in England has now reached such epidemic proportions that the police have given up trying to control it. A legless teen will simply be dragged into a nearby doorway to sleep it off. His vomit, however, will still be on the sidewalk. They even have a name for it - a "pavement pizza." Forewarned is forearmed.
Many an American whose elbow has been permanently bent since the repeal of Prohibition is bewildered when he steps into a traditional pub for his first Guinness. An English pub isn't just a place to get hammered. It's a centuries old tradition with the iron-clad rituals and taboos that Americans reserve for religion or football.
A wrong move in a working man's pub and you won't live to tell it. Even an English banker or accountant can be nasty with a few pints in him. Plus they're all so damned good at that snarky English humor. You don't want them making fun of you.
So memorize all the salient points in this very funny, politically-incorrect cheat sheet and you should be fine. Cheer, lads!
And when you're leaving the pub, watch your step. Binge drinking in England has now reached such epidemic proportions that the police have given up trying to control it. A legless teen will simply be dragged into a nearby doorway to sleep it off. His vomit, however, will still be on the sidewalk. They even have a name for it - a "pavement pizza." Forewarned is forearmed.
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