I don’t know why we’re bothering with Venice, says Jamie. It’s just full of Asians taking pictures of everything. God forbid you might have to encounter an Asian person, Niall says. There’s a stillness at the table. Jamie says: What? It’s clear from his voice and from the delayed pace of his response that he’s now drunk. It’s kind of racist, what you just said about Asian people, Niall says. I’m not making a big thing of it. Oh, because all the Asians at the table are going to get offended, are they? says Jamie.
