tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post9064801987220369306..comments2024-03-18T16:40:32.561-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: British pubs according to George OrwellRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-73305568582859178822008-08-25T10:54:00.000-07:002008-08-25T10:54:00.000-07:00Jeff, I had a lot of time for Orwell before I read...Jeff, I had a lot of time for Orwell before I read this. After reading it, I realised just how much he understood British society.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-26017329933775657832008-08-25T10:48:00.000-07:002008-08-25T10:48:00.000-07:00Ron, this is magic, thanks. Almost every sentence ...<B>Ron</B>, this is magic, thanks. Almost every sentence is thought-provoking.<BR/><BR/><B>Anonymous</B>: <I>The Middle Class Ponces of the beer blogerati can snicker and point over the ironic po-mo implications of 'Big Brother'</I><BR/><BR/>???Stonchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001578598975666535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-64142333733835505732008-08-23T20:41:00.000-07:002008-08-23T20:41:00.000-07:00I always wonder wtf people are up to in a pub that...I always wonder wtf people are up to in a pub that you could not have children witness? Seriously if you are behaving in a way that your offspring or mother would not aprove, perhaps you need to retool.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615292711428211060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-92081122490149312002008-08-22T15:06:00.000-07:002008-08-22T15:06:00.000-07:00Even the last paragraph where he says "If you coul...Even the last paragraph where he says "If you could walk where you chose instead of being fenced in by barbed wire and "Trespassers will be Prosecuted" boards" rings true to me when thinking of my native Ireland, compared to my new home in Germany where you can ramble pretty much everywhere. And yes, the child-friendliness of bars and cafes is a distinct contrast.Barry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-28576539698633462562008-08-21T01:43:00.000-07:002008-08-21T01:43:00.000-07:00Ed - that's the way to do it, to be honest. Most ...Ed - that's the way to do it, to be honest. Most Brits are too passive to actually tell you off for it, they'll just tut to themselves... <BR/><BR/>If you ask if it's OK to bring kids in, you'll get told no, but if you just do it, I don't see anyone kicking you out unless they're a real a-hole.Boakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657725007230709027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-42729562415941454272008-08-20T15:29:00.000-07:002008-08-20T15:29:00.000-07:00oh - i never realised that about kids in UK pubs. ...oh - i never realised that about kids in UK pubs. when i was there in december 2007 i just marched in to most pubs with my 4-year old, ordered a pint and sat her down with a soft drink and a colouring book and assumed it was ok. maybe it wasn't! particularly now that UK pubs are smokefree, it made it an ideal place to spend time while my wife is out clothes shopping. <BR/>Ed (wellington, nz).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-38021001366933978142008-08-20T13:20:00.000-07:002008-08-20T13:20:00.000-07:00The finest English writer, the clearest thinker, o...The finest English writer, the clearest thinker, of the late 20th Century.<BR/><BR/>The Middle Class Ponces of the beer blogerati can snicker and point over the ironic po-mo implications of 'Big Brother', but Orwell understood English society and held it up to the light. Good on him, good on you for finding and posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-63530643026645534712008-08-20T12:24:00.000-07:002008-08-20T12:24:00.000-07:00Thanks for posting this - I remember seeing a quot...Thanks for posting this - I remember seeing a quote from Orwell about licencing hours but I haven't been able to find it.<BR/><BR/>Brilliant stuff, and scary how much of it could have been written yesterday. <BR/><BR/>And we're with you on the kids.Boakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657725007230709027noreply@blogger.com