[LargeFormat] Prague/London travel tips&

[markb]

> I've only been to England once, and that a long time ago, but it seems
> to me that Tio Ricardo has missed a couple of (possibly) salient points:

Yeah right, one visit was enough, eh?  I rather suspect this was a mutual
reaction.

> First off, don't forget that you can get Irish beer just about
> anywhere in England, Scotland or Wales.  They might be British, but
> they're not stupid.  Irish beer will ALWAYS trump anything the
> English can produce.  At least the stuff that the Irish are willing
> to export.
What nonsense. Irish stout is a well respected beer, when properly kept and
poured. Why not try some of the genuine local beer? (same applies anywhere
around the world)

> Secondly, always eat at the local (pub.)  Look for the one with the
> rattiest cars, that's where the food will be excellent lest the cook
> get thrashed by his patrons.  Then order the kidney pie.  It's always
> the freshest thing in the place because they won't cook it until
> someone actually demands it.  Don't worry about it being full of
> animal entrails; that's what the Irish beer is for and you should have
> a couple pints down before supper gets there anyway.

If you had one iota of understanding of local cusine, I'd take this a joke.
Clearly you don't. Try ordering the tripe in a 3* french establishment.
Wonderful meal, and not a GMO in sight.

> Lastly, forget about Britrail when you're going more than 50 miles
> from London; rent a car and join the mayhem!  then the lady driving the
lorry will scream and cover her eyes.

Please don't we have enough congestion on the roads as it is, use public
transport.

> I will say, Dick is absolutely right about the intelligibility of
> the natives.  I went days in Scotland without understanding a
> single word.  Fortunately, by extending a handful of various
> denominations of currency I was always able to avert violence.

Patronising bollocks. Most of us are proud of the mixture of cultures and
accents. If you don't like it, dont visit, you won't be missed.