tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post913620917512808938..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: A pub of two sidesCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-64211740134006464102012-10-05T21:36:55.520+01:002012-10-05T21:36:55.520+01:00twas never intended to be funny, just a reaction t...twas never intended to be funny, just a reaction to deep seated trauma originating in the fact that I was once unfortunate enough to have a drink in a southport pub.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-59724219457809209782012-10-05T15:26:55.513+01:002012-10-05T15:26:55.513+01:00Really, Cooking Lager, your repetitive stereotypin...Really, Cooking Lager, your repetitive stereotyping of CAMRA members isn't funny any more - not after all these years anyway. As humour would be the only reason to excuse your comments, I can only conclude you are deliberately aiming to cause offense. <br /><br />Curmudgeon: the pub arrangement you describe with a hatch is still to be seen in quite a few Merseyside pubs; a good example is the Volunteer in Waterloo.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-87889886753305302922012-10-05T12:46:11.544+01:002012-10-05T12:46:11.544+01:00Class division in society is greater now than it h...Class division in society is greater now than it has been since the Second World War. The move towards a classless society that went through the 50's, 60's and 70's started to end in the 80's with the selloff of council houses removing the notion of a socially housed respectable working class and reserving social housing for those in need (with problems).<br /><br />Far from all being middle class, the median national income is a paltry 21k. We have a nation of upper, middle, indebted working class that thinks its middle class through cheap credit rather than actual wealth and a parodied lower class (parodied by privately educated posh blokes dressing up as council estate mums that sell their kids for a west life CD).<br /><br />Private housing does not lead to integration. These classes live as far from each other as possible so the most likely future model of public houses is for a pub to appeal to a distinct social class throughout with price being used to discourage the proletariat from getting the bus to the posh area for a pint. Fear that the lower classes are violent and vulgar is enough to keep the posh people from trying the cheaper beer on the other side of town. If that isn’t enough maybe the fear of dirt and disease can be resurrected.<br /><br />I believe there is scope for a separate room to house CAMRA members. These peculiar sorts like to turn up in pubs they otherwise never go in, act like they own the place and disregard the regulars. It’s best that pubs have at least one separate room to house these sorts for their meetings and try to keep them away from the regulars.<br />Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-58416157492456703082012-10-05T10:57:00.037+01:002012-10-05T10:57:00.037+01:00When I was at uni, the uni "bar" and the...When I was at uni, the uni "bar" and the uni "pub" were part of the same building and were served by different counters of the same bar area - eg you could walk between them with your pint.<br /><br />The "pub" side was 20p a pint cheaper than the "bar" side, yet both counters were used equally by the students.py0noreply@blogger.com