Off out for a curry tonight at the Claypit (www.claypit.com) with Ron of the RAF. It will be interesting to see if it comes anywhere near the curries of Malvern (Cafe Zam Zam, The Bengal Brasserie etc) Apparently it was voted best Indian in Dallas, according to its website (and the Dallas Morning News), so we'll have to see.
After the curry, we're off to see a band at the Sherlock Holmes pub, another Brit Bar. This bar is pretty cool because you have the bar area, with obligatory dart boards and red telephone box, then you go to the back room and there is a huge tabled area and bar and a stage. Seen a couple of good bands there, and a few duffers too!
It struck me that Gordon Brown has been harping on about Britishness, and flying the flag etc, and being in America, I have a unique perspective on how other nations view us. The Americans seem to love us, they like everything British. Only this morning I was chatting to the cleaner and she remarked 'At least you're of pure blood, being English, us Americans are Mongrels' I pointed out that she is in no way a Dog, but she didn't seem to get the joke :-)
Seems the Americans view the English as having a 'stiff upper lip', weird sense of humour and we all live in quaint little villages or castles and spend our time drinking tea or warm beer in the pub. The red telephone box is to the English what yellow cabs are to new yorkers.
2 comments:
be careful that people dont try to shove citrus fruits up your arse at that sherlock holmes pub, it is often done in there, cos its a lemon entry watson.
Hey Phil, thats the first time u ever made a lady groan :-)
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