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There is nothing more iconic than the Old British Pub The place where you can drown your sorrows or toast the queen.
Comment on The Pub posted 2008-07-09 by Tony Richardson from Melbourne, Australia
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27 Pubs are closing every week. www.afairpint.co.uk
Comment on The Pub posted 2008-05-01 by Mark Dodds from London
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It is so sad to see so many 'proper' pubs being swallowed and converted by large chains and breweries who think we want their bland themed interiors and same, same, same stuff! Bring back our traditional pubs.
Comment on The Pub posted 2008-04-24 by Iona from Newquay, Cornwall
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Whenever I visit GB, if possible my first visit is to a pub and my first drink a pint of extra cold Guinness. Then I can settle down and have a good time in the UK.
Comment on The Pub posted 2007-11-05 by Gerd Stratmann from Wuppertal, Germany
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What always struck me, as a German visitor, most about the English pub was the variety of pub signs. My dad took photographs of many of the signs, I joined him in that later. He enlarged the photos to about 30x20 cm, framed and sold them in Germany, where a circle of friends enjoyed great attention in the 1980s (South Kirkby in Yorkshire beeing the twintown of my German hometown of Sprockhövel). With the money raised, he sponsored a disabled bus project back in South Kirkby and even got mentioned in a local newspaper for his efforts. An example how a personal hobby can contribute to a worthwhile campaign, and live on 20 years later. My dad's cellar (in pub-like design) is decorated with dozens of these photos until this day. He even received an original sign from a closed down pub "The Plummet Line" as a present from the family we have often stayed with during the 27 years of our towns being twinned.
Comment on The Pub posted 2007-10-08 by Carsten Hilgenstock from Germany
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They are on every street corner, there's one in every village, next to every train station... families visit, merchants would stop off at inns with their goods and many of these places still exist...
Comment on The Pub posted 2007-03-30 by Esbie from London
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What could be more typically English than this? The beer may no longer be warm, and the most popular menu item chicken tikka masala, but the pub is certainly iconic.
Comment on The Pub posted 2006-11-16 by Robin Evans from London SW4 0AA
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The country pub is still the focal point of rural villages and provides a venue for social intercourse and events such as weddings, funerals, christenings, clubs and sports.Dating back hundreds of years they are still navigated by i.e 'turn left at the Red Lion,etc' and the place new entrants to the village make for in order to find out what happens in the village.
Comment on The Pub posted 2006-10-27 by Peter Green from Shalbourne, Marlborough, Wilts
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One of the best English pubs I've visited has to be The Reina Victoria Pub in Quito, Ecuador - what does that say? That English pubs in cities are becoming a rare breed and we should do more to keep this tradition alive.
Comment on The Pub posted 2006-08-10 by A Bramich from newcastle
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I think English people drink too much, which is why they often look quite unhealthy. As Plato observed, alcohol weakens the spirit and ruins the face. Perhaps if your national icon involved something a little less proudly alcoholic, you may escape your reputation, deserved or otherwise, of the least attractive people on the planet.
Comment on The Pub posted 2008-07-25 by Angus McTastic from Cardiff