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I have a week in Cairns and 5 days on the Gold Coast next month. I've been told to stay well clear of the locals in Cairns but one guy has invited me for a BBQ and a nice chianti, and I do like to live dangerously.
Can confirm I'm still alive after said meal but I fear the next 3-4 days of drinking are just a way for him to pickle my liver...
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Off to New Caledonia for a fortnight on Saturday. Never been on my bucket list but hey it's not NZ or Oz
it is hellish expensive though. Still as it is part of Europe
no Covid restrictions at all.Haven't had to parlez Franglais since 1989
My fifth form French came in handy in Gay Paris back in 01.
“Deux Heineken s’il vous plait”
What more do you need to know how to say ?
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Off to New Caledonia for a fortnight on Saturday. Never been on my bucket list but hey it's not NZ or Oz
it is hellish expensive though. Still as it is part of Europe
no Covid restrictions at all.Haven't had to parlez Franglais since 1989
My fifth form French came in handy in Gay Paris back in 01.
“Deux Heineken s’il vous plait”
What more do you need to know how to say ?
et mon ami paie
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@mariner4life said in Travel:
What more do you need to know how to say ?
if you're buying beer in Paris, probably
"fucking how much??!!"
Cheaper than London (faint praise)
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@mariner4life said in Travel:
What more do you need to know how to say ?
if you're buying beer in Paris, probably
"fucking how much??!!"
Cheaper than London (faint praise)
oh really? Surely not - pints in pubs in London weren't ridiculous I don't think.
Hmmmmm so I wonder if the reason I was constantly broke in London was
A ) overpriced drinks
B ) Drinking too much
C ) Getting paid fuck allOr
D ) all of the above.
Definitely D.
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@mariner4life said in Travel:
What more do you need to know how to say ?
if you're buying beer in Paris, probably
"fucking how much??!!"
Cheaper than London (faint praise)
oh really? Surely not - pints in pubs in London weren't ridiculous I don't think.
6 squid is pretty average but often more. Probably a little above Paris.
I actually think NZ is the rip off. No standard glass size. Easily $12 a “handle” which can be anywhere from 440-500 ml -
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I actually think NZ is the rip off. No standard glass size. Easily $12 a “handle” which can be anywhere from 440-500 ml
As low as 400 ml which does my nut.
Some places do the proper 568 ml though (Galbraiths I think)
I blame South Australia (425ml)
Two 'pints' in a downtown pub a few years ago. 400 ml handles. $36. FFS.
Voting with my feet next time
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@mariner4life said in Travel:
What more do you need to know how to say ?
if you're buying beer in Paris, probably
"fucking how much??!!"
London you need to pick your spot ....
Wembley is not your spot, 7.45 a pint on the weekend .... ouch! Most pubs are around 5.50-6 now, although if you do happy hours you can consistently find them for 4.50-4.90 ish.
France, like most of Central Europe, is around 3.50-4 EUR for around 400ml. You can of course pay 6-7 EUR easily in the trendy parts of the big cities. So the price is pretty much so the same.
oh really? Surely not - pints in pubs in London weren't ridiculous I don't think.
I think London is one of the cheaper places to get pissed in a boozer compared to most of the Western world honestly. You'll rarely find a spot which tries to charge you absolutely ridiculous levels.
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@MajorRage fond memories of drinking the most expensive Sam Smiths in Yorkshire at a pound 31 or something a pint. Even at $3 to the pound it was cheaper than NZ!
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@taniwharugby said in Travel:
@nzzp I remember arriving in London in 1999 when £1 was about $3.20 and a stubbie of Steinlager, Lion Red, Speights, Export Gold cost £5, which was still better than whatever they charged for a pint of Fosters!
Was that at the Sunday morning Walkabout Club?
