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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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@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?
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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
Over seas but not really overseas as part of Zealandia?
New Zealand and New Caledonia are large, isolated islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean. They have never been regarded as part of the Australian continent, although the geographic term Australasia often is used for the collective land and islands of the southwest Pacific region. In the following sections, we summarize the four key attributes of continents and assess how Zealandia meets these criteria.
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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!
Sam Smiths is still fucking cheap compared to others, even their pubs in London.
But I still prefer to pay double to get triple the taste.
(I appreciate their concept/conceit though... it IS possible to provide quality beer for a fraction of the price that the other fluffybunnies do it) -
Hey cunce.
After umming and ahhing over where we'll go for a family holiday , we've decided yet again on NZ because why the fuck not.
As we're heading over in January, and haven't really travelled north of Auckland (Devonport doesn't count), gimme your "Shit To See & Do In Northland" list.
Looking at about 4-5 nights in Aotearoa in total (maybe another look around Auckland), and not too much driving in between. Of course if flights are crazy expensive then we might look at staying longer.
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Hey cunce.
After umming and ahhing over where we'll go for a family holiday , we've decided yet again on NZ because why the fuck not.
As we're heading over in January, and haven't really travelled north of Auckland (Devonport doesn't count), gimme your "Shit To See & Do In Northland" list.
Looking at about 4-5 nights in Aotearoa in total (maybe another look around Auckland), and not too much driving in between. Of course if flights are crazy expensive then we might look at staying longer.
What sorta stuff do you want too see/do? Coming up to the Winterless North
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@Machpants said in Travel:
What sorta stuff do you want too see/do? Coming up to the Winterless North
Touristy shit I guess.
I like to get out in nature, but also being summer we'd hit the beach and look at anything Northland specifically offers that other places don't.