Mt Dew, Dr Pepper, Pints, Caffeine, Gravy and Lemon Sherbets!

aichambaye at yahoo.com aichambaye at yahoo.com
Tue Feb 27 22:50:41 UTC 2001


Emily,

> --- aichambaye at y... wrote: 
> First, pints... pubs can still sell a pint. Britain
> got a special <BR>
> dispensation from the EU to sell Royal pints of beer,
> because it's a <BR>
> cultural tradition. 
> 
> people would be going mental in the streets
> (okay...even more mental) if the government or the EU
> removed their right to drink too many pints and hurl
> abuse at each other of an evening. that's the cultural
> tradition.

Good. I am a Political Scientist and I teach w. european polictics - 
I research the EU - and I use this as an example - the 19 year olds 
can relate it to real life. they are not so interested in the one 
about Italian pasta, but they enjoy the alchohol related examples.

Thanks for confirming. What part of the UK do you live in? 

Heather M., who by the way was a Denton until she married, and that's 
a town in England.





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