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skonrad
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 Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:03 pm |
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I was just in London, but I worked the entire time, which was a bit of a pissoff. I took the express train from Heathrow, which was faster and less irritating than a shuttle or a cab, and then grabbed a cab to the apartment I was staying at off of Oxford. I can't remember how much it cost altogether, but it wasn't absurd. Food prices kind of killed me, and the level of service at restaurants / bars is pretty terrible from the North American perspective.
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skonrad
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Vizzyvancizzouver
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:39 pm |
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| Food prices kind of killed me, and the level of service at restaurants / bars is pretty terrible from the North American perspective. |
Yeah - going back of Christmas kind of brought this home to me.
It's fucking terrible.
But then, they get paid fuck all, with fuck all tips, in a huge, fucking busy city. |
Bars are usually better (especially in contrast to Vancouver) and not outlandishly expensive. Kind of a tradeoff.
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skonrad
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| Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:28 am |
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| google wrote: |
| skonrad wrote: |
| google wrote: |
| skonrad wrote: |
| Food prices kind of killed me, and the level of service at restaurants / bars is pretty terrible from the North American perspective. |
Yeah - going back of Christmas kind of brought this home to me.
It's fucking terrible.
But then, they get paid fuck all, with fuck all tips, in a huge, fucking busy city. |
Bars are usually better (especially in contrast to Vancouver) and not outlandishly expensive. Kind of a tradeoff. |
I fucking hate the Vancouver bar scene.
FUCKING HATE IT.
Skonrad, why does a Vodka and Cranberry cost me $7 in Crush? |
All of the places I drink are mostly restaurants (Cafe Barney, etc.) -- the exceptions are Score (because I live next to it and know the staff) and The Morrissey, because it's actually a good bar. As far as clubs, Honey and Lick aren't awful, but the people who go to Honey are, and Lick is lesbians, so you know, it's good for that if you know lesbians. The Biltmore is getting good, I hear...
I like Jamaican curry the most. I had really good Indian in London though. Everywhere else had an abundance of canned and frozen vegetables. Vile. :(
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skonrad
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:59 pm |
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| google wrote: |
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All of the places I drink are mostly restaurants (Cafe Barney, etc.) -- the exceptions are Score (because I live next to it and know the staff) and The Morrissey, because it's actually a good bar. As far as clubs, Honey and Lick aren't awful, but the people who go to Honey are, and Lick is lesbians, so you know, it's good for that if you know lesbians. The Biltmore is getting good, I hear...
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I dont know any of these places.
Take me out. |
My life is a bit of a mess ATM but roger that when it's sane again.
The Morrissey is at Granville and Davie, though, so it's a good meeting place. My friends call it "the office" because of this.
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