Talking of students, it seems rather a lot of them voted twice for Labour.

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Originally Posted by Peter

Oh I meant it. I just meant it as a joke.

Of course, I don't think anybody should be allowed to vote. Its expensive and a waste of time.

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Right. And it also encourages politicians.

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Originally Posted by World's End Stella

I would do C every time. Get in! :cloud9:

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I'll bet you wouldn't have when you first got here, though. You'd have gone 'A', wouldn't you?

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Originally Posted by Burney

So, not content with trying to place this country's future in the hands of a bunch of communists, the youth also seem happy to reduce our level of electoral integrity to that of a banana republic.

These people cannot be trusted with the vote - raise the voting age to 30.

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Pointless. After all, it's the over-30s that failed to raise all these young idiots right in the first place.

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Originally Posted by Burney

I'll bet you wouldn't have when you first got here, though. You'd have gone 'A', wouldn't you?

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Yeah, probably. :nod:

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Originally Posted by Burney

There should be a question about how to get served in pubs. 'You are at the bar, 20 quid note in hand. There are three other people there who arrived at similar times - how do you ensure you get served most quickly without starting a fight?'

A: When the barman asks 'Who's next?', say 'ME!' and start ordering before anyone can object
B: Look at your various rivals and shrug as if to say you're not sure
C: Point to one of your rivals and say "I think this gentleman/lady was before me"

Only the person answering 'C' would be allowed into the country, as they have learned the dark arts of passive/aggressive Britishness.

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A makes you an arsehole. B, you shouldn't be in a pub.

What about a 'quick little eyebrows'?

Where do you stand on folding the 20 quid note lengthways between two fingers?

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Originally Posted by Peter

A makes you an arsehole. B, you shouldn't be in a pub.

What about a 'quick little eyebrows'?

Where do you stand on folding the 20 quid note lengthways between two fingers?

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Eyebrows is intermediate level Britishness. Not fair to ask them to run before they can walk.

The brandishing of the note is a vexed question. It must be conspicuous enough to let them know you're waiting, but not so ostentatious that you come across as a wânker.

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Originally Posted by Burney

There should be a question about how to get served in pubs. 'You are at the bar, 20 quid note in hand. There are three other people there who arrived at similar times - how do you ensure you get served most quickly without starting a fight?'

A: When the barman asks 'Who's next?', say 'ME!' and start ordering before anyone can object
B: Look at your various rivals and shrug as if to say you're not sure
C: Point to one of your rivals and say "I think this gentleman/lady was before me"

Only the person answering 'C' would be allowed into the country, as they have learned the dark arts of passive/aggressive Britishness.

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D: One asks to see the manager and explains, quietly and without fuss, that one has waited at the bar. The matter is then rectified.

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Originally Posted by Burney

Eyebrows is intermediate level Britishness. Not fair to ask them to run before they can walk.

The brandishing of the note is a vexed question. It must be conspicuous enough to let them know you're waiting, but not so ostentatious that you come across as a wânker.

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what if you go for C and at the end of that transaction the barman falls for someone else trying A?

What is the british response?

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Originally Posted by Peter

what if you go for C and at the end of that transaction the barman falls for someone else trying A?

What is the british response?

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This has literally never happened to me in 30 years of pub-going. Allowing one person to go before you is guaranteed to ensure you are served next. It never fails due to a/ the fact that you're a good egg and thus deserving of service and b/ the heavy implication that you are absolutely sure that you're next in line.

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D: One asks to see the manager and explains, quietly and without fuss, that one has waited at the bar. The matter is then rectified.

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I'm sure you remember pubs. I've been in one with you...oh, years ago. You wait at the bar and they serve you. It works quite well.