dAVe80 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) Still allowed to drink cans on the train. Still great. Edited November 13, 2014 by dAVe80 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Still allowed to drinking cans on the train. Still great. You can drink where you want in most places. With far less alcohol related disorder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Still allowed to drinking cans on the train. Still great. You can drink where you want in most places. With far less alcohol related disorder. There's something wonderfully British about drinking on trains though. No matter the time of day, or how far you're travelling, you've got to have a can on the train. It's one of the best traditions we have left. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 13, 2014 Moderator Share Posted November 13, 2014 Still allowed to drinking cans on the train. Still great.You can drink where you want in most places. With far less alcohol related disorder. There's something wonderfully British about drinking on trains though. No matter the time of day, or how far you're travelling, you've got to have a can on the train. It's one of the best traditions we have left.Its banned on some trains, Merseyrail for one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Beer from a can on a train? How uncouth. It's a sly bottle of white hidden in a bag for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Still allowed to drinking cans on the train. Still great. You can drink where you want in most places. With far less alcohol related disorder. There's something wonderfully British about drinking on trains though. No matter the time of day, or how far you're travelling, you've got to have a can on the train. It's one of the best traditions we have left. Its banned on some trains, Merseyrail for one That's why I'm voting UKIPs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted November 13, 2014 Moderator Share Posted November 13, 2014 There's something wonderfully British about drinking on trains though. No matter the time of day, or how far you're travelling, you've got to have a can on the train. It's one of the best traditions we have left.I never feel Glaswegian enough to give it a go*. I've always felt it is basically compulsory for the Scotch to do it, and only the bravest non-Scotch should venture into that territory.*By the way I'm lying about all this, Big mon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 There's something wonderfully British about drinking on trains though. No matter the time of day, or how far you're travelling, you've got to have a can on the train. It's one of the best traditions we have left. I never feel Glaswegian enough to give it a go*. I've always felt it is basically compulsory for the Scotch to do it, and only the bravest non-Scotch should venture into that territory. *By the way I'm lying about all this, Big mon. Start out small. A can Guinness or something, rather than going straight for a bottle of Bucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 13, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted November 13, 2014 Haven't been on a train for ages. Is Tennant's still the can du jour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 With the price of trains in this country it's still a very expensive pint (can). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 (edited) Tennent's is the drink of fiends and vagabonds. Edited November 13, 2014 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Still allowed to drinking cans on the train. Still great. You can drink where you want in most places. With far less alcohol related disorder. There's something wonderfully British about drinking on trains though. No matter the time of day, or how far you're travelling, you've got to have a can on the train. It's one of the best traditions we have left. Its banned on some trains, Merseyrail for one Scoursers have to take everything to extreme lengths. What would be half a can of lager anywhere else in the country would be a 12 pack of Carlsberg Super and a fight on Merseyrail. Take bonfire night; in most of the country it's a family-friendly reminder of a piece of British history, in Liverpool it's an excuse to launch rockets at planes coming into land. Halloween outside of Merseyside consists of a few kids in sheets knocking on your do in return for for a packet of Haribo. In Liverpool it's Mischief (Mizzy) night with hundreds of arrests and calls to police. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted February 13, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 13, 2015 Yes -- too great for the British, actually. If you're British, you may not understand that, but I often find myself feeling that the greatness of Britain is wasted on the British. Is that a compliment? An insult? A bit of both? Have no idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Yes -- too great for the British, actually. If you're British, you may not understand that, but I often find myself feeling that the greatness of Britain is wasted on the British. Is that a compliment? An insult? A bit of both? Have no idea! I'm intrigued. Please go on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marka Ragnos Posted February 13, 2015 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2015 Yes -- too great for the British, actually. If you're British, you may not understand that, but I often find myself feeling that the greatness of Britain is wasted on the British. Is that a compliment? An insult? A bit of both? Have no idea! I'm intrigued. Please go on. Haha. Don't get me started! The short version is that, in my experience in England particularly, there was a kind of self-loathing I encountered, especially among the intelligentsia, but also a social fear of seeming too willing to embrace the wonder that is Britain. I think you often almost need to go abroad from Britain to gain a proper perspective of Britain's huge cultural and scientific achievements. Maybe there's something about being English that prevents the English from too brazenly celebrating themselves -- tall poppy syndrome -- but I find this a little depressing. I feel that much of the world appreciates the English more than they appreciate themselves, esp. in places like America and India. Admittedly, these views from abroad often rely on stereotypes. I don't for example think many readers outside or INSIDE England quite understand how incredible writers such as Alan Sillitoe were. He's almost been forgotten! It's a shame! I also wish that contemporary British literature and art could see Britain's centrality in the world with greater vigor and ambition. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westholmevillan Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Beer from a can on a train? How uncouth. It's a sly bottle of white hidden in a bag for me. I was going to ask you for a date....but you sound too high maintenace! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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