I plan to do exactly that (go to a British pub) as part of a vacation in June.
Carleton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Humphreys Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 09:58 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:32056] RE: A half litre of beer please. Don't waste your money! Go to a British pub and see, in reality, what actually happens. I've been doing it on Friday and Saturday for many many years now! -----Original Message----- From: Pat Naughtin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 January 2005 10:36 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; U.S. Metric Association Subject: Re: [USMA:32024] RE: A half litre of beer please. Dear Stephen, on 2005-01-22 02.27, Stephen Humphreys at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I mentioned this on another thread. > > Some pubs do but unfortunately most don't. From memory the Mr Q and > Wetherspoon chains do those. > > One MP tried to make it law some time back, but he failed. That's why > this compromise was brought in to allow you to return the pint to be > brimmed. And even that is semi-voluntary (I believe) > > Of course this issue only happens with heady beers and ales (and, of > course, Guinness) Would you care to place a monetary value on your use of the word, 'only'. My estimate is that it comes to about 13.6 % of the entire UK beer market - that's quite some 'only'. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of credoiniesum > Sent: 21 January 2005 15:15 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:32023] RE: A half litre of beer please. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> 5) You won't know that many pubs have oversized glasses with a pint >> and > >> half-pint mark scratched into the glass, this is to accommodate a >> head with no questions asked. >> >> > > > > Last time I was in the UK all the pint glasses I saw had that little > mark on it with a line showing where 1 pint was, leaving room for the > head. >
