July 1, 2003, 19:26
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Originally posted by Azazel
So, for a night out, I'd have to bring around 25-30 quid? 
I could live like a king here on that.
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Well I quite often spend 30 quid on a night out in Cambridge (which is expensive as well, though club entry won't cost more than £6 usually). Now i have to admit to drinking a fair amount, which possibly attributes to this, but I'd be surprised if, not counting transport costs, I'd spend any less than 40 quid on a night out in London.
Food: £7 (Chinatown - best place for cheap food in the West End)
Drinks in Pub: £2 per pint * 5
Club Entrance: £10
Drinks in Club: £3 per bottle (beer) * 4
Food after Club: £3 or so
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What fun is that? Why all that hard, exhausting work? Where does it get you? What is the good of it? It is one of the strange ironies of life that those who work the hardest, who subject themselves to the strictest discipline, who give up certain pleasurable things in order to achieve a goal, are the happiest. Brutus Hamilton
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July 1, 2003, 19:27
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Actually, go on then... the Astoria is on my "places that get me down" list for the time being, so feel free to suggest alternatives. 
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July 1, 2003, 19:27
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Originally posted by Provost Harrison
In London? That would barely get you into a club, let alone buy drinks...ie, we aren't going clubbing 
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Please tell me you're kidding. I am about to pawn my house, and sell one of my kidneys. 
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July 1, 2003, 19:28
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Drinks in Pub: £2 per pint * 5
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That's a cheap pint! Even a pint in Chandos off Trafalgar Square (Sam Smiths pub) costs more than that!
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July 1, 2003, 19:30
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Originally posted by *End Is Forever*
That's a cheap pint! Even a pint in Chandos off Trafalgar Square (Sam Smiths pub) costs more than that!
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Hmm, the Wetherspoons in Cambridge is £1.80 for a pint of Bodd's or carling, I assumed it'd be similar for Wetherspoons in London. If it's £2.60 or so I suppose, take my expected to total to £45
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What fun is that? Why all that hard, exhausting work? Where does it get you? What is the good of it? It is one of the strange ironies of life that those who work the hardest, who subject themselves to the strictest discipline, who give up certain pleasurable things in order to achieve a goal, are the happiest. Brutus Hamilton
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July 1, 2003, 19:30
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July 1, 2003, 19:30
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Erm, what's a pint?  If it's 330-500ml, that I am not drinking so much.
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July 1, 2003, 19:31
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568ml
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July 1, 2003, 19:32
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1 pint= 568 ml
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July 1, 2003, 19:33
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In the theoretical event of me saying that I wanted to come on the 8th would anyone be able to offer me somewhere to crash for the night?
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July 1, 2003, 19:33
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July 1, 2003, 19:34
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Originally posted by Azazel
Erm, what's a pint? If it's 330-500ml, that I am not drinking so much.
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More than that
Anyone who can't handle five pints is officially a lightweight, I can drink that over a curry before going out Then as i said, I probably drink too much 
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It’s a great art, is rowing. It’s the finest art there is. It’s a symphony of motion. And when you reach perfection, you are touching the divine. It touches the you of yous – which is your soul. George Pocock
What fun is that? Why all that hard, exhausting work? Where does it get you? What is the good of it? It is one of the strange ironies of life that those who work the hardest, who subject themselves to the strictest discipline, who give up certain pleasurable things in order to achieve a goal, are the happiest. Brutus Hamilton
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July 1, 2003, 19:34
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you guys sure are being quick now
or I'm just being terribly slow
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July 1, 2003, 19:35
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I can drink more than that, but I don't think I would do that on a night out. On a night out, I usually drink little beer. Vodka, OTOH....
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July 1, 2003, 19:36
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5 pints is almost 3 litres, way too much to be a lightweight for not handling...
Az and me will be labelled the official lightweights of Apolyton after that night
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July 1, 2003, 19:36
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Az - let's have some vodka and tequila shots instead... let the brits drink the equally priced but less effective beer
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July 1, 2003, 19:39
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yeah, almost sorted now... way out on the 8th in the morning, arriving at stansted at 10:30... way back on monday the 18th, leaving at stansted at 18:55. the time between that is my summer holiday of 2003
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July 1, 2003, 19:39
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That's the spirit, Ecthelion. 
Don't get me wrong, I like beer. But on a night out, to me, it seems inappropriate in large quantities. You need a shot to get you going. You need a couple of more to keep you going. That's sounds better.
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July 1, 2003, 19:40
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July 1, 2003, 19:42
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Spirits cost a fortune in bars here. You're better off with beer.
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July 1, 2003, 19:42
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Yeah but you'll pay at least £2 per 25ml shot (although the chain pubs do deals, not sure if they go in Central London though) which unit for unit is more expensive than a good beer. And the problem with shots is that you either have nothing to drink for 20 minutes whilst you wait for the others to finish and get the next round in, or you end up propping up the bar because you drink a shot once every 10 minutes for the first 2 hours and then fall over...
I like the
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It’s a great art, is rowing. It’s the finest art there is. It’s a symphony of motion. And when you reach perfection, you are touching the divine. It touches the you of yous – which is your soul. George Pocock
What fun is that? Why all that hard, exhausting work? Where does it get you? What is the good of it? It is one of the strange ironies of life that those who work the hardest, who subject themselves to the strictest discipline, who give up certain pleasurable things in order to achieve a goal, are the happiest. Brutus Hamilton
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July 1, 2003, 19:43
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oh no... how much does a pint cost?
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July 1, 2003, 19:44
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No, you don't appreciate how expensive vodka and tequila are. Now when we get up north we can afford to drink and stuff there, but central London is a no-no really for high extravagance...
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July 1, 2003, 19:45
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The only place you might be able to get away with drinking shots is Wetherspoons where they're always considerably cheaper.
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July 1, 2003, 19:46
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oh no... how much does a pint cost?
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Depends on what you drink...in London...£2.50?
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July 1, 2003, 19:47
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then let's go to a whetherspoon's, goddammit 
how much do pints cost anyway? in pounds? £
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July 1, 2003, 19:48
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jeez-us... you pay the same number in euros over here, well a bit more maybe... laughably expensive!
not getting drunk at the meeting then... unmless I smuggle some stuff in or get drunk before!
there a chance we might enter a shop before going to the pub?
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July 1, 2003, 19:49
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Originally posted by Ecthelion
Az and me will be labelled the official lightweights of Apolyton after that night
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I'd weigh absolutely nothing then... 
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July 1, 2003, 19:54
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nice
though the flights in sum cost 60 euro only, I have to pay like another 20 in taxes and fees for each, ending up with almost 100 euros for the flights alone... now add all the money for beer and shots and trains and so on, and it's still a pretty cheap vacation, given I'm accomodated for free :-p
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July 1, 2003, 19:55
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Depends on what you drink...in London...£2.50?
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I pay £2.60-2.80 for a pint of Kronenbourg or similar 5% lager in your average Cambridge pub, so I am assuming the prices in London will be similar.
I remember, back in 1996, in Manchester pints costing £1.47. Those were the days :sigh:
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