This week, I travelled to the UK for a meeting at Lexus Great Britain. And who better to show me England for the first time than my favorite "bloke", Alexis.
We jumped in our Land Cruiser and made the 200KM (125 mile) drive from Brussels to Coquelles, France. There, we boarded the Euro Tunnel train that travels underneath the English Channel and crosses the 50KM (31 mile) distance in about 35 minutes. After arriving on the other side at Folkestone, England, we unload off the train and drive about an hour or so to our hotel just outside of London.
Our first stop was to a local pub, where I ordered a Foster's Beer. Alexis then reminds me that Foster's is Austrailian beer. Oops....
Dinner was with a group of British Lexus dealers and engineers. And although everyone spoke English, most of the time I had no idea what was being said at the table...!!!
And, before we left, I did manage to have fish and chips for lunch.
After lunch, I found out the following:
A) Its no big deal to have a drink at lunch
B) England does not have an "open container" law in effect.
So, as long as you are not "pissed" (means "drunk"), you can finish your beer on the way home...
The UK is a very interesting place. I'll have to come back and investigate further....
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