Black Eye Friday Christmas time, mistletoe and wine; sounds like a recipe for disaster, not least on Black Eye Friday. There are many sacred Christmas traditions, midnight mass, snoozing through the Queen’s speech, getting lashed up and fighting on the last Friday before Christmas. Black Eye Friday is a tradition that goes back decades and … More Pub Etiquette (Black Eye Friday Special)
I would hope my earlier blog on pub etiquette will have given you the basics and the confidence to enter a pub without making a complete tit of yourself. Today’s blog builds on that and gives you more valuable information to allow you to weave your through the minefield that is pub etiquette. Seating Seating … More Pub Etiquette (Part Two)
In 1986 I bought my first pint in the long since departed Upper Deck pub in Sunderland. I was on a work night out from my first job and not only was I underage at sixteen, I also looked about twelve. Clearly worried about getting refused or arrested I offered the money to a colleague … More Pub Etiquette (Part one)
Alan Parkinson 