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BRITISH PUBS

Whenever I read British literature, fiction or not, ‘pubs’ or ‘locals’ are always mentioned. Now William Underhill says that the pubs ‘which are essential to the national character’ are disappearing because of high prices and low sales.

  A brewer named Jonathan Neame asks: ‘Do we really want to live a society where everyone gets takeaway pizzas in front of a DVD and no one talks to anyone?’

  If Brits are famous for their aloofness or ‘reserve’, why this question?