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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I would expect anything from £4.50 to £10. Find a cheap little pub and get d*unk for £20 or go to the bar on top of somewhere or other where 4 drinks cost £60. I'm sure some places still have pint and a meal offers. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Whilst we are on this I've always been interested to know, is the minimum wage higher in London? What's the typical hourly rate? So glad I'm not a southerner. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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london weighting is not compulsory...many many jobs dont pay it, or the so-called london living wage....as for beer, wetherspoons is your best best,other wise fiver or sometimes more... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"A Ching = a fiver!
If you take your typical local pub in London where I am its £3.80 (for a Fosters or similar). Will easily go £4-£4.50 elsewhere. "
Well I never. Cor blimey. Cheers Guv  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I pay similar prices for where i live so high prices aren't exclusive to the city.
In all bar one I paid £6 for 175ml Rose & £5 for a beer ~ more than the food! |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Whilst we are on this I've always been interested to know, is the minimum wage higher in London? What's the typical hourly rate? So glad I'm not a southerner. "
The minimum wage is the same across the country. There is also the non-compulsory living wage and the London living wage is higher than the living wage in other parts of the country.
London Weighting is added to salaries by some companies (often public sector or charities) to bring the wage up to the level to be able to buy the same as it would in other parts of the country.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"I pay similar prices for where i live so high prices aren't exclusive to the city.
In all bar one I paid £6 for 175ml Rose & £5 for a beer ~ more than the food!"
Water can be more than the food at some places.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Depends what part of London.
Tourist spots you won't get much change from a Pavarotti. "
I just learnt what a Ching is. Now you come out with deceased Italian opera singers 
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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London drinking is hugely overpriced in the tourist areas, not so bad in the normal suburban pubs.
But one thing about London drinking I can't be doing with. They put ice in cider. Ice. In cider!?! WTF? |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Depends what part of London.
Tourist spots you won't get much change from a Pavarotti.
I just learnt what a Ching is. Now you come out with deceased Italian opera singers
????"
He was one of the three tenors so probably a tenner.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Depends what part of London.
Tourist spots you won't get much change from a Pavarotti.
I just learnt what a Ching is. Now you come out with deceased Italian opera singers
????"
Every day's a school day on Fab.....
A Pavarotti = A tenner. (Tenor)
Brackets added to assist in translation, no offense, insult or slight intended. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"London drinking is hugely overpriced in the tourist areas, not so bad in the normal suburban pubs.
But one thing about London drinking I can't be doing with. They put ice in cider. Ice. In cider!?! WTF?"
And garlic on their bread...... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Next on our tour of London currency;
The monkey.
The pony.
Ten bob.
Arf a crahnnnn.
Or if one is attempting a financial transaction involving horses, the guinea..... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Depends if it's a lager or an ale/ stout. Ale will be cheaper but less range in most chains of pubs and bars.
£3.50 and up for ales
Little or no change from a five pound note. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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my mate works in a private club in soho..you pay 1500 for a table for 4 people for the night..i'd be really hard pushed to drink enough to cover that!...given the chance i'd give it a good go though! |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"London drinking is hugely overpriced in the tourist areas, not so bad in the normal suburban pubs.
But one thing about London drinking I can't be doing with. They put ice in cider. Ice. In cider!?! WTF?
And garlic on their bread......"
We've just had garlic on chips tonight. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"London drinking is hugely overpriced in the tourist areas, not so bad in the normal suburban pubs.
But one thing about London drinking I can't be doing with. They put ice in cider. Ice. In cider!?! WTF?
And garlic on their bread......
We've just had garlic on chips tonight. "
There was a whole thread on this kind of behaviour a fews days ago.
It's unacceptable. Salt and vinegar. HP brown sauce or Heinz tomato ketchup are also acceptable. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"London drinking is hugely overpriced in the tourist areas, not so bad in the normal suburban pubs.
But one thing about London drinking I can't be doing with. They put ice in cider. Ice. In cider!?! WTF?
And garlic on their bread......
We've just had garlic on chips tonight.
There was a whole thread on this kind of behaviour a fews days ago.
It's unacceptable. Salt and vinegar. HP brown sauce or Heinz tomato ketchup are also acceptable. "
It was an Argentinian restaurant. Does that make a difference?
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By (user no longer on site)
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"London drinking is hugely overpriced in the tourist areas, not so bad in the normal suburban pubs.
But one thing about London drinking I can't be doing with. They put ice in cider. Ice. In cider!?! WTF?
And garlic on their bread......
We've just had garlic on chips tonight.
There was a whole thread on this kind of behaviour a fews days ago.
It's unacceptable. Salt and vinegar. HP brown sauce or Heinz tomato ketchup are also acceptable.
It was an Argentinian restaurant. Does that make a difference?
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Is there not a chippy closer to you, or are you on holiday? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Depends what part of London.
Tourist spots you won't get much change from a Pavarotti.
I just learnt what a Ching is. Now you come out with deceased Italian opera singers
????
He was one of the three tenors so probably a tenner.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Depends what part of London.
Tourist spots you won't get much change from a Pavarotti.
I just learnt what a Ching is. Now you come out with deceased Italian opera singers
????
Every day's a school day on Fab.....
A Pavarotti = A tenner. (Tenor)
Brackets added to assist in translation, no offense, insult or slight intended."
Lol none taken |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Depends what part of London.
Tourist spots you won't get much change from a Pavarotti.
I just learnt what a Ching is. Now you come out with deceased Italian opera singers
????
Every day's a school day on Fab.....
A Pavarotti = A tenner. (Tenor)
Brackets added to assist in translation, no offense, insult or slight intended.
Lol none taken "
Phew. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"London drinking is hugely overpriced in the tourist areas, not so bad in the normal suburban pubs.
But one thing about London drinking I can't be doing with. They put ice in cider. Ice. In cider!?! WTF?
And garlic on their bread......
We've just had garlic on chips tonight.
There was a whole thread on this kind of behaviour a fews days ago.
It's unacceptable. Salt and vinegar. HP brown sauce or Heinz tomato ketchup are also acceptable.
It was an Argentinian restaurant. Does that make a difference?
Is there not a chippy closer to you, or are you on holiday?"
We didn't do the chippy tonight. I won't start on the marvellousness of our chippy (see other fish and chips threads).  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"London drinking is hugely overpriced in the tourist areas, not so bad in the normal suburban pubs.
But one thing about London drinking I can't be doing with. They put ice in cider. Ice. In cider!?! WTF?
And garlic on their bread......
We've just had garlic on chips tonight.
There was a whole thread on this kind of behaviour a fews days ago.
It's unacceptable. Salt and vinegar. HP brown sauce or Heinz tomato ketchup are also acceptable.
It was an Argentinian restaurant. Does that make a difference?
Is there not a chippy closer to you, or are you on holiday?
We didn't do the chippy tonight. I won't start on the marvellousness of our chippy (see other fish and chips threads). "
Good, or this could be perceived as a thread hijack and then the forum police would get all cross at us and make us stand in the corner and smack our hands with a ruler....... |
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By *andS66Couple
over a year ago
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"Depends what part of London.
Tourist spots you won't get much change from a Pavarotti.
I just learnt what a Ching is. Now you come out with deceased Italian opera singers
????"
A Pavarotti is a tenner.
£5 always used to be a lady (lady godiva)
£25 is a pony ( pony to the slaughter... a quarter of £100)
£500 is a monkey |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Last pint I had was in a pub round the corner from Harley street, £5.80 for a glass of hoegaarden."
Hoegaarden is a poncy foreign beer, of course it's expensive |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Last pint I had was in a pub round the corner from Harley street, £5.80 for a glass of hoegaarden.
Hoegaarden is a poncy foreign beer, of course it's expensive "
And it makes you trump.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Last pint I had was in a pub round the corner from Harley street, £5.80 for a glass of hoegaarden.
Hoegaarden is a poncy foreign beer, of course it's expensive
And it makes you trump. "
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"I'm staying at Victoria this weekend and £5 seems about right. But a double whiskey and vodka and at the park plaza hotel was £20.03
Why the 3p!!!!
Thank Christ for expenses "
That'll be the VAT.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Some of the more common slang terms
1= nicker
3= carpet
4= rofe (4 backwards)
5= jacks
7= nevis (seven backwards)
10= cockle
20= score
25= pony
50= bullseye
100= ton
There are more but less commonly used |
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