Louisa

moondancer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Louisa Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Crumpets smothered in real butter and marmite > and > > a strong mug of tea. The food of gods. > > > > Louisa. > > a mug of strong tea ... NO. I was right the first time. A strong mug of tea, with reference to the mug, not the strength of the teabag. What a pedant. Louisa.

Well I too have been confined to the lounge for months now, and I'm rather liking my time here. I feel like a squatter who's reluctantly redecorated, put a few homely items about the place and is now settled rather nicely. Louisa.

Crumpets smothered in real butter and marmite and a strong mug of tea. The food of gods. Louisa.

The thing with bob buzzard is there's an element of likability about him/her. This newbie has failed on every one of the 7 golden rules. It just doesn't work. Louisa.

I am slightly disappointed in you Isaiah14, I genuinely thought you were destined for greater things. I was under the illusion in some post-ironic sense your opener would rattle a few cages, but the game was given away far too soon. 3/10 - Must try harder. Now get back to class. Louisa.

It still doesn't detract from the wider argument that some people will indeed eat anything if it's labelled correctly and 'right on' enough. Lidl supermarkets a great case study. Disregarded for many years as a sub-standard cheap shop aimed primarily at 'poor income households' and shunned by the middle classes, is now one of the most popular and resounding retail success stories of our current decade. Why? Because, some people, believe the hype and crap the media and trendies feed them rather than shop somewhere because it's actually a good shop with some great bargains. I wish the posh folk weren't in there so regularly nowadays, might keep the queues down for the rest of us. Louisa.

There's nothing wrong with carrying a sachet of powder in your pocket. Most restaurants should and usually would be most obliging when it comes to respecting that those of a certain age (and allegedly hipsters too?), prefer to mix it themselves rather than have the inferior stuff from a jar. Louisa.

Always from powder, so you can dictate the strength of the mustard and more importantly the consistency. Louisa.

Any English mustard with a steak will do. Not a fan of peppercorn/brandy/cheese sauces. French mustard is preferable for a ham sandwich, but not with a steak, need a bit of kick. Louisa.

Thank you Seabag. It was slightly too well done for my liking, when I ask for a medium-rare I expect that, but you can't have everything. Petts Wood is a quiet area, very suburban. The crooked billet is the pub, a prominent position on the right heading towards the town centre. It's one of those old school Harvester's, I only really go for the salad bar if I'm being honest. It is what it is, but I had a lovely evening :) Louisa.

Well I've had a lovely evening. I went to the Harvester in Petts Wood with friends and I made merry on a few bottles of Malbec. I wasn't remotely patronised by the free salad bar, the steak and chips for main, nor the chocolate brownie sundae for dessert. Not a croissant in sight, and I'm now sat here smiling at the bizarre comments above. You people really do need to get out more, rather than waiting on poking my fire every single time I express a honest held straight talking opinion. Louisa.

Nope, still lost me. I admitted to using Mr Louisa's Facebook account, in the very link you supplied above. Keep getting it wrong 'babes'! Selective copy and paste from RD once again ;-) Louisa.

Oh dear RD, you've made yourself look a little silly there haven't you? Where, oh where, have I contradicted myself? I have indeed used social media in the past, and to some degree continue to do so, but I DO NOT use the check-in snap happy photo options to prove how expensive/pretentious the food I'm eating is. So it seems, not only have you missed the point, but you've actively sought a way to prove my stupidity and then made yourself look even more ridiculous in the process. Well done! Louisa.

More patronising comparisons trying to dilute my argument. Lots of if this and but that rubbish, looking for a way to compare one type of 'snobbery' with another. The fact remains, some of us from whatever social class, take it upon ourselves to actively engage in 'look at me' food/drink snobbery. A trawl of Facebook/Twitter and other forms of social media prove my point. It seems that certain people are more guilty of this than others (the facts speak for themselves). They tend to be younger, upwardly mobile, usually originating from a wealthy/none-London background (often hipsters or Clapham types) who go into bizarrely named new restaurants and pop-up's so they can let the world know they're eating some fancy named food type that is somehow unique and no one else has ever tried before (usually served on an old wooden chopping board). It's then, we get to the FOOD itself. Usually, some sort of patronising delicacy, such as a croissant (great example), in a venue offering free internet access and charging a fortune for a coffee (or some fancy named tea no one else drinks apart from people like this). Patronising food was not easily accessible when I was younger, and it would often be seen as a treat. Nowadays, food snobbery has reached a peak because of higher disposable incomes and access to expensive food to a wider market. The opportunity to be a food snob is tremendous, and certain people just can't help themselves, let's face it. Louisa.

david_carnell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Worshipping at the feet of people like this? > > http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/06/roy > al-marine-blackman-10-years-jail-taliban-murder > > Pass. > > John - you own a shop. Go for it. Make sure you've > a large supply of Andy McNab books in stock. David_Carnell why would you pick ONE extreme horrible example out of thousands of good service people who serve their country with distinction, to justify a ridiculous politically correct policy enacted in a hospital where EVERYONE should be welcome? These people lay down their lives for this country and you find one bad example to justify this sort of policy? Maybe if we are playing by those rules we should ban members of parliament who voted in favour of the illegal Iraq war from publicly expressing their political views in future too? Louisa.

Yeah I don't buy that media bogeyman argument either. Labour won't win an election under Corbyn, I think we all know that deep down, especially us oldies. Not because the media don't like him, a small factor perhaps, but because middle England (home owners, small business people, 'mondeo man/woman') don't trust him on the economy when it comes to the crunch. But this doesn't mean he isn't useful in dragging the core vote back from the hands of the SNP and UKIP in the heartlands further north and west. Louisa.

I think Corbyn has come along at the right time for the Labour Party. To win back Scotland after the SNP sent a hurricane through the political system back in May, they need to turn back to the left to at least try and re-gain the trust of the traditional left vote. It may work to a degree, maybe it's just too soon, but Labour has no choice but to at least try. Reliance on 'New Labour' a brand which doesn't say much 'new' and is in need of a refresh at the top. Corbyn is a catalyst if you like, he can and will win back some of the core vote over the coming few years, by which time (maybe) the centre of the party will have gotten its act together in time for 2020 (which they might stand a remote chance of winning, but unlikely still at this stage). Louisa.

Enjoying a coffee and/or croissant isn't a problem. I frequent the Dulwich Cafe on a regular basis and have a bite to eat and/or drink, so that's not a problem. What seems daft is specifically choosing menu items to annoy/patronise other members of the community based on price/pretentiousness and/or other dubious factors. I don't chow down on a bacon butty and mug of tea to 'be seen' I do it because I'm hungry. People who opt for patronising venues and/or menu items (more specifically) appear to be the type of people who want other to see them as being a grade above everyone else. I know that may be hurtful to some of you, and perhaps it's done with a sub-conscious mind, but that's how it comes across. Louisa.

I think it's *Bob*'s alter ego. Louisa.

Whatever you decide Bob please do not invest in one of those 'so 2009' bugaboo 'look at me' racing carts (that should be made to have pavement tax and insurance). Louisa.

See you learn something new every day BNG! Just as foxy wanted us to when he set up this thread! I had been under the impression, as had my parents before me and many others locally, that this site was in fact a plague graveyard. Thank you for teaching me something new today. Louisa.

Five now you've posted ;-) Louisa.

The mounds in Horniman Triangle Gardens (Sydenham Hill) are in fact mass graves for hundreds of victims of the great plague. The dead were taken far away from the urban sprawl of London out to the then countryside, presumably to prevent spread of the disease. Louisa.

This country is a disgrace. We should be worshipping at the feet of these brave people, not ushering them into a quiet zone so as not to offend other people. Louisa.

'Dramatic footage' 'Long term economic plan' 'Up and coming neighbourhood' Louisa.