# What "real" wealth is all about; "authentic Indian cuisine" (Winston Smith in UK)... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 19, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352 "2006-04-19T20:01:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/21 "2006-04-19T22:12:04Z")
> [@Happy Clam](#): > > Buckingham Palace? Blimey, gov, that wasn’t there yesterday! [Someone else can supply the joke now that I revealed the punchline] > > Windsor, yes; London, yes; but Slough? I though John Betejeman said the last word on it: > “Come friendly bombs, and fall on Slough…”. Why the unusual itinerary? (My deepest apologies to any Sloughites on the board). > > Of course, if you want a taste of real Britain, ask for a pint of Real Ale at any local pub. Noticing the American twang (you _do_ have an American twang, right?) the happy innkeep will be glad to serve you a pint of this delicious beverage, the genuine English tipple of choice! You may want to ask for a spoon. Or, possibly, a knife. I couldn’t book a flight home till Monday, so altered my hotel arrangements to stay “in town” for the weekend. I’ll be without a driver for the weekend, but I’ve got a hotel near a tube station. Regarding gen-yoo-ine English tipple, what would you suggest? I have a passable British-sounding mumble, and I’m trying to fly under the radar in the pubs ("Hey! I’m American! Anyone wanna mug me? - heh). Any help is appreciated. (I DO think John Smith’s is pretty good, though). ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/22 "2006-04-19T22:14:55Z")
> [@Winston Smith](#): > > I am staying in Slough till Friday, then I’m chacking out and spending the weekend in London proper. I didn’t want to spend the week looking forward to the weekend, so made a strategic trip to Windsor. Good thing, too. Beautiful it is. And as far as “pub crawling”, let’s just say John Smith is an excellent travelling companion. The trains from Slough to London are easy, and postal trains runthrough Friday night/Saturday morning for a late night in London. Did you see the weaponry and armour collection in Windsor Castle? ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/23 "2006-04-19T22:15:45Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > Dammit, now what am I going to do with my plane tickets? :mad: \ yeah. Damned false advertising. There oughtta be a law… ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/24 "2006-04-19T22:24:46Z")
> [@Happy Clam](#): > > Of course, if you want a taste of real Britain, ask for a pint of Real Ale at any local pub. Noticing the American twang (you _do_ have an American twang, right?) the happy innkeep will be glad to serve you a pint of this delicious beverage, the genuine English tipple of choice! You may want to ask for a spoon. Or, possibly, a knife. I wish. The husbandly figure and I were recently in London and they kept offering us Budweiser. Budweiser! :rolleyes: In the hotel where we stayed, the bar didn’t even have any English brews at all. Yeesh! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Clam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Happy\_Clam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Clam)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/25 "2006-04-19T22:31:43Z")
> [@](#): > > Regarding gen-yoo-ine English tipple, what would you suggest? I have a passable British-sounding mumble, and I’m trying to fly under the radar in the pubs ("Hey! I’m American! Anyone wanna mug me? - heh). Any help is appreciated. (I DO think John Smith’s is pretty good, though). Well, as it happens, I drink Guinness and Stella Artois- yeah, I know, not English, but if you have never tried Guinness before- well, it’s probably the only good reason to have occupied Ireland. For an interesting twist on it, try asking for a Black Velvet. It will be expensive, you may well hate it, but it will be an experience you will never forget. It is also about as English as they come, having been invented in a London club to commemorate the death of Prince Albert (yeah, yeah, let’s not split hairs). ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/26 "2006-04-19T22:34:35Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > Dammit, now what am I going to do with my plane tickets? :mad: \ yeah. Damned false advertising. There oughtta be a law… ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/27 "2006-04-19T22:36:27Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > I find it highly amusing that Britian’s own cuisine is so inedible that they’ve borrowed the national cuising of one of their former colonies. _Harrumph_…stuff & nonsense 😛 I had fish & chips this evening. With mushy peas. > [@Winston Smith](#): > > Regarding gen-yoo-ine English tipple, what would you suggest? I have a passable British-sounding mumble, and I’m trying to fly under the radar in the pubs ("Hey! I’m American! Anyone wanna mug me? - heh). Any help is appreciated. (I DO think John Smith’s is pretty good, though). John Smith’s is a passable imitation for people who don’t know their beer 😉 To start with, any real beer is on a hand pump, not an electric-powered nozzle (I’ve only once ever seen John Smith’s from a real pump). If it’s a good pub, all the real beer is worth sampling, and the staff will be able and willing to tell you what each drink is like, and provide samples. In a bad pub, they’ll just pour the thing and charge you £2.80. Take a look [here](http://www.goodguides.co.uk/pubs/search.asp), and make sure you check the option for ‘beer’ 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Clam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Happy\_Clam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Clam)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/28 "2006-04-19T22:38:15Z")
> [@Winston Smith](#): > > _Double post._ Lemme guess- Blackberry, right? ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/29 "2006-04-19T22:40:30Z")
> [@Happy Clam](#): > > Well, as it happens, I drink Guinness and Stella Artois- yeah, I know, not English, but if you have never tried Guinness before- well, it’s probably the only good reason to have occupied Ireland. For an interesting twist on it, try asking for a Black Velvet. It will be expensive, you may well hate it, but it will be an experience you will never forget. It is also about as English as they come, having been invented in a London club to commemorate the death of Prince Albert (yeah, yeah, let’s not split hairs). I do likes me dome Guinness, but I’ve never heard of a “Black Velvet”. It’s not like a Dirty Sanchez", is it,? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![fortytwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@fortytwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fortytwo)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/30 "2006-04-19T22:44:15Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > I find it highly amusing that Britian’s own cuisine is so inedible that they’ve borrowed the national cuising of one of their former colonies. You may have found British food inedible, perhaps you were unlucky in your choice of restaurants, although you must have noticed there are plenty of MacDonalds here. You should have felt right at home. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Clam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Happy\_Clam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Clam)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/31 "2006-04-19T22:45:44Z")
It’s Champagne and stout (often Guinness) to send the champagne into “mourning”. It has one benefit: the taste is NEVER as horrific as you imagine it would be. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/32 "2006-04-19T22:49:22Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > I find it highly amusing that Britian’s own cuisine is so inedible that they’ve borrowed the national cuising of one of their former colonies. This from an inhabitant of a country whose national dish is named after a city in northern Germany, generally served with a side dish whose name contains the name of yet another nationality that is not ours… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/33 "2006-04-19T22:50:09Z")
> [@Happy Clam](#): > > Well, as it happens, I drink Guinness and Stella Artois- yeah, I know, not English, but if you have never tried Guinness before- well, it’s probably the only good reason to have occupied Ireland. For an interesting twist on it, try asking for a Black Velvet. It will be expensive, you may well hate it, but it will be an experience you will never forget. It is also about as English as they come, having been invented in a London club to commemorate the death of Prince Albert (yeah, yeah, let’s not split hairs). I do likes me dome Guinness, but I’ve never heard of a “Black Velvet”. It’s not like a Dirty Sanchez", is it,? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/34 "2006-04-19T22:56:40Z")
> [@Anne Neville](#): > > This from an inhabitant of a country whose national dish is named after a city in northern Germany, generally served with a side dish whose name contains the name of yet another nationality that is not ours… 😃 You stole me bloody joke! Almost word for word! Grrr! > [@Winston Smith](#): > > I do likes me dome Guinness, but I’ve never heard of a “Black Velvet”. It’s not like a Dirty Sanchez", is it,? Black Velvet is Guinness mixed with champagne. It’s as horrible as it sounds. I’ve never heard of “dome Guinness” though. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/35 "2006-04-19T22:59:28Z")
> [@Vetch](#): > > You may have found British food inedible, perhaps you were unlucky in your choice of restaurants, although you must have noticed there are plenty of MacDonalds here. > You should have felt right at home. Oooohh, handbags! ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/36 "2006-04-19T23:02:26Z")
> [@Happy Clam](#): > > Well, as it happens, I drink Guinness and Stella Artois- yeah, I know, not English, but if you have never tried Guinness before- well, it’s probably the only good reason to have occupied Ireland. For an interesting twist on it, try asking for a Black Velvet. It will be expensive, you may well hate it, but it will be an experience you will never forget. It is also about as English as they come, having been invented in a London club to commemorate the death of Prince Albert (yeah, yeah, let’s not split hairs). I do likes me dome Guinness, but I’ve never heard of a “Black Velvet”. It’s not like a Dirty Sanchez", is it,? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/37 "2006-04-19T23:03:58Z")
**Winston** , you sound like a broken record. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/38 "2006-04-19T23:05:37Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > You stole me bloody joke! Almost word for word! Grrr!Black Velvet is Guinness mixed with champagne. It’s as horrible as it sounds. > > I’ve never heard of “dome Guinness” though. 😉 Yeah, that’s supposed to say “do me”, not dome. HA! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Clam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Happy\_Clam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Clam)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/39 "2006-04-19T23:15:01Z")
It’s ok, we’ll hear it again in a few minutes, I’m sure… ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352/40 "2006-04-19T23:16:10Z")
> [@Vetch](#): > > You may have found British food inedible, perhaps you were unlucky in your choice of restaurants, although you must have noticed there are plenty of MacDonalds here. > You should have felt right at home. I have two alternate responses for you. The first: Go #_!+ yourself, you #_!+ing smug %&¤÷+. I’m sure to be censured by the Mods for saying that, but you earned it. The second: I changed my mind. There’s onle the one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-wealth-is-all-about-authentic-indian-cuisine-winston-smith-in-uk/353352.md?page=3)