Posted: February 10th, 2009, 12:34pm CET
It's odd that the pub should in one sense be the ultimate English
tourist attraction, since all countries have their own bars and cafés,
but somehow the English pub has become part of international culture.
And deservedly so, because there really is something special about
English pubs. A good English pub is almost like a communal
living-room; a kind of home away from home. That is, the good English
pubs are like this. They are of course outnumbered by the indifferent
or even bad pubs, which are just boozers like those you find anywhere
in the world.