Personchester

Went to Justin and El’s housewarming party on Sat 13 August in Cheddleton, Leek. Really nice house. Heavy rain most of day, much alcohol consumed and a good time had by all (except their poor neighbours) I think.

Aug 27. Manchester. Now don’t get me wrong, Manchester is a different night out and does have some very nice pubs and bars. But it is very over-rated and somewhat pretentious. I can’t think of any industry, apart from the night entertainment industry, that treats its customers so shabbily and yet still commands such respect from them. It’s quite normal to queue up for ages only to be turned away for wearing the wrong sort of shoes, wearing clothes that are “too dark”, being in a group of males or not having a girlfriend with you. Compare this with Tirana, Baku and most Eastern European cities where I can walk in with my trainers on, am not charged 3-5quid for the privilege of going there, pay the bill at the end of the evening and am treated with courtesy and respect. There aren’t any bouncers because people don’t cause trouble. And it’s not 2.40 a pint. Maybe its just Manchester has become a victim of its own success or people have too much money in the UK….

This is starting to sound like a rant so I’ll stop it there.