On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:41:36 +0000, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:
>Ian F. wrote:
>
>> "voyager" wrote in message
>> news:478e97af$0$4934$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>
>> > Do Europeans celebrate Valentine's Day? Or is it considered a funny
>> > American invention?
>>
>> It's always been huge here in the UK. Mass sending of cards, presents like
>> flowers and cuddly toys and a big night out for youngsters at restaurants
>> and clubs.
>
>Indeed- in many restaurants, you can forget going out that night unless
>you have a reservation, and often quite a bit in advance.
and the Shepherd Neame pub in Kent that was part of a ferry package, where it
happened to be Valentines Day and the drinks and the food contained red dye
especially for the occasion. I caused quite an upset by insisting on food that
didn't contain red dye and a normal pint of Shepherd Neame bitter.
--
Martin
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