Bottoms up!
May 06, 2007 in Books
A Walk to Remember film Black Knight hd Just thought I’d share this lovely little book review by Robert Harris of Barbara Holland’s Freedomland
The Joy of Drinking.
Harris poses a very interesting question:
The coffeeshop or the pub?
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“Coffeehouses, it must be admitted, have often vied with bars for our affections. In Shakespeare’s day, Holland writes, “coffeehouses sprang up to challenge the taverns. The authorities were suspicious of the whole thing and sent spies to eavesdrop. In the taverns all was amiable and easy, but the coffeehouses were cauldrons of edgy malcontents.” Throw in some iPods and wired soccer moms and you could be at Starbucks.”
The answer, of course, is both. Mostly because very few pubs are open before noon and in most workplaces going out to the pub or a break is grounds to get you fired. Really, with coffeeshops these days being the de-facto office of the creative class, it’s hard to relax in your favourite little coffeeshop. For that, we turn to our neighbourhood local, where hopefully the lines are clean and the keg not empty.