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Old 03-05-2008, 01:17 PM   #139 (permalink)
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Sailors of all nationalities regularly rubbed shoulders in the public bar and the usual outcome was a fight.
The licensee may have been fortunate to keep his licence, his job and his accommodation
My father had a simple solution engage the local police and a few large regulars and point out that they would finish whatever was started seemed to work


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So, while I personally agree that one should be courteous and considerate to all foreign visitors, I'm not too persuaded of the existence of a universal brotherhood on man.
There isn't a universal brotherhood of man manners are a way of easing social friction which name calling and prejudice can easily start
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