January 17, 2020, 20:11
Kalleh100 years ago
It has been 100 years since the Prohibition Amendment took effect so to honor the date, the Chicago Tribune's editorial was the same one they wrote
100 years ago. I found the writing style so interesting, as compared to today. Do you agree? (Let me know if you can't access it and I'll copy and paste it.)
January 17, 2020, 20:54
BobHaleCertainly interesting but I can't really compare it to today as the US newspaper style is already very different to the UK style - especially in editorials. Come to that the editorial style varies enormously across the publications in the UK.
But, regardless, I shall pop out and celebrate the centenary with a few beers tonight as I am, for the moment, in a town where I can actually get decent beer.
January 18, 2020, 06:40
GeoffHere's an interesting take on booze consumption/prohibition in Russia under Gorbachev:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3818525/ Unlike there, our government didn't collapse as a result of prohibition, but there are comparisons.
January 24, 2020, 19:27
KallehVery interesting and scholarly article, Geoff.
Bob, while I get that our writing styles between countries are different, I am surprised that you didn't notice such a difference in the writing of that editorial. It seems flowery and almost pretentious.
January 24, 2020, 19:51
BobHalequote:
Originally posted by Kalleh:
It seems flowery and almost pretentious.
As indeed did the several bottles of Kentucky IPA that I began the evening with.
February 06, 2020, 19:56
KallehKentucky IPA in China? Wow, that surprises me.
February 07, 2020, 07:15
GeoffMaybe they make it in China but stick a US name on it? Go to a Harbor Freight tool store and you'll see all of their power tools bearing a brand such as "Pittsburgh, "Portland," etc. Here's an example:
https://www.harborfreight.com/...E5NzQifQ%3D%3D%0D%0AFebruary 07, 2020, 21:43
BobHalequote:
Originally posted by Geoff:
Maybe they make it in China but stick a US name on it?
It's quite possible but the Chinese label on it is stuck over the one in English so I suspect it's imported. The restaurant's range of beers from Tennents brewery in Scotland is certainly all imported.