Originally Posted by jimenato (Post 8965193)

Anyone mind if I mention the price of beer?:(

There was some confusion earlier on about measures. A pint is about 57cl. A tubo glass contains 33cl therefore two tubos is bigger than a pint and this is one of the reasons that I charge 1.20 for a tubo and 2.20 for a pint. A canya (I haven't got a Spanish keyboard either) doesn't have a specific size but generally it is smaller than a tubo - usually about 25cl. I someone asked me for a canya I would give them 25cl and charge them 1.20.

Incidentally has anyone ever seen a Spaniard finish a beer?

Originally Posted by jimenato (Post 8965193)

Anyone mind if I mention the price of beer?:(

There was some confusion earlier on about measures. A pint is about 57cl. A tubo glass contains 33cl therefore two tubos is bigger than a pint and this is one of the reasons that I charge 1.20 for a tubo and 2.20 for a pint. A canya (I haven't got a Spanish keyboard either) doesn't have a specific size but generally it is smaller than a tubo - usually about 25cl. I someone asked me for a canya I would give them 25cl and charge them 1.20.

Incidentally has anyone ever seen a Spaniard finish a beer?

Originally Posted by HBG (Post 8965216)

They leave a bit for God. Generally, a cana is the same as a tubo.

Originally Posted by HBG (Post 8965187)

I know that there were other factors controlling the life spans of our forefathers, but drinking yards of sludge on a daily basis couldn’t have helped. The women didn’t do much better in those days, especially in London, they were knocking themselves out with cheap gin.

It’s a fact that a healthy Mediterranean diet prolongs your life, and real ale is absent from it.

I remember trying to integrate a few years ago down in Andalucia. A lot of the Spanish all around me drank ‘Calimucho’ (I’m sure the spelling is wrong), which was red wine mixed with Coke. It was horrible, and perhaps one of the reasons my integration attempt failed, again. I used to have to drive 20 miles for a decent pint of Fosters.

Originally Posted by steviedeluxe (Post 8965198)

My prefered size is a tercio (33cl bottle) - I usually ordered this as the quantity of a tubo would vary. Must admit your price of 1.20 for a tubo is very competitive - I doubt you could get it for less than 1.50 in Madrid (and many central bars would charge 2 - 2.20, albeit with a free tapa).

Originally Posted by HBG (Post 8965216)

They leave a bit for God. Generally, a cana is the same as a tubo.

Originally Posted by jimenato (Post 8965319)

There are 15 or so bars in our village. Most are typical working men's bars - steel counters, litter all over the floor and so on. They all charge a Euro for a tubo. Only ourselves, a hotel and a reasonable restaurant charge more - I think the other two are 1.25 a tubo.




God is a beer drinker?:blink:

Originally Posted by jimenato (Post 8965319)

There are 15 or so bars in our village. Most are typical working men's bars - steel counters, litter all over the floor and so on. They all charge a Euro for a tubo. Only ourselves, a hotel and a reasonable restaurant charge more - I think the other two are 1.25 a tubo.




God is a beer drinker?:blink:

Originally Posted by elspeth sinclair (Post 8965709)

A tercio is a third of a litre, and in my area varies from 1euro to 1.30 from the pump with usually cacahuetes or olives on the side.

Originally Posted by HBG (Post 8965906)

I feel compelled to mention this. Some years ago three of us went to a Spanish bar and had the usual free tapas, olives and nuts to go with our drinks. We stayed for a while and when we got home we felt a bit queasy.

The next morning we were desperately ill and required emergency treatment. We had all drunk different drinks and knew that the free tapas were to blame.

Eventually a consultant informed us that the tests on the free tapas confirmed that 15 different kinds of urine were found on the samples.

I don’t eat free tapas any more, I pay for fresh ones that haven’t been recycled a hundred times.

Originally Posted by jdr (Post 8965949)

There must be a lot of Brits go in there then asking " Oi givvus anover beer john" to have 15 different waiters pissing on the tapas

Originally Posted by willmore (Post 8966047)

We took a window shopping walk down Champs Elysees during our visit to pa:frown:ris last month. Decided to stop for a drink. Jim had a one beer for 13 euros and I had a tiny coffee (if you can call it that) for 5 euros......