Yes we heard from you before what a real ale is. All I am saying is that many reak ale manufacturers brew beer based on their real ales and delivered in bottles. These beers like the real ales retain real ale characteristics and are not designed for chilling.I am suprised that your Boddington comes with a frothing up widget which is ideal for your Guinness. You will know that pull pumps for real ale have changeable screw on spouts, so you can get a frothy real ale if you ask the landlord..not really in keeping and real ale types frown at that.

I don't know about Boddington's having a widget. That oddbobjob poster spoke about that. Yep, I agree that ales needn't exclusively be real ales to be excellent beers.

As for western food in China. Many of us live here for the Chinese wife, cheap beer and fags and we hate rich multicultural UK. We however do not like pork dumplings fortified with toilet flies and prefer bacon sarnies. We also reject infusions at Chinese medical centres for no reason at all. Do you take everything Chinese on board to remain consistent with your Chinese food only?

OH no, I am not a jaozi nor a baozi fan. As for IV injections, I agree with you they're a complete waste of time and of money, as a rule. When it comes to British food, or any imported products, for that matter, I'll do a price analysis. If I think there isn't value for money for such a product, I won't buy it. I've checked out prices at Walmart and compared them to prices at their local rival supermarkets. I wouldn't buy exclusively from any supermarket. I shop around. I avoid coffee and tea shops as I think they are too expensive. I also avoid foreign fast food retailers, but sometimes I have visited Chinese fast food outlets. The prices there are more sensible.

I also avoid travelling by taxi whenever possible, preferring to take the bus and walking short distances as an alternative to enriching taxi companies.

I believe I can retain my independent thinking despite being abroad.