It's funny that you should mention this, Bluff. In the old days, when I was a drinker, the pubs tended to open at 11am, although those of us desperate for booze before then could always find a friendly newsagent's/off licence that would sell us booze at 8am.
However, when I was in New York (when, as you know, the bars often stay open until 4am), it was virtually impossible to find a bar that opened in the morning. I eventually found one on 2nd Avenue, but I think that I was the only person in there drinking beer. Of course, if I lived in New York, it wouldn't have been a problem — I would have known where to find beer at any hour.
The London problem is a result of late-night drinking clubs -- some legal, some shady after-hours places. I frequently come across the detritus of the previous night's partying, including some "ladies of the night" who are either up very late or up very early. London has already become a 12-month city -- now it's on its way to being a 24-hour city.
BTW, the peak time to be approached by prostitutes on the Strip in Vegas is between 4.30am and 7am during the week. They call it a 24-hour city, but it ain't. I've walked from the MGM to the Boardwalk in the early early morning, before dawn or even the hint of dawn, and seen hardly a person or a car. As with London, Vegas attains a weird kind of beauty when all that architecture, built for crowds, stands abandoned, like a deserted family.
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Re: Pub Hours
Date: 2005-08-24 11:30 am (UTC)However, when I was in New York (when, as you know, the bars often stay open until 4am), it was virtually impossible to find a bar that opened in the morning. I eventually found one on 2nd Avenue, but I think that I was the only person in there drinking beer. Of course, if I lived in New York, it wouldn't have been a problem — I would have known where to find beer at any hour.
The London problem is a result of late-night drinking clubs -- some legal, some shady after-hours places. I frequently come across the detritus of the previous night's partying, including some "ladies of the night" who are either up very late or up very early. London has already become a 12-month city -- now it's on its way to being a 24-hour city.
BTW, the peak time to be approached by prostitutes on the Strip in Vegas is between 4.30am and 7am during the week. They call it a 24-hour city, but it ain't. I've walked from the MGM to the Boardwalk in the early early morning, before dawn or even the hint of dawn, and seen hardly a person or a car. As with London, Vegas attains a weird kind of beauty when all that architecture, built for crowds, stands abandoned, like a deserted family.