Watch out Yanksville I'm a coming (716 hits)
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Submitted by Trout (View user info) at 2004-09-04 17:57:57 EDT
I know I've been very quiet on the old uber front lately and all I see these days is authors that I've never heard of.
Such is uber.
Anyway, I'm coming to DC, NYC and the home of the fucking greatest baseball fans ever Boston.
WOO RED SOX!
So what I want from you guys is an idiots guide to east coast America.
I've been to the west coast before but I was drunk almost the entire time (Vegas baby!) so I don't think that counts properly.
4 weeks today and I'm coming to the greatest country to ever come out of the British empire. Yeah, you got your independence but we still love ya.
So, what I need is a list of the best places to go in each city, for food, beer and general good old American hospitality.
When I'm in Boston I've hired a car (Lincoln Continental - is that good?), so where should I be exploring in New England in my motor vehicle?
What do I tip? Is it different in bars to restaurants? In Scotland we do NOT tip, for aything (pretty much) so what do I do? I want to get good service in the bars so don't want to look like a tight arse by shabby tipping etiquette. I need advice (over 21's obviously), as to how to get a good night in the bars of NYC and Boston.
Can I wear my Bosox cap in NYC? Will I get my head staved in for it?
In Scotland you have to be very careful of wearing anything "team assosicated" in the wrong city (or even the wrong part of certain cities) so I want to make sure I avoid any baseball related violence. Is it acceptable to wear a Brooklyn Dodgers cap in NYC? If so can I get away with my LA Dodgers cap? I want to wear my red sox cap everywhere but don't know if it is wise. Help.
So that's about all from me.
4 weeks and I'm in the states.
WOO - I can't fucking wait.
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Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2004-09-21 10:11:37 EDT (#)
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Indeed, whereas in Glasgow you get a good chibbing from the football hooligan of your chocie depending on wheich colours you wear.
I love Scotland
Submitted by Trout (user info) at 2004-09-19 21:53:08 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Method (user info) at 2004-09-19 21:37:32 (#)
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You can wear a Boston hat in NY, but don't ever wear a Yankees hat in Boston. They're savages
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I wouldn't let a Yankees cap anywhere near my head.
camor - I'm Scottish so will be even cheaper than you :)
And I'm more than happy to wear my BoSox cap everywhere. As long as all I get is a ribbing in NYC, I can take it.
Submitted by Method (user info) at 2004-09-19 21:37:32 EDT (#)
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You can wear a Boston hat in NY, but don't ever wear a Yankees hat in Boston. They're savages.
Submitted by spedmonkey (user info) at 2004-09-19 21:23:14 EDT (#)
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I've only been to DC once, and I'm not so sure about NY, but I'd like to think I know Boston pretty well. Hmm... you definitely want to go bar-hopping at least once, since there are a lot of decent bars in Boston. If you can get tickets to a Sox game, then by all means, go. Go up to New Hampshire for a bit (only an hour's drive) if you want, and arrange to meet some other Uberers (DonkeyOnTheEdge, creep_firebombing, etc). I'm sure I'll think of some other things, but I'm too lazy to think hard right now. Have fun on your trip.
Submitted by camor (user info) at 2004-09-19 21:20:17 EDT (#)
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Wear that Bosox hat everywhere. Show some pride and make it known that your not scared of wearing enemy colours in New York. As for tips (I'm cheap, Scottish decent)at a bar if a waitress/tender gives you change, leave the fucking change. If she's hot, leave a couple singles as well.
Submitted by Beer_bong (user info) at 2004-09-19 21:05:16 EDT (#)
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Do NOT wear a Sox cap in NY. Tip you bartenders well, lest you get watered down drinks.
Submitted by Trout (user info) at 2004-09-19 20:47:29 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Jimmy (user info) at 2004-09-05 08:57:22 (#)
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you're an english baseball fan? it's bad enough americans watch that rounders rip off. you're a fucking retard
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I'm Scottish, fucko.
And baseball fucking rocks.
WOO RED SOX!!!!!
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2004-09-19 20:44:34 EDT (#)
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Motherfucker, you minused two my posts and want to come to my country?!?!?
You are going to pay!!! I own the east coast of the US.
Have fun dude, a very underrated, but worthwhile place is hobokken, just on the NJ side of New work city. It has more bars in a one square mile than anywhere else in the US, it is very cheesy but easy place to have fun with your candy ass limey accent you have a good chance at getting laid.
Submitted by Jimmy (user info) at 2004-09-05 08:57:22 EDT (#)
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you're an english baseball fan? it's bad enough americans watch that rounders rip off. you're a fucking retard.
Submitted by jlbinct (user info) at 2004-09-05 02:45:26 EDT (#)
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i took the title of the post completely the wrong way. i thought there was gonna be a masturbation joke or something.
Submitted by DonkeyOnTheEdge (user info) at 2004-09-05 00:30:04 EDT (#)
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AJ is a cheap bitch. Were the Bo' Sox cap everywhere. Come to my house.
Submitted by polyamorousaj (user info) at 2004-09-04 22:06:19 EDT (#)
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"When I'm in Boston I've hired a car (Lincoln Continental - is that good?), so where should I be exploring in New England in my motor vehicle?"
First off, you've RENTED a car, and yes- Lincolns are good CARS as far as American-made autos go.
"What do I tip? Is it different in bars to restaurants?"
Restaurants in the states have a general rule of thumb for 15% in restaurants, but you can usually get away with 5-10 if the service isn't the best. As far as the bars go, I'm not too sure about the east coast. Here in the Midwest it's really whatever you feel like giving, and if you tip $5 they'll ring a bell, or have some sort of special ritual for a big tip. On the east coast you may not be so lucky.
"Can I wear my Bosox cap in NYC? Will I get my head staved in for it?
In Scotland you have to be very careful of wearing anything "team assosicated" in the wrong city (or even the wrong part of certain cities) so I want to make sure I avoid any baseball related violence. Is it acceptable to wear a Brooklyn Dodgers cap in NYC? If so can I get away with my LA Dodgers cap? I want to wear my red sox cap everywhere but don't know if it is wise. Help."
Do not, I repeat, do NOT wear your Red Sox hat in New York, especially since the pennant race is pretty close right now. You can get away with an LA Dodgers hat in NY, as they are inconsequential to the playoff hopes of the Yankees and George Steinbrenner's monopoly on baseball. You may get ribbed a little bit about it, but not as much as you would with a BoSox hat.
Submitted by JustAnotherHunter (user info) at 2004-09-04 20:46:14 EDT (#)
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im not sure about bars, but about 10 percent of the total of your dinner is on the low side of tips, a better one, would be 15 to 18 percent.
Submitted by Nancy (user info) at 2004-09-04 20:25:37 EDT (#)
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troiut is fish right/
Submitted by ajanssen (user info) at 2004-09-04 18:01:00 EDT (#)
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I think it would be best if you just stayed home.
Submitted by Trout (user info) at 2004-09-04 17:59:18 EDT (#)
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What the fuck is a tiff?
Bloody noob mac user.