: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:00 pm  

Supply and demand, market forces, call it what you will. When you have a few thousand Northerners turning up demanding several gallons of lager, you'd be an idiot as a local bar owner not to take advantage of that.

France has a far different culture towards drinking than we have in the UK and, in a city centre bar, those prices are fairly normal as the French tend not to go on ale-fuelled weekenders.

Perhaps it's British supporters who should engage more in the local culture?

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:09 pm  

wat am tring to say is if the prices were lower more poeple would sit down and eat and drink thous incuraging more people to do so i think if a pint was 4 euros it would not be so bad but 7 is a stupid price in these difficult times

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:12 pm  

johnwilliam cooper wrote:

wat am tring to say is if the prices were lower more poeple would sit down and eat and drink thous incuraging more people to do so i think if a pint was 4 euros it would not be so bad but 7 is a stupid price in these difficult times

Difficult times?
Do you only get 1pound pocket money a week now compared to the fiver you used to get?

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:20 pm  

Try Paris or even Barcelona, you wont get as much change from a €10 note.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:23 pm  

johnwilliam cooper wrote:

wat am tring to say is if the prices were lower more poeple would sit down and eat and drink thous incuraging more people to do so i think if a pint was 4 euros it would not be so bad but 7 is a stupid price in these difficult times

If you're struggling for cash, then the €250 flight / hotel fee is probably more of a concern that a €6 half litre of lager.

People don't get more / less hungry just because the prices are higher or lower, nor does the price of a drink affect people's thirst levels. If a bar is charging too much, then the lack customers and empty tills will let them know that.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:23 pm  

bramleyrhino wrote:

Perhaps it's British supporters who should engage more in the local culture?

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:31 pm  

Look at the exchange rate then think about it would you if u was 18would u pay 7 euros for a pint when the pound is nerly the same 7 euros is almost 7 pounds

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:33 pm  

johnwilliam cooper wrote:

Look at the exchange rate then think about it would you if u was 18would u pay 7 euros for a pint when the pound is nerly the same 7 euros is almost 7 pounds

Shut up.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:35 pm  

johnwilliam cooper wrote:

Look at the exchange rate then think about it would you if u was 18would u pay 7 euros for a pint when the pound is nerly the same 7 euros is almost 7 pounds

Why the need to spend the whole weekend drinking half litres (they don't sell "pints" on the continent) of lager?

I've said it before, why not try engaging in some local activities / cultures?

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:35 pm  

King Monkey wrote:

Shut up.