Pub | Kiryl Samartsau

Scope: 8 get-togethers;
Time: 2 hrs each (or as long as we get stuck) from 6 to 8 pm;
Days: to be announced;
Fee: 4,45 BYN;
Venue: Ale House Pub;

In a strange way pubs bring the best in people.

Desmond Morris (Pubwatching, 1993)

English, zoologist, ethologist, and surrealist painter, as well as a popular author in human sociobiology.

Background

We are now experiencing a new wave of popularity of drinks imported from Britain and Ireland: ales, stouts, bitters, milds and others. There is a convincing historical and contemporary evidence to show that the adoption of “foreign” drinks often involves the adoption of the drinking patterns, attitudes & behaviours of the alien culture.

By far, a pub is a central part of English life and culture. It is obvious now why the number of these kinds of establishments has noticeably increased in our country. Introduction of pubs brings about their “special alchemy” that balances the disinhibiting effects of beer by the gentle restraint of etiquette, combines a sense of freedom with a reassuring familiarity and promotes friendly interaction with every rule and ritual. By simulating pub-specific interactions and mastering the topical vocabulary, we will help you to gain the key language skills necessary to cope effectively with the social dis-ease of the English in their natural habitat.

These days you may inevitably witness your identity at the verge of change. To understand where you are heading to, you need to look more closely at the Englishness of English drinking.