An Englishman, A Frenchman and An American Went To The Pub

Last night when I ventured out to the pubs, pubs and more pubs that are strewn around here I didn't think I'd end up talking to someone who, like me, shares a healthy obsession for Julie Delpy. Hold on a minute Natalie Sawyer's being insanely cute...yes, I'm a perv. So what.

Anyway, in The Three Horse Shoes last night we came across a Frenchman and an American. To put this into some context The Three Horse Shoes is the least international and most Black Country pub in the Black Country. And it's full of miserable folk, hence why regular visits.

Randomly, I just got talking to the French bloke and even spoke to him in French but there's only so far three years of "Je mappele Daniel*" can get you. **

His name was Charles and he came from a small province just outside Lyon. He'd previously lived in Wimbledon but didn't like it and is now living here (God knows why) and working as a financial advisor. We had a nice little chat about such things as University, making films, French cinema - particularly Jean Luc Godard -, Julie Delpy - he wouldn't say no and neither would I -, pretty ladies and a historic French bloke who built something round here which was very interesting.

I wasn't too enamoured with Joseph, the American . I let my friends talk to him as I wasn't interested in talking about .38's and shooting bears. One thing that puzzled me about him was why, when he said he came from Orange County, he's now living round here. He told me that it was exactly like the television show, every kid over there has a pool etc. I was disgusted by all this 'lifestyle' so talked to the more continental Frenchman.

It turned what would have been another samey night into quite a surreal but great experience. I met my first ever Frenchman and I was very impressed with him. One thing however, he seemed certain that Albion will bounce back to the Premiership. If you ask me it's a bit comme ci, comme ca.

*That's my name, deal with it.

**I only did this to blow my mate out of the water who was encroaching on what I saw as a cultural revolution.