James May reminisces about getting thrown out of a pub | Q&A

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  • čas přidán 8. 11. 2020
  • James May sat down with us for a chat about buying his new pub. And it's safe to say he has vast experience when it comes to behaviour and etiquette within a pub, and getting the vibe exactly right. Enjoy!
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  • @Vespuchian
    @Vespuchian Před 3 lety +1010

    "... and if this pub closed down there wouldn't be a pub within walking distance of my house in which case country live would be utterly pointless."
    A man with his priorities arranged in the proper order, an example to us all.

    • @Dockhead
      @Dockhead Před 3 lety +9

      sometimes they say if you want/need something doing then you got to do it yourself, and well it seems James has.

    • @roofpizza1250
      @roofpizza1250 Před 3 lety +1

      Typical alcoholic Briton.

    • @roofpizza1250
      @roofpizza1250 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Dockhead He bought half of it and he's hands off. He's not even the landlord.

    • @Dockhead
      @Dockhead Před 3 lety +2

      @@roofpizza1250 has he got a pub he wanted in theory, he can go to?
      then he partially done it himself and my point stands. alcoholic or not.

    • @AlexFlodder
      @AlexFlodder Před 3 lety +1

      @@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire This dutchie thinks that "cycle distance" is enough.

  • @moseses3414
    @moseses3414 Před 3 lety +1540

    top gear retires
    James May: opens a pub
    Jeremy Clarkson: starts a farm
    Richard Hammond: crashes into everything

  • @TheJpf79
    @TheJpf79 Před 3 lety +1796

    Make it a brewery, call the product "Top Beer".

    • @glennchartrand5411
      @glennchartrand5411 Před 3 lety +248

      "The Grand Pour".

    • @morethandeepmtd
      @morethandeepmtd Před 3 lety +40

      this was funny but I'm gonna be unfun and mention how none of the 3 are allowed to use even the word top in any of their ventures

    • @tauttechminusmanagedmusic3778
      @tauttechminusmanagedmusic3778 Před 3 lety +43

      @@morethandeepmtd It's unenforceable. Look at GAP. They tried to stop other businesses using the word "gap" in any business name. They failed. If it was called "Gap Clothing", they could have stopped the use of those two words, but as it stands they were told many times in court they had no case. These days they just send threatening letters, which you can ignore.

    • @PicksterTG
      @PicksterTG Před 3 lety

      This

    • @TheJpf79
      @TheJpf79 Před 3 lety +4

      @@morethandeepmtd Get a better hobby.

  • @williamsgareth1999
    @williamsgareth1999 Před 3 lety +707

    Gin name suggestion: Captain Sloe.

    • @willp2190
      @willp2190 Před 3 lety +11

      Thank you for causing me to have to look this up.
      Genius

    • @gylfi6369
      @gylfi6369 Před 3 lety +3

      @@willp2190 thank you for encouraging me to look this up also. Also Genius.

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 Před 3 lety +1

      Name change suggestion. Gareth Standstill. Williams is far too fast for you. Think about that for at least twenty years.

    • @zenon459
      @zenon459 Před 3 lety +1

      @@voornaam3191 is that an f1 joke

    • @chrishargreaves8016
      @chrishargreaves8016 Před 3 lety +1

      Not Cap Gin Sloe? Missed opportunity there.

  • @ningan1266
    @ningan1266 Před 3 lety +550

    “Unless you’ve got a particularly fine example” 😂😂

  • @wtbanation6268
    @wtbanation6268 Před 3 lety +1089

    I suggest the name “Business Lodge” for the bathrooms.

    • @1nvisible1
      @1nvisible1 Před 3 lety +8

      *Toidy McPoop Face!*

    • @nioxic77
      @nioxic77 Před 3 lety +5

      That is great!
      Shareholder meetings will be awesome..

    • @mcmultiplechoice2931
      @mcmultiplechoice2931 Před 3 lety +2

      I was trying to suggest "vote center", but I do believe White house is a better idea.

    • @mavvh1054
      @mavvh1054 Před 3 lety +3

      How about Log Flumes?

    • @platinumchill607
      @platinumchill607 Před 3 lety +3

      Why not go with the Australian word for them - The Dunny

  • @jasonyoung6420
    @jasonyoung6420 Před 3 lety +261

    James, literally bought into a pub so he could walk to and stumble home from a pub; living the dream.
    Edit: "The Necessities" is what my great grandmother used to call them.

    • @bme0983
      @bme0983 Před 2 lety +1

      What's wrong with bathroom?

    • @StockportJambo
      @StockportJambo Před 2 lety +5

      @@bme0983 There's rarely a bath in it.

  • @bovisjeaks
    @bovisjeaks Před 3 lety +100

    James May is so relaxing to listen to. Intelligent, amusing and talks perfect sense (most of the time). Its like comfort food in gentleman form.

  • @almorgan68
    @almorgan68 Před 3 lety +404

    Bathroom names could be Jeremy and Richard

    • @nioxic77
      @nioxic77 Před 3 lety +32

      Richard for the small people and jeremy for the fat people

    • @GeorgeSPAMTindle
      @GeorgeSPAMTindle Před 3 lety +21

      Jennifer and Richard, I believe that Jeremy did actually change his name by Deed Poll to Jennifer after losing a TG bet. (I think that if I spelled out 'Top Gear' this comment might be deleted).

    • @tsangarisjohn
      @tsangarisjohn Před 3 lety

      Lol 😂 😂😂😂🤣

    • @paraskevaspapantonakis
      @paraskevaspapantonakis Před 3 lety

      @@nioxic77 hahahaha lol

  • @waltertomashefsky2682
    @waltertomashefsky2682 Před 3 lety +304

    I can see the sign out front in the car park: Dacia Sandero Parking Only.

    • @trikstari7687
      @trikstari7687 Před 3 lety +21

      Odd how many accidents occur at that exact location every year. Lorries backing into them, pianos being dropped by careless helicopter moving services.

    • @younessm6434
      @younessm6434 Před 3 lety +7

      i actually bought dacia sandero based on may's love for it.. and i must say its great car

    • @zenon459
      @zenon459 Před 3 lety

      @@younessm6434 really? Not that i could get one since i live in Canada. You can get a saturn astra though, which is a vauxhaul but in canada

    • @younessm6434
      @younessm6434 Před 3 lety

      @@zenon459 yeaah really and i am a driving instructor and i use it everyday to teach ppl in it and i ve never had a problem with it

    • @zenon459
      @zenon459 Před 3 lety

      @@younessm6434 sometimes simple can be the most reliable

  • @Ocean1ccc
    @Ocean1ccc Před 3 lety +268

    when the world opens up again after covid James' pub will will be a tourist spot for all of us foreign TG/GT fans

  • @smokerjim
    @smokerjim Před 3 lety +42

    I suggested it before, but for a pub called The Royal Oak, the lavatories ought to be described collectively as The Throne Rooms and individually as "Kings" and "Queens"

  • @josephgioielli
    @josephgioielli Před 3 lety +217

    You could call the loo what my gran used to call it, "the facility". She'd say "We all know what it's for, no need to spell it out."

    • @TheOfficialMelendez
      @TheOfficialMelendez Před 3 lety +1

      Facility baby

    • @davidwilde9474
      @davidwilde9474 Před 3 lety +3

      Ups on this. I really like "Facilities"

    • @tomhare5110
      @tomhare5110 Před 3 lety

      call it the carzy

    • @FuckFeminists
      @FuckFeminists Před 3 lety

      I guess its time someone told you... your gran was a clandestine warrior in the Special Operations Executive and she was really refering to Q-branch

  • @reverseeffectclips8559
    @reverseeffectclips8559 Před 3 lety +226

    Beardless Gandalf talks about his pub. Amazing!

  • @spencerleeb
    @spencerleeb Před 3 lety +122

    1:40 modern furniture:
    Shows Shackletons high seat chair. So easy to get in and out of...you know

  • @adriansmith76
    @adriansmith76 Před 3 lety +52

    James is becoming increasingly wise and verbose in his extending years! Excellent to listen to. Non-scripted may play a slight part in that 🤣

  • @reverseeffectclips8559
    @reverseeffectclips8559 Před 3 lety +262

    "The Throne" would be a interesting and different name for the outhouse

    • @sean269
      @sean269 Před 3 lety +4

      Perfect

    • @edvickery8674
      @edvickery8674 Před 3 lety +1

      Brilliant comment!

    • @kl743
      @kl743 Před 3 lety +15

      CLARKSON YOU BLIHERING OAF, IM ON THE THRONE!!!!!.... Your cleaning that up...

    • @jackhrp2280
      @jackhrp2280 Před 3 lety +1

      @@kl743 Blithering and I'm on the

    • @kl743
      @kl743 Před 3 lety +6

      @@jackhrp2280 Thank you so much, my day is saved now that my comment is correct; even though you still 100% understood what I said and got the reference to the point where you could correct me. You are my hero.

  • @uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweug185

    James May is the greatest person to step on this earth
    Change my mind

  • @mr.100rupees3
    @mr.100rupees3 Před 3 lety +88

    James May is a business investment in him self, if you make it known that James is an owner of the pub many people will go there

    • @marks501
      @marks501 Před 3 lety +1

      How long til someone falls or gets sick and sues James.... James pays out of court and it becomes a regular thing...

    • @insertname5143
      @insertname5143 Před 3 lety +19

      @@marks501 It’s in the UK. You can’t just sue from falling down and if you get sick you have to proof that is it because of the pub

  • @MultiMatFuzz
    @MultiMatFuzz Před 3 lety +37

    Jame's corporate response to influencers was the moment I hit like on this video

    • @archkingsley
      @archkingsley Před 3 lety +1

      That was brilliant I thought. I liked, commented and subscribed as a result of that.

  • @KJ-op8dp
    @KJ-op8dp Před 3 lety +157

    "If this pub closed down there wouldn't be a pub within walking distance of my house..."
    *May's Tesla parked out the front of recently acquired pub*

    • @varunsambi2004
      @varunsambi2004 Před 3 lety +24

      That makes perfect sense. Drive the car to the pub. Walk home. 😂

    • @TheBacontarian
      @TheBacontarian Před 3 lety +8

      Maybe it's close enough for the auto park feature to remember the route

    • @ZombieByte
      @ZombieByte Před 3 lety

      well ya he drives to the pub, the battery dies so he plugs it in and goes for drinks then comes out and walks home because it's still charging

  • @charlesfulcrum3170
    @charlesfulcrum3170 Před 3 lety +128

    I almost expected Oz Clarke to make a surprise entrance as James tried to identify the wine. Did I teach you nothing???

    • @invisiblekid99
      @invisiblekid99 Před 3 lety +7

      I can just see the disappointment in his face. What a great series that was.

    • @oldskoolraver1079
      @oldskoolraver1079 Před 3 lety +20

      Foodtribe, we want Oz to review James Pub! Would je an instant classic.

    • @Maliique
      @Maliique Před 3 lety

      I wish they made another series

    • @NorrisHistoryCorner
      @NorrisHistoryCorner Před 3 lety +3

      I thought he was going to appear behind James and make him jump. Oz needs to review James pub and it needs to be filmed

  • @MariusRiley
    @MariusRiley Před 3 lety +3

    : I love James May. He is marvelous.

  • @courtzybear
    @courtzybear Před 3 lety +14

    "The Throne Room" to reference the Polar special "I'm on the throne!"

  • @gilesm6470
    @gilesm6470 Před 3 lety +55

    Always manages to get a Battle of Britain quote in :D

  • @charlien759
    @charlien759 Před 3 lety +109

    This is literally 10 minutes down the road from my parents house, hopefully try it out round Christmas if Boris allows it, oh and the Beckford Arms is indeed very nice so I'm glad James is on the same page. And, well it's James May's pub so what more do you want?

    • @alicedoors4826
      @alicedoors4826 Před 3 lety +4

      I feel bad for the other pubs now, James May's pub is going to be some tough competition, especially among the tourist crowd.

    • @davidphelps5857
      @davidphelps5857 Před 3 lety +3

      @Frank Butcher Freedon to die of Covid? Freedom to pass it on to family and other members of your community? Free3dom to overwhelm the NHS?
      Rights and freedoms come with obligations, they come with responsibilities. There is more at stake here than your "freedom" to go to the pub.

    • @familybills2908
      @familybills2908 Před 2 lety

      I’m jelly! You should come back to this comment once you’ve been to May’s pub and give us an update!!!

  • @fancyultrafresh3264
    @fancyultrafresh3264 Před 3 lety +20

    "Of course I've got a spider in my hair, it's because I'm lucky." - James May

  • @jamesobrien4498
    @jamesobrien4498 Před 3 lety +26

    I know, let’s place the clip mic under James’ roll neck.

  • @Jason-Thorne
    @Jason-Thorne Před 3 lety +174

    If TV's Oz Clarke isn't invited down for a wine testing, I shall be very disappointed!

    • @gordonilaoa1275
      @gordonilaoa1275 Před 3 lety

      Agreed

    • @Cascroft-lp6ir
      @Cascroft-lp6ir Před 3 lety +25

      He'll arrive 12 hours late on the side of a meccano motorcycle

    • @DJAllOut
      @DJAllOut Před 3 lety

      Indeed

    • @Modi_
      @Modi_ Před 3 lety +3

      @@Cascroft-lp6ir with his gps yelling at him in romanian

    • @jackk_tvv
      @jackk_tvv Před 3 lety +1

      @@Modi_ Si Ah SHITZ
      **james and oz wheeze**

  • @lukedodson3267
    @lukedodson3267 Před 3 lety +56

    Pubs (and cafes, libraries, churches, post offices, parks, etc) are important to have. They're what sociologists call third places. First place is your home, second place is work/school, and third places are places where people gather as a community and develop social bonds. Without third places communities become more fractured and people become more isolated and divided.

    • @TheSnoozeFox
      @TheSnoozeFox Před 3 lety +3

      and thats the whole point of the lockdown, nothing to do with a virus

    • @Jmeister14
      @Jmeister14 Před 3 lety +2

      @@TheSnoozeFox your pea brain really drew that conclusion from this LOL

    • @FuckFeminists
      @FuckFeminists Před 3 lety +1

      @@TheSnoozeFox Agreed, SnoozeFox

  • @oun7es
    @oun7es Před 2 lety +6

    We’ve seen a documentary series of clarkson starting a farm i would love to see a series of May running his pub

  • @MursGaming2
    @MursGaming2 Před 3 lety +69

    Jeremy Clarkson narrates: Meanwhile, James May has an interview with a man talking about a Pub with a Wine Glass in his hand.

    • @McShaggswell
      @McShaggswell Před 3 lety +4

      "Still, could be worse."

    • @MursGaming2
      @MursGaming2 Před 3 lety

      @chipshandon I really want to put the ❤ on that comment but it won't let me.

    • @JanSanono
      @JanSanono Před 3 lety

      Bottom gear

  • @JakePetrolhead
    @JakePetrolhead Před 3 lety +21

    I could sit and listen to James May talk about his pub all day - the man really does need a podcast or something where he just talks for a few hours

  • @BeerdyBruceLeeCentral
    @BeerdyBruceLeeCentral Před 3 lety +358

    Water Closet

    • @dlittlester
      @dlittlester Před 3 lety +9

      In Canada we usually call them washrooms, although I've never heard them called that in the UK.

    • @brianartillery
      @brianartillery Před 3 lety +10

      @@dlittlester - We just call them 'Toilets', generally; the slang terms 'Bog', 'Khazi' and 'Lav', amongst less salubrious ones, are occasionally used. My late father was particularly fond of 'Khazi', (picked up from his time in the army) to the despair of my mother. I'm constantly amused at the twee Americanism 'Bathroom'. No sane person would even contemplate having a bath in a pub khazi!

    • @bricebranham7661
      @bricebranham7661 Před 3 lety +2

      @@brianartillery 1q up c zzz's z#
      diuy
      Et raw

    • @collinreisdorf
      @collinreisdorf Před 3 lety +3

      Or W.C. Thats what my architect Grampa called it. My FIL calls it a head, because he used to live on boats.

    • @mfelix3511
      @mfelix3511 Před 3 lety

      @@dlittlester I think its a Brooklyn 99 reference? There's an episode where Jake pretends that what toilets are called in the UK. I for one have live here for 20 years and have never heard it used for toilets.

  • @GryphLane
    @GryphLane Před 3 lety +44

    "James May - owning a pub in your community" should be on the side of his car

    • @setusername8275
      @setusername8275 Před 3 lety +1

      I believe you mean "Owning half a pub in your community".

  • @hondansx1000
    @hondansx1000 Před 3 lety +1

    i can't believe he bought this pub, when i lived in the area i used to visit quite often. Old Wardour castle and Compton Abbas airfield are two places i'd definitely recommend going to. I learnt to fly at Compton

  • @stephane_edouard
    @stephane_edouard Před 3 lety +412

    Can't wait.

  • @Rubbafingaz1
    @Rubbafingaz1 Před 3 lety +29

    Sounds more like a restaurant than a traditional English pub... I might be working class but a pub to me definitely needs a pool table, darts board and fruit machine... not to mention a live band on occasion...

  • @randomuser5443
    @randomuser5443 Před 3 lety +5

    He isn’t boring, he is just classy

  • @david-iandawson
    @david-iandawson Před 3 lety +4

    James May. A total, total legend!

  • @paulhughes5438
    @paulhughes5438 Před 3 lety +32

    James is just brilliant could listen to him all day, how about latrines.

  • @moose9906
    @moose9906 Před 3 lety +55

    I advocate for "BBC HQ" as the name for the bathrooms. It accurately coveys what is to be produced there.

    • @davidmadej5955
      @davidmadej5955 Před 3 lety +1

      AHAHA BBC 1 for urinals and BBC 2 for the stalls. Perfect 👌

  • @peterdimitrovski6886
    @peterdimitrovski6886 Před 3 lety +1

    Stressful day, so i came here to listen to James May....

  • @Artofficial1986
    @Artofficial1986 Před 3 lety +17

    Remember when James was with Oz and mocked the wine snobs

  • @IvanMorningstar
    @IvanMorningstar Před 3 lety +9

    I can watch james may talking about anything for hours.

  • @intactbreeze74
    @intactbreeze74 Před 3 lety +35

    James is looking great these days. Hope he's doing well.

  • @brettweary8491
    @brettweary8491 Před 3 lety +1

    Absolutely Awesome James

  • @averywilson6143
    @averywilson6143 Před 3 lety +2

    "our commenters, who are also liking and subscribing" LOL

  • @d.i.l.l.i.g.a.f
    @d.i.l.l.i.g.a.f Před 3 lety +29

    My suggestion would be Pistons (mens) & Cylinders (ladies) for the crappers, for a petrol head like James lol

  • @bbb12345
    @bbb12345 Před 3 lety +48

    Are we having James May standup shows there?

  • @Croatilillious
    @Croatilillious Před 3 lety +6

    "They are at liberty to ignore me, and they do." -Jam Maymay

  • @TheYamham
    @TheYamham Před 3 lety +1

    Can’t wait to make a trip over from the colony (Canada), definitely on the bucket list. All the best.

  • @HeyMrAlexander
    @HeyMrAlexander Před 3 lety +3

    My grandpa used to always call it the “commode” and has since become one of my favorite words.

  • @chrisfoxwell4128
    @chrisfoxwell4128 Před 3 lety +145

    Without a dart board or pool table it's just a restaurant.

    • @nickturner2813
      @nickturner2813 Před 3 lety +1

      That's probably the idea, so that people like you assume it's "just a restaurant" and won't go there.

    • @chrisfoxwell4128
      @chrisfoxwell4128 Před 3 lety +8

      @@nickturner2813, yeah, or maybe that's why pubs are closing at a rate of 23 per every 45 minutes.

    • @entropy5431
      @entropy5431 Před 3 lety +8

      @@nickturner2813 Pubs should have pool and darts etc. It encourages young people. Different groups mixing is what makes it a pub. Not everyone can afford a sit down meal. It does look like a restaurant...

    • @brodiehaward
      @brodiehaward Před 3 lety

      Beer on tap is what makes it a pub, most restaurants don’t have that.

    • @nath-wp7xp
      @nath-wp7xp Před 3 lety

      Yeah and no sky sports. What kind of pub doesn’t have the football?

  • @tyronewhitehead3123
    @tyronewhitehead3123 Před 3 lety +1

    Wish I could soak up that country air right now it looks so relaxing my partners from Yorkshire and we are missing it James you look so relaxed 🙏

  • @freebirdh604
    @freebirdh604 Před 3 lety +1

    Such a thoroughly nice chap. Post Covid, I might take a road trip to this pub.

  • @juliasiemens9654
    @juliasiemens9654 Před 3 lety +20

    I could listen to james tell stories forever :)

  • @mewtodog7069
    @mewtodog7069 Před 3 lety +19

    I suggest for one of them, “CRICKY, ITs ThE Rozzers!”

  • @jeffreyhill7990
    @jeffreyhill7990 Před 3 lety

    All the best, have no doubt it will be great. looking forward to someday paying it a visit

  • @natalie6117
    @natalie6117 Před 3 lety +166

    Ok ok hear me out: Renault logo for the ladies, Tesla logo for the gents 👀

    • @natalie6117
      @natalie6117 Před 3 lety +1

      @Lee Fraser thank you, I thought it was quite creative as well 🤣🤣

    • @johnlemon3809
      @johnlemon3809 Před 3 lety +4

      thats marvelous

    • @natalie6117
      @natalie6117 Před 3 lety

      @@johnlemon3809 haha thanks! I hope he sees it and actually considers it but I know that won’t happen

    • @johnlemon3809
      @johnlemon3809 Před 3 lety +2

      @@natalie6117 He better, this is too witty to go unnoticed

    • @adorabasilwinterpock6035
      @adorabasilwinterpock6035 Před 3 lety +1

      _technically_ you’re not allowed to use logos without permission

  • @bimmerwman
    @bimmerwman Před 3 lety +8

    We have an Irish Pub nearby in Florida that says in gigantic letters "WOMEN" . Then in very small print says "are not allowed in here because this is the men's room". The reactions are hilarious when Women walk into the Men's room and Vice Versa. LOL

  • @smithyc2051
    @smithyc2051 Před 3 lety +4

    What a legend of a man

  • @ianharwell7500
    @ianharwell7500 Před 3 lety +1

    James is a great talker and I agree with much regarding his vision for his co-owned Pub. Meaning, his vision coincides with what I and my real ale drinking friends like in a pub (that sells food). The core question is to what extent the food and eating dominate proceedings. For us, a true Pub must always cater for those who want to drink/socialise only - in a separate area... and not feel squeezed out by the eaters. I realise that this is a tricky balance with income to think about and being a country setting too. Best of luck James and your team. We're not local enough to visit...but at some point...

  • @t147han
    @t147han Před 3 lety +1

    I love listening to james may.I hope his pub thrives.I would go there in the hope of just talking to him.and would not be botherd about getting a word in.He just talks sense and knows his place.

  • @GundamReviver
    @GundamReviver Před 3 lety +28

    Just a male/female icon sign would be best I guess, works in every language.

    • @bongo526
      @bongo526 Před 3 lety

      What about the other genders aha

    • @Zelousmarineinspace
      @Zelousmarineinspace Před 3 lety

      Just have “The James Mays” and “The James Shouldn’ts”

  • @KPG113
    @KPG113 Před 3 lety +14

    Men's room: Cocking
    Women's room: Nora

  • @elliotbridge
    @elliotbridge Před 3 lety

    Id love to visit there. Definitely on the bucket list.

  • @jamesavickers5961
    @jamesavickers5961 Před 3 lety

    Excellent as ever

  • @rileyh212
    @rileyh212 Před 3 lety +15

    “The Facilities” is what I’d call them.

  • @simonohara9617
    @simonohara9617 Před 3 lety +19

    The Clarkson's for the male toilet. And the Hammonds for the ladies.

  • @jhuntosgarage
    @jhuntosgarage Před 3 lety +2

    James May is always a treat. More of this from the pub!

  • @juliaparker4212
    @juliaparker4212 Před 3 lety

    Love this, can’t wait 😃

  • @davidmadej5955
    @davidmadej5955 Před 3 lety +4

    I don’t see a problem with “restrooms” but one can also use “bulk heads” from ships, “chamber of commerce”, “white house”, “top gear studio”, “HMS mutiny”, “bowel rights room”, “bunker”, I can literally go all day.

  • @swindonwhite8413
    @swindonwhite8413 Před 3 lety +3

    Toilet names - The Jill & John’s , The Leaking Hole, The Chaps and Lasses , Or a sign saying -> This way to flood the cowling

  • @Yesterdie02
    @Yesterdie02 Před 3 lety +2

    James may is a real mans man! remember you when you started on top gear

  • @mynameis441
    @mynameis441 Před 3 lety +1

    Quality content, as usual.

  • @sashaa9314
    @sashaa9314 Před 3 lety +5

    Loo renaming suggestions: Comfort Room, "Facilities", or go with the symbols idea. As it's called Royal Oaks, maybe an acorn nut for males and the acorn cap for females?

  • @tdyerwestfield
    @tdyerwestfield Před 3 lety +224

    James' "pub" is really just an artisan cafe that serves alcohol isn't it.

    • @alechall7082
      @alechall7082 Před 3 lety +16

      You bet. Sounds ideal to me.

    • @slipperyfish7560
      @slipperyfish7560 Před 3 lety +3

      Like most country pubs then

    • @tdyerwestfield
      @tdyerwestfield Před 3 lety +5

      @@slipperyfish7560 2020/2021 country pubs, yeah.

    • @alanward4506
      @alanward4506 Před 3 lety +3

      The man who`s running the place Chris,would never let this happen.He`s a rugby playing,sociable,community minded professional.

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 Před 3 lety

      Is artisan a Japanese word? Who is Artisan? Mamasan? Annasan?

  • @drumstick74
    @drumstick74 Před 3 lety

    All the best of luck with your pub, Mr. May! ♫

  • @cameronjarrett8763
    @cameronjarrett8763 Před rokem

    James is one of the most interesting people to listen to that I know of. Cool guy.

  • @jonathangauci3863
    @jonathangauci3863 Před 3 lety +4

    In Malta, we call our toilets “the lower rooms” try it :) its non-pretentious, it’s curious , easily relatable and slightly commical

  • @Groggers96
    @Groggers96 Před 3 lety +5

    Pubs, churches and football grounds. The holy trinity of British culture.

  • @everythinggaming7938
    @everythinggaming7938 Před 3 lety +1

    I remember on top gear specials James May used to call the toilet the dispenser.

  • @liambrunnen1384
    @liambrunnen1384 Před 3 lety +1

    James is such a class act 👌

  • @notimetodrive3749
    @notimetodrive3749 Před 3 lety +16

    The “reading room” as my grandfather says

    • @_Conzo_
      @_Conzo_ Před 3 lety

      Excellent, I might steal that one if you don't mind.

  • @aquaticpears3183
    @aquaticpears3183 Před 3 lety +20

    Gastro pub all over.. local but most of the locals can't afford the food. They spend fortune on staff, people only go there for special occasions, they only go a few times, locals hardly go, pub dies.

    • @greglinski2208
      @greglinski2208 Před 3 lety +2

      Hopefully. This type of place doesn't resemble a pub in any way.

  • @KhamusSolo
    @KhamusSolo Před 3 lety

    its on my bucket list

  • @JustAnotherReviewwithAlek

    A great pup in Australia is one that is away from everything but has everyone that know each other! Especially if it’s a quick walk through the fields to get too! I have slept many times in a field on a sat night walking from the pup towards home and thought this is a nice place to sleep. Only issues, sheep don’t let you sleep in

  • @mabeSc
    @mabeSc Před 3 lety +3

    I agree that the "Smokery" could become a smoking area where smokers go. Maybe add some extra protection from the elements , a cigarette bin , some benches and of course hand sanitiser because of COVID..

  • @-GrumpyOldMan
    @-GrumpyOldMan Před 3 lety +27

    The facilities should be called 'Shake dry' and 'Drip dry'.

  • @puressenceuk35
    @puressenceuk35 Před 3 lety +2

    Missed the local pub more than anything else since it shut at the start of COVID

  • @Im2Old4ThisShite
    @Im2Old4ThisShite Před 10 měsíci +1

    I think that all of the pubs in the area that also have rooms to let, should each have a book in each room which contains a list of the other pubs and a description of each.

  • @gregwallace9035
    @gregwallace9035 Před 3 lety +7

    My granny used to say "spend a penny" for the loos. Inoffensive and perfect for a sign on the wall.

  • @Bluebottle_GB
    @Bluebottle_GB Před 3 lety +33

    "The Cowling" - then patrons can say to their drinking fellows: "I'm just off to flood the cowling" to which the correct rejoinder is "Plenty of it!"
    Seriously though, Ladies and Gents is fine surely?

    • @natalie6117
      @natalie6117 Před 3 lety +2

      I like this one!!

    • @mikemanzz
      @mikemanzz Před 3 lety +1

      "I'm just off to flood the cowling" to which the correct rejoinder is "Plenty of it!" ROFLMAO! That's brilliant!

  • @Coordinator61
    @Coordinator61 Před 3 lety

    Still the best to listen to.

  • @smokeybarr
    @smokeybarr Před 3 lety +7

    Interesting. Almost every pub I've frequented to watch the football, who decided to remove teles, has closed.

  • @Jay-25
    @Jay-25 Před 3 lety +3

    New drinking game:
    Take one shot each time May says “pub”

    • @lp4270
      @lp4270 Před 3 lety +1

      and the winner is the one who gets through more of his videos

  • @ewanmurray153
    @ewanmurray153 Před 3 lety

    You sold me at plane spotting. I'll look forward to a visit

  • @theyarenthere
    @theyarenthere Před 3 lety

    Pool table and dart board in that out building please Mr May. Thanks. Also I've always preferred the term for a toilet, W.C as in water closet.

  • @lpenrike
    @lpenrike Před 3 lety +21

    Its gonna be really awkward when James gets kicked out of his own pub