On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 10:39:08 +0200, "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Irish times, today, Letters: > >DECLINE OF THE BOTTLED PINT > >Madam, - It was good to see the Polish Prime Minister, Leszek Miller, >pouring a pint bottle of Guinness to celebrate Ireland's Yes vote in the >Nice referendum. (The Irish Times, October 21st) even if he was obviously >making a hash of the job. At least he was able to get his hands on a large >bottle, which is unavailable in 90 per cent of Irish public houses these >days. I assume from the way this is written they mean that only smaller bottles are available, not that the pint has been replaced by the half-litre. I can't speak for UK pubs, but pint bottles have virtually disappeared from supermarkets, replaced by 500 ml. One of the UKMA members has reported that the half-pint glass has virtually disappeared in Ireland. So many cans and bottles now come in 330 ml sizes that a new 330 ml glass was introduced. Consequently, the half-pint glass has withered away. Chris -- UK Metric Association: http://www.metric.org.uk/
