pub & mutton

We’ve been watching the African Cup of Nations and EPL games at a great sports pub—Rascal’s—just down the street a lot lately. Manchester United has a cult-like following among the locals here it seems. During the Arsenal/Man U game yesterday, Rascal’s was flooded with people, most of whom had some sporting attire for Manchester United. We all shared tables, and most people had to stand. And instead of ordering individual beers, they offer jugs, which hold 3.5 L of beer. Four jugs and two games later, I had some delicious mutton curry from the Pakistani place across the street. I even thanked the man in Urdu, I think. A few nights ago when we were watching the Egypt Algeria semifinal match, we sat with a local who taught us how to order Castle beers without sounding like foreigners. With my impressive grasp of accents, I of course nailed it. I’m slowly becoming African.