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Probably because the locals still eat their young

:D :D :D

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:confused:

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apparently with 3 million people there its an wierd feelin when its prayer time - all the hustle bustle comes to a stand still and for 10-15 mins it goes deathly quiet

and dont worry about the parkin garinda - we can pretend we're saudi "clitheroe" arabia and ban all cars comin into the place - buses and private jets only.

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Mani have you been on Hajj to Mecca yet?

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alas i havent

all my family have bar me - i'm the black *non-racist* sheep of the family

a few of my mates have or are there now

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I watched the Channel 4 series the other year, were they followed about five Brits going on Hajj. Fascinating.

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hmmmm

takes alot of commitment and dedication. its also a case of a being prepared mentally for something like this.

first or second time my mom and dad went - there was a huge fire there in the tent area's and for ages we didnt know about their wellbeing...

there's jsut so many people goin there the risks are huge.

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Every year there seems to be terrible accidents because of the huge numbers attending.

When you go, take care and we want a full report.:)

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*L*

i'm gonna invest in a top notch camera and jsut take pic after pic...

one of my friends is gone there at the mo and he's doin that

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Here in New Jersey, we would not even consider that a change in use. Just a change in ownership. There would be no legal reason whatsoever to prevent the takeover of a place of worship by another religion.

In our cities here, there are a number of churches and synagogues that have been convertd to mosques, as the local community has changed.

I'm all for more great pubs in the UK, fewer McDs.

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IT would certainly become a tourist attraction!;)

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Well said, that man! :cool:

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Heck, if the pubs could only get their act together and become 10% as numerous over here as McDs are in the UK, I'd be one happy camper!

Then again, I'n not sure that a hand pumped ale in an American 16 ounce pint, served by a gum-chewing young thing with a Brooklyn accent and attitude, would get the job done. Probably would expect/demand tips, as well! Better than nothing, perhaps, but I prefer a good pub, the real item, in its native locale!

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To be fair, Billcat, you do have some cracking bars here and there. I've spent many a happy hour in the Lennox Lounge in Harlem and then there was some Irish bar in Astoria whose name I forget.

As you say though, there's nowt quite like a British pub, and I'm off to one right now!...

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And I really like The Quiet Man in Dover, NJ, but it's not the same thing at all. And I will have to take Pendy to the bar at the Algonquin, assuming that she is able to persuade David to come for a visit!