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May. 16th, 2007
Disneyfied Irish pub experience
May. 16th, 2007 09:45 pmOh man...someone figured out how to Starbuckify Irish pubs...
I couldn't read past this:
IPCo's designers claim to have "developed ways of re-creating Irish pubs which would be successful, culturally and commercially, anywhere in the world." To wit, they offer five basic styles: The "Country Cottage,"with its timber beams and stone floors, is supposed to resemble a rural house that gradually became a commercial establishment. The "Gaelic"design features rough-hewn doors and murals based on Irish folklore.You might, instead, choose the "Traditional Pub Shop," which includes a fake store (like an apothecary), or the "Brewery" style, which includes empty casks and other brewery detritus, or...
They even have these things in Ireland - for the tourists! I've never been to Ireland. I've always planned on going someday. And when I get there, I'm not going to know a real pub from one of these crummy joints because some marketing asshole figured out a way to take the Irish pub experience, water it down, mass produce it, and sell it back to us.
Come the time of the Revolution, my brothers and sisters, there are going to be a few changes. Oh yes.....
I couldn't read past this:
IPCo's designers claim to have "developed ways of re-creating Irish pubs which would be successful, culturally and commercially, anywhere in the world." To wit, they offer five basic styles: The "Country Cottage,"with its timber beams and stone floors, is supposed to resemble a rural house that gradually became a commercial establishment. The "Gaelic"design features rough-hewn doors and murals based on Irish folklore.You might, instead, choose the "Traditional Pub Shop," which includes a fake store (like an apothecary), or the "Brewery" style, which includes empty casks and other brewery detritus, or...
They even have these things in Ireland - for the tourists! I've never been to Ireland. I've always planned on going someday. And when I get there, I'm not going to know a real pub from one of these crummy joints because some marketing asshole figured out a way to take the Irish pub experience, water it down, mass produce it, and sell it back to us.
Come the time of the Revolution, my brothers and sisters, there are going to be a few changes. Oh yes.....
