Ye Olde Cock Tavern –
I order fish & chips
and keep my hat on

I ask the young waitress:
“If I were a British gentleman should I take my hat off?”
“Don’t know” – her lovely Russian smile

Next day I meet Bill.
Bill is British, born in Cornwall, his father is  Welsh, his mother is Scottish.
Bill is a lawyer.

I present to Bill the “hat in the pub” case.
Bill looks down at my hat (he’s 7 feet high) and pronounces the verdict:
HATS, ONLY OUTSIDE!

Ye Olde Cock Tavern –
I order fish & chips
and take my hat off

Freddy Ben-Arroyo