Geordie land.but local pubs you could pop in have a bit crack and a good laugh.but now they shut cos of the greed of the brewerys. Ye the big Market and the quey side are great but they not locals.
well I'm in London but I know what you mean - it's the same here. All the interesting local pubs with character (and 'characetrs') are getting taken over by the big breweries and becoming clones. You can't even have fun chatting up the barmaids