I have just moved back to my homeland, the UK, after 26 years living overseas.

The other night, I fancied a beer at about 21h30 so I wandered up to the local Wetherspoons in my new home (which to my horror is arguably by far the best pub in Winchester) only to find a mob of people on the pavement outside. The bouncer on the door told me that this 'mob' was the queue to get in. There was a queue 25 or 30 metres long to get into the pub!

I have never queued to get into a boozer so I wandered off down to the high street and thought instead I'd get a bite to eat. There I happened upon 5 Guys burger joint. Ah, must be better than the McDonalds's that is close by so I ordered myself a burger and chips - bloody hell - it was £19 for an overwhelmingly mediocre burger and not very impressive chips - they were full of chips that had clearly been in there for very much longer than it takes to cook a chip - for £19 f*****g quid!

That is the first and will be the absolute last time I patronise '5 Guys? that's for sure!

McDonald's actually would have tasted better!!!

The pubs in Winchester are mostly empty, probably because they charge so much for a pint that no one can afford to drink in them!