Two weeks ago in Sheffield we went out to look for a place to have a drink. We found a nice place, many students, not too crowded. We went in and had whiskey. Slowly, one after the other, started entering the pub 18 y/o girls wearing police-officer uniforms with ranks, hats and mini skirts. We were amused. We envied the people of Sheffield for having such good spirit.
This week we also had a couple of nights to kill in Sheffield. We decided to go to the same pub again, one of the busiest pubs in Sheffield. And there again our eyes caught the most jolly sight of groups of girls, wearing angels' clothes with wings and mini-skirts. It all became clear. Those girls we saw months ago in school uniform, the police officers: There ought to be some costume party here every week. But how can it be? Last week we were here on Monday and today is Tuesday. An angel wearing a mini-skirt passed by and distracted us, we stopped discussing the issue.
On Wednesday we wondered what were the odds. We were at three evenings out of three so far. We went to the pub. How disappointed we were to find a pub full of men watching a football match. Double was our disappointment when a blackboard painted in chalk said it was a Kareoki night. Disappointed, we poured ourselves a beer and sat down. At 20:30 we decided to call it a night and were about to go back to the hotel. And just as we were set to leave, like a fairy tale, entered a group of twenty girls, all red, Santa hats and, as is usual in these places under the heaven, red mini-skirts. OMG! Four out of four! In an instant the cold weather outside was forgotten, home sickness was gone. Heaven is here!
The spirit of the English is good. It reminded me of the spirit of the people of Jerusalem and perhaps all suburbia's people. Happy people who go out to have a good time. I recall a party in Jerusalem when everybody came to enjoy themselves, not to see and be seen. For a Tel-Aviver this was quite a site. Christmas spirit in Sheffield only enhanced the joy of the party people. When Kareoki started this spirit blew over us and filled us with joy too.
I'll try to pass a bit of this joy to you. Imagine twenty girls like the one in the picture below joining in their high voices to the chorus of the song below. I put the Kareoki version of the song so you can join in singing. Fun is guaranteed.
Yoooouuuuu Baby!!!!
It used to be hell but Sheffield looks great since discovering the Cavendish.
