Innocents abroad

They'd been all over Europe, this quartet of young, sparkling clean, friendly, noisy Irish lads were telling us, when they arrived for dinner at Sue's Indian Raja tonight. Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear.

We rescued the poor Indian chef who they discussed their choices with for a long time, before settling for chicken tikka masala. Some other Indians in the restaurant were rolling their eyes.

They said they were from Limerick, but then said they had lived in England all their lives. According to their accents, English education had not touched the sides. According to their knowledge of geography.....

'Which is the country with LV on the number plate?' We told them. Seemed that it was not clear to them which country they were in, the one with LT or the one with LV.

'Is Belarus in Europe?' We knew what they meant. If they try to go there, they'll soon bounce back at the border. That's the trouble with Schengen; people don't know which country they are visiting any more.

'Is that country with LV anywhere near Italia (sic)?' We told them.

So when they said 'all over Europe' what exactly did they mean?

Makes you proud.....