BELFAST — The three most dangerous words in Northern Ireland are not "What's your religion?" but "Just one more." That's the encouragement to stay later and to keep ordering pints.
I was no stranger to pubs during my time in NI, but it was not the center of my social universe. I did have a couple favorites, so I enjoyed visiting my top three for an outing with colleagues on Saturday. The John Hewitt was our first stop — it's named after a poet, how couldn't you love it? We had a lovely lunch and a long chat before KER and I continued on to White's Tavern, which claims to be Belfast's oldest pub. It's really the coziest, I think. Oh, these are definitely "old man's pubs," not trendy clubs. This induces a desire to stay. Time stops. We sat by the fire and watched life go by.
The we "just one more"d ourselves over to Bittles.