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Interesting snippet but I wish they had given us more detail about the clubs!
by vorpalhex 4y ago
Interesting snippet but I wish they had given us more detail about the clubs!
- er4hn 4y agoThey give you just enough to tempt you into ordering the full book. FTA: Thévoz’s book is at its best when it covers the “eccentricities” of this world. Clubland is, after all, a place where a sign can read “members are asked not to bring their mistresses to dine at the club, unless they are the wives of other members”
- chrisseaton 4y agoThey’re not as mysterious as implied. They’re essentially private hotels, with restaurants and bars. You know the other members and the staff, and they have social events, so it’s like a hotel where you’re more likely to bump into someone you know. The dress codes might sound odd to someone from the US, but really a jacket and tie is not an abnormal dress code for nice London places in general. If any of my close tech friends want to visit a London club some time I will take them to mine for lunch or a drink. They aren’t that secret!