Arriving back at the hotel every evening one is usually intercepted by one our “Guest Relations Executives” – delightful ladies in blue silk saris whose job it is to ensure that our stay is a pleasant one.
As a result I’ve been introduced to various hotel managers and filled in some questionnaire about my tastes. Not sure if they can get hold of Jameson 12 Year Old Irish Whiskey over here – but when they ask your favourite drink then an honest answer is called for.
Probably the best time was when one escorted me to my evening meal. There I got introduced to the Senior Sous Chef – who cooked me a chicken tikka dish. I was then shown how to eat dhal Indian style with bread – as well as taught correct pronunciation of Hindi names – mustn’t roll the “r” I’m told.
All part of my education I guess.
About Me
- The Bloodaxe
- The Bloodaxe is a 55 year old Grammar School Educated Yorkshireman with a BSc Econ (Hons) from University College Cardiff (1977 to 1980). For degree he studied Economics and Industrial Relations – where he picked up Anarcho Syndicalism as a political philosophy. He also acquired an interest in rugby and thanks to a series by Michael Woods on the BBC the “Dark Ages” and history in general. He didn’t do history beyond second year at Grammar School – as he didn’t like the teacher and it was always about the boring bits (e.g. the life of an Anglo Saxon peasant) rather than the bloody bits (e.g. The War of the Roses or World War Two). Leaving university he found himself with a dead end company for three years before ending up in the Oil & Gas Industry – where he has worked for an international contracting company for over 25 years in Procurement. This has seen him work in places as varied as Ireland, Italy, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the USA, China and India. Most of this travel has been during the past ten years. He continues to read quite a bit of history and subscribes to The Economist and The New Statesman magazines.
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