Cornwall and South Devon more European than English?

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arcadianagain wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:13 pmWhen in a Cornish pub my Australian friend asked for scrumpy, the landlord said Scrumpy comes from Devon we don`t sell it. To which my friend said, why then, do you sell Fosters?
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arcadianagain wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:14 pm I`m a Devonian and I don`t feel European in the slightest
So your "loyalty" is to county rather than country then?
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I remember back in the 70’s visiting North Devon staying at a little small holding in a village called Roborough and in the evening with our dinner, we were given a jug of cider to wash the food down with, either clear or the cloudy version that they called “rough” - it came from the local “Inchs” brewery (if that’s the correct term), but it was very nice.
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Lots of great cider made in Cornwall.

I always visited Penwith and on my way back would always stop at Healey's cider farm to buy some goodies, particularly still cider which I really liked. They supplied draught cider to a lot of pubs in the area as well. Their orchards were amazing, it was like a vineyard. Mind you, it seems to have developed a lot in the last few years.

https://healeyscyder.co.uk/

Meanwhile, I have a bottle of this in the fridge. I remember first seeing this in St. Ives and thought their whole range of ciders were great. Then it appeared in a local Waitrose near where I lived and now it's available in Hua Hin. I note it say's 'pressed, blended and bottled' on their label, but not where the apples come from? Oh well, never mind, it's a fine tipple and fantastic poured over ice.

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In Toronto there is an active Cornish Association, the only English county that has one to my knowledge, although there is a Yorkshire team in the Cricket league.
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pharvey wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:26 pm
arcadianagain wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:14 pm I`m a Devonian and I don`t feel European in the slightest
So your "loyalty" is to county rather than country then?
No, country rather that Europe, but Devon rather than any other county
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arcadianagain wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:09 pm
pharvey wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:26 pm
arcadianagain wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:14 pm I`m a Devonian and I don`t feel European in the slightest
So your "loyalty" is to county rather than country then?
No, country rather that Europe, but Devon rather than any other county
Fair shout to that! :thumb: Can't say I have a loyalty to a single County, I love where I live now (Sir Fynwy), I love Somerset where I lived for 10 years and where family live now. I also adore Devon and Cornwall, but have only visited.

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I lived in England, for 6 months, in 1961. Kent and London. The only time I saw the sun shine was Easter weekend in Cornwall. Cornwall was beautiful.
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