Sometime around 1970 - 74, we used to go into The Jarna or The Manzil after the pubs, down beside the Digbeth Police Station ...... They used to be full ...... packed out ...... This was in the days before cool phrases and words like ..... Ruby Murray ..... Going for a Ruby ........
Most people back then used to say ...... Are we going for a meal ...... went for a meal after the pub last night ...... etc ....
I always had a curry, but back then, a lot of people who went in with the crowd, still ordered off the European section of the menu ...... You would have people sitting at the table eating, T Bone Steak ...... Breast of Chicken & Chips ....... Mixed Grill ...... and a popular favorite was the Rainbow Trout ........ Everybody didn't eat a curry back then ......
It used to be a Friday or Saturday night treat ....... This was in the pre Blue Nun days ...... I think it was the Black Tower days ...... very posh indeed .....
What we really used to say was ...... " Are ya goin for a Scutterry Bum ..... a Delhi Belly or a Jelly Botty ? "
God be with the days, eh!