Righto, Matthew! (How ya been). In addition they should remember the
French-derived term for Brits: Beefeaters!
 
Dan Mouer
 
On Tue, 22 Apr 1997, M H Johnson wrote:
 
> Anyone who doubts an 18th century English cultural preference for beef,
> and its linkages to issues of national identity, should check out Wiliam
> Hogarth's painting The Roast Beef of Old England, which says more on the
> subject than most volumes.
>
> Dr Matthew H Johnson
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