Indeed, the Monglians enjoy a nice game of snooker or pool. Trouble is that renting a building to put the tables in is an expensive business, so much so that the players would be priced out of their games. The result is that over the residential areas of Ulaanbaatar, Snooker tables can be seen out on the street with the locals happily playing away. A plastic sheet provides protection against the elements when the table is not in use.I have seen the snooker tables out and about since I first arrived here in April (gee, that's over five months ago now) but I cannot say whether they remain out over winter. I will update this blog entry in December with that information.
Maybe this is slightly off at a tangent... but I'm a keen snooker player and it is so important that you own a hard wearing, quality cue to use. But I guess it's all dependant on how serious you are about the game :-)
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