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#REDIRECT [[Rhodie]]
A '''Rhodie bar''' is an establishment frequented by ''Rhodies'' (white residents of the former country of [[Rhodesia]], now [[Zimbabwe]]). The term "Rhodie" implies an attachment to the former country, and is often used as a pejorative.


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Rhodie bars are often decorated with memorabilia of the "UDI" ([[Unilateral Declaration of Independence]]) era, and of the [[Rhodesian Bush War]].
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Such establishments (in pubs, restaurants and hotels) can be found in most Zimbabwean towns and there are several in [[South Africa|South African]] towns (e.g., [[Cape Town]]) where concentrations of [[Rhodesian diaspora|Rhodesian expatriates]] live. There is at least one claimed Rhodie bar in England.<ref>The Crown Hotel "The Flame Lily", Wiltshire (England):[http://www.crown-hotel.info/index.html "Rhodie pub"]</ref><ref>The Crown Hotel :[http://www.crown-hotel.info/pages/barmenu.html bar menu]</ref>

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[[Category:Types of drinking establishment]]
[[Category:Zimbabwean culture]]
[[Category:Rhodesian diaspora]]

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