I'm currently staying in a small village in North East Thailand, and bumped into a very serious looking policeman this morning. As foreigners are rarely seen here he asked where I was from.
When I said Bristol, England he asked "Blistol Lover?" and didn't look at all happy.
"No" I said, "Bristol City", to which his face lit up with a big smile, and shook my hand.
It seems the pikeys reputation has travelled far and wide.