spread-eagled in their lounge chairs , feet on the tables , dressed in pathetic jogging outfits , or football club shirts , or imbecilic t-shirts , some of them with pieces of metal rammed into their ears , lips , noses and , as we know , other parts of their anatomy as well , purchased six-packs stacked on the floor beside them , pale , pasty , ghastly creatures with oversized bellies and tattoos all over the place , they could only be brits .