Do americans see pubs differently
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Its just when you see a pub on US TV they seem a lot different to the pubs over here. The people there etc.
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The Queen Vic, the Woolpack and the Rovers Return are a lot different to the pubs I go to as well though.
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I used to play Chess with a mate in the local from old job when we finished at a 4 on a Friday whilst waiting for others to join an hour later. Was great in the summer
I used to play Chess with a mate in the local from old job when we finished at a 4 on a Friday whilst waiting for others to join an hour later. Was great in the summer
hmm, thats fair enough... but we are talking about random americans playing from 7.30 till lock-in time (was still playing when i left 20 mins ago)
The game was like scrabble with numbers and no playing board...
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That just depends on where you live. Living in Manchester I never used to go out until about 11pm.
Back to the OP, of course bars are a social place to meet where ever you are. Haven't you ever seen Cheers?
Back to the OP, of course bars are a social place to meet where ever you are. Haven't you ever seen Cheers?
Yeah and then I think oh pubs are the same, then you see other shows where pubs are very rough and full of bikers or alcoholics and you think hmmm.
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I often play chess or cards down the local... nothing wrong with that imo
Heck - back in Lincoln there's this pub where someone rediscovered circular chess & it was very unusual to go in there and there not be a chess set on a table.
hmm, thats fair enough... but we are talking about random americans playing from 7.30 till lock-in time (was still playing when i left 20 mins ago)
The game was like scrabble with numbers and no playing board...
How can it be a board game then? lol
Sounds like rummicub/rummikub
The impression I get is American bars attract more singles on their own than in the UK, i.e. certain bars will effectively be 'pickup joints', with single men/women going there on their own or with a close buddy with the intention of pulling. In the UK we seem to see pubs as more of a general 'warmup' area for drinking and chatting with friends, with anything else being a bonus. It tends to be clubs where people are looking to hookup.
This may also explain why (judging by tv/film), sitting at the bar seems a lot more common in the US. In the UK people tend to order at the bar and then either take drinks elsewhere in the pub or kinda stand around nearby, unless it's a real 'local' where everyone knows each other.
This may also explain why (judging by tv/film), sitting at the bar seems a lot more common in the US. In the UK people tend to order at the bar and then either take drinks elsewhere in the pub or kinda stand around nearby, unless it's a real 'local' where everyone knows each other.
Yeah that seems true...
There's this one place I've been going to a bit lately, nice place. But even when it's quiet, people are always surrounding the bar... even when they've already got their drinks and the rest of the place is practically empty... the bar is full to the brim... you have to squeeze your way through to get a drink... rather frustrating lol
I was refering to student pubs... like where people get drunk.. Which I highly doubt you will find a chess set for obvious reasons!