I'm not much of a drinker, but I love old pub buildings and the heritage. Our "local", a traditional Victorian terraced pub, was taken over a couple of years ago by British-Chinese. They painted the exterior red and white, freshened up the bar area, and now offer a good Chinese restaurant/takeaway with a traditional English bar and pub games. I would probably be a regular if we didn't have kids 🙂
I’ve never been one to enjoy hanging out in bars. I prefer focusing on my work and earning money rather than spending it on things that don’t add much to my life.
Plus, enjoying a drink at home is so much more affordable! It’s like having your own little cozy moment, similar to finding a good deal at a store.
When I was still drinking I would often go to pubs with friends because at least here you can hear each other and they are not much noisier than restaurants as opposed to clubs which often involved risking permanent hearing loss.
There is no pub (or bar, or whatever) near or far where I live, and that's why I'm not a pub-goer. I have to drive into the city to go into a pub. Oh and I understood the old-school British pub is dying, with hundreds closing for good every month?
@helenS They are. Used to be the pillar of every community at one time where you could relax and meet friends, Maybe drinking habits have changed over the years what with rising costs. Where I live it was joked about being a 'dry town' because at one time there was no local pub, but now we have a few and the first one opened about twenty odd years ago. But I prefer to drink at home rather than go out anyway. Just a glass of wine. But I remember going to our local when we lived in London, it was all different back then..
Not really, no. There was a place on the corner where I’d stop by after work and have a drink, I was friendly with the owners and the regulars. One Christmas the bartender gave me a bottle of Absinthe.
But the thugs discovered it, and after a couple of police raids it closed. 😞
When I was a young guy many of my friends liked to go to the clubs. I hated it. It was impossible to have a conversation. Also I wasn't crazy about dancing.
I preferred the local pub or bar. Setting around a table with other people drinking and laughing was so much more fun IMO.
Not any more. When I was a pup I was heavily involved in a darts league (both competitively and as an officer), so spent a fair amount of time in pubs.
Can't drink alcohol anymore due to meds, don't drive at night, poop out early so the pub life is no more.
Last time I was in a bar was 1991. I had just started a new job and went out with coworkers after work. I had club soda. I was afraid I'd get drunk and take off my pants.
