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I liked the concept of "old man bars" - tough a lot of UK pubs would fit that description, but not really a "spoons" pub
by walshemj 6y ago
I liked the concept of "old man bars" - tough a lot of UK pubs would fit that description, but not really a "spoons" pub
- leovander 6y agoOh, spoons. Where the whole family can come in to hang out with the town drunks all day. Experienced this outside of York, more country side.
- toyg 6y ago> to hang out with the town drunks all day I hate spoons. It's the worst of the corporate world (race to the bottom, conformity, lies, undercutting family businesses) sold as "what the working-classes really want". It's the McDonalds of alcohol and tabloid-culture, with a Scrooge-like owner to match.
- arethuza 6y agoI would would say "old man pubs" and "flat-roof pubs" are fairly widely used categories for pubs. Here's a thread on Reddit discussing the former in Edinburgh: https://www.reddit.com/r/Edinburgh/comments/6g422z/best_old_man_pubs/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Edinburgh/comments/6g422z/best_old_...
- walshemj 6y agoAh I remember some of those when I was staying in the Balmorral for an extended period for work.