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As someone who doesn't frequent pubs - is going to pubs and talking about your day to strangers actually a feature of pubs? How does that actually work? What's

• jedimastert 6y ago
  A lot of people see pubs and bars as a place to go and socialize, made easier by the social lubricant that is alcohol. It definitely depends on the vibe of the bar and the like. I will say that all most all of the time I've spent in bars has been in a professional capacity as a musician, but I know at least one person who actually became a more social person in general because he started drinking at a local brewer's pub (they were actually a brewer's shop and a bar, it was pretty great) instead of drinking at home.
• tarboreus 6y ago
  Usually it's something like you have a sports event you want to see, head to the pub, and you're sort of half watching it on the TV, and there's others around watching the same thing or chatting. If people are talking about something a little ways away from you it's socially acceptable to butt in, more or less. As you spend time in a local, you also get to know the regulars and they'll wind up introducing you to other regulars, etc. Double all this if there's more affiliation going on, like you're all immigrants or ex-pats or whatever, or if you're all lawyers or something. Source: Irish immigrant family.