It's a bit more social - the local bars I go to I know loads of people who go, I know the bar staff. There's little-to-no risk of fighting and this is true for

It's a bit more social - the local bars I go to I know loads of people who go, I know the bar staff. There's little-to-no risk of fighting and this is true for most bars here unless you really wanted to find trouble (i.e. you sought out a football bar and went in loudly declaring your love for Sparta Prague and calling the local team shite). Re travel time, where I go is usually about 10 minutes walk home ... but if I have my dog then this is no different from drinking at home since before bed I need to take him ~10 minutes around the block anyway after I was done for the night. I appreciate that this isn't true for everywhere.