Coming from the UK to NA one of the big shocks of bars/pubs here is the near insistence on table service (and tipping). A major benefit of the UK and Irish setu

Coming from the UK to NA one of the big shocks of bars/pubs here is the near insistence on table service (and tipping). A major benefit of the UK and Irish setup is they are far more open mixer environments, for humans and dogs alike. This Stammtisch is classic NPR thinking a european solution exists while ignoring that it replicates the exact same cliquiness promoted by their over regulated environments. It is very clear that younger generations are rejecting all of this anyway, partly due to reduced drinking, but seem to lack adequate substitutes. Several younger colleagues have flat out expressed the view that the idea any romantic couple ever met in a pub or bar is just Hollywood nonsense, and they were completely serious.