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I rarely go to bars with food (or at least, don't order food), and at a lot of bars, the point seems to be to interact with other patrons, which is different fr

by rdl 13y ago

I rarely go to bars with food (or at least, don't order food), and at a lot of bars, the point seems to be to interact with other patrons, which is different from a sushi bar (where that ~never happens).

beachstartup 13y ago
i would say when i'm eating alone, it's almost always at a bar of some sort. and i interact with my neighbors at the sushi bar all the time. so does everyone i know who likes sushi. especially when i'm drunk.
samstave 13y ago
How about a restaurant where you are always paired up to eat with a stranger (or maybe two strangers). Get to know eachother and its a set price - so you always both pay exactly the same amount; say $25.
- rdl 13y ago
  Talking to strangers w/o context is something I'd pay $25-50 to avoid, generally. If it were strongly filtered by interest, perhaps, but the problem with 1:1 while eating is you're trapped. The nice thing about a sushi chef (or bartender) is they know when to stop, and what topics to stick to.
  - sukuriant 13y ago
    Then maybe add a context :) The world needs more places where people can just come together without pretense and maybe a common interest and mingle. I, for one, don't get into the club or bar scene, since I'm not a drinker and I'm bad at dancing; and not everyone is religious, so Church doesn't serve that purpose well, either
    - nitrogen 13y ago
      Startup opportunities abound. I look forward to the day a solution is found.
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zhemao 13y ago
> at a lot of bars, the point seems to be to interact with other patrons Not really. The bar gets money from you drinking, not from you talking. That's why they play the music so damn loud.
beachstartup 13y ago
> my favorite "eat alone" option is a sushi bar > I rarely go to bars with food do you see how you're partitioning japanese things from non-japanese things in your mind, even though they are exactly the same thing?

by rdl 13y ago

beachstartup 13y ago

i would say when i'm eating alone, it's almost always at a bar of some sort. and i interact with my neighbors at the sushi bar all the time. so does everyone i know who likes sushi. especially when i'm drunk.

samstave 13y ago

How about a restaurant where you are always paired up to eat with a stranger (or maybe two strangers). Get to know eachother and its a set price - so you always both pay exactly the same amount; say $25.

rdl 13y ago
Talking to strangers w/o context is something I'd pay $25-50 to avoid, generally. If it were strongly filtered by interest, perhaps, but the problem with 1:1 while eating is you're trapped. The nice thing about a sushi chef (or bartender) is they know when to stop, and what topics to stick to.
- sukuriant 13y ago
  Then maybe add a context :) The world needs more places where people can just come together without pretense and maybe a common interest and mingle. I, for one, don't get into the club or bar scene, since I'm not a drinker and I'm bad at dancing; and not everyone is religious, so Church doesn't serve that purpose well, either
  - nitrogen 13y ago
    Startup opportunities abound. I look forward to the day a solution is found.
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zhemao 13y ago

> at a lot of bars, the point seems to be to interact with other patrons Not really. The bar gets money from you drinking, not from you talking. That's why they play the music so damn loud.

beachstartup 13y ago

> my favorite "eat alone" option is a sushi bar > I rarely go to bars with food do you see how you're partitioning japanese things from non-japanese things in your mind, even though they are exactly the same thing?