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So called "Bar Etiquette" is one of my pet peeves and one reason I haven't set foot in a bar in forty years.
I am sure the rules vary from bar to bar in various cities and I am curious what the rules are in your city.
I will start with some of my pet peeves and if anyone wants to explain how it works in your area have at it.
1. Buying rounds. Is it rude to insist on paying for your own drink?
2. If you drink several rounds but walk out before it is your turn are you a. smart, b. or a cheap *******?
Big reason I always preferred buying my own.
3. If you do get caught up in buying rounds and you like high priced shots and everyone else is drinking a
a beer are you a. smart or b. an *******?
4. If you are offered a drink by a stranger and you do not want to accept it does that person have the
right to be offended?
5. If you buy a drink for a Lady in the bar and she refuses it is it OK to send it over to another Lady?
6. Is it a good idea to keep the fact that it was already offered to another Lady away from the second
Lady?
7. If the second Lady slaps you silly when she finds out about the first Lady is it OK to go ahead and drink the drink yourself?
All in all I think it is much simpler to just buy a bottle and take it home to drink.
I don't think there ARE rules when it comes to what you describe here. Which are basically human behaviors. And things have changed a lot since you were in a bar forty years ago.
So called "Bar Etiquette" is one of my pet peeves and one reason I haven't set foot in a bar in forty years.
I am sure the rules vary from bar to bar in various cities and I am curious what the rules are in your city.
I will start with some of my pet peeves and if anyone wants to explain how it works in your area have at it.
1. Buying rounds. Is it rude to insist on paying for your own drink?
2. If you drink several rounds but walk out before it is your turn are you a. smart, b. or a cheap *******?
Big reason I always preferred buying my own.
3. If you do get caught up in buying rounds and you like high priced shots and everyone else is drinking a
a beer are you a. smart or b. an *******?
4. If you are offered a drink by a stranger and you do not want to accept it does that person have the
right to be offended?
5. If you buy a drink for a Lady in the bar and she refuses it is it OK to send it over to another Lady?
6. Is it a good idea to keep the fact that it was already offered to another Lady away from the second
Lady?
7. If the second Lady slaps you silly when she finds out about the first Lady is it OK to go ahead and drink the drink yourself?
All in all I think it is much simpler to just buy a bottle and take it home to drink.
Depends on the friends you're out with. Once in awhile if we're out with just another couple, or 2-3 people, we'll take turns buying rounds. But normally everybody does just buy their own.
So called "Bar Etiquette" is one of my pet peeves and one reason I haven't set foot in a bar in forty years.
I am sure the rules vary from bar to bar in various cities and I am curious what the rules are in your city.
I will start with some of my pet peeves and if anyone wants to explain how it works in your area have at it.
1. Buying rounds. Is it rude to insist on paying for your own drink?
2. If you drink several rounds but walk out before it is your turn are you a. smart, b. or a cheap *******?
Big reason I always preferred buying my own.
3. If you do get caught up in buying rounds and you like high priced shots and everyone else is drinking a
a beer are you a. smart or b. an *******?
4. If you are offered a drink by a stranger and you do not want to accept it does that person have the
right to be offended?
5. If you buy a drink for a Lady in the bar and she refuses it is it OK to send it over to another Lady?
6. Is it a good idea to keep the fact that it was already offered to another Lady away from the second
Lady?
7. If the second Lady slaps you silly when she finds out about the first Lady is it OK to go ahead and drink the drink yourself?
All in all I think it is much simpler to just buy a bottle and take it home to drink.
1) I haven't witnessed any formal "buying rounds" rule in action. Sometimes, someone might want to buy drinks for all, but it's not expected that you accept it, or reciprocate. The only thing I saw, would be playing dice, the loser buys drinks for all participating. But you don't have to participate.
2) That would be not cool, unless you have a good excuse to go. Even then, if you accepted a few drinks, it might be smart to leave some cash on the table.
3) When I was buying rounds for dice, it would be "whatever you want/ normally drink". Cost of losing while gambling. Same when someone else is buying.
4) If someone offers you a drink, and you turn it down, that might be seen offensive, but if you offer a good reason why you won't accept it (even something lame, as I cannot accept no drinks from other people because of my principles), that should be enough for anyone.
5-7) Buying drinks for a lady is simplified these days... If you want to do it, just tell bartender that you want to buy a drink to a lady. The bartender would then talk to her and ask if she would accept it and what would she like to get. So, if there's a "no", there's no charge to you, nor an extra drink to offer to anybody.
And yes, it's simpler and cheaper to drink alone at your home. But ain't as much fun.
The formal buying of rounds is more common in some places (the UK for example)and among certain groups (business outings) than others.....it's also not as common overall anymore.
Though honestly I have not seen some of the "complaints" for years.....and never have seen a few.
Oh...and if you wish to send anyone a drink.....you tell the server or bartender. They can approach and let the person know.....then that person is free to decline with no drama (leaving the person to send someone else a drink if they want). If the person does except the drink...then it's encouraged that after its delivered the person who sent it goes over and entroduces themselves.
Really....never thought drinking in a bar was rocket science....
My friends and I buy rounds if we are all drinking beer. Once you switch out to a mixer, it messes everything up. Many times, if we are buying rounds, the mixer dude throws in more cash or buys an extra round.
Most people drink the same thing every time they drink. I never saw anyone switch when people were buying rounds. If they did that is rude and could be dangerous.
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