From the limited experience I have with American bars, or even American bars in the style of English pubs, I would have to say that they are extremely different from their English equivalent.\u00a0 Physically, and atmospherically, the two were at one time mutually exclusive.\u00a0 Now however, with the advent of a global community, influences from the other are creeping into\u00a0various establishments, both here and at home.\u00a0 Despite these changes the basic feel and idea behind British pubs is\u00a0far different than in America and, I find,\u00a0is an altogether more enjoyable experience.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
To start, the atmosphere caters to an entirely\u00a0different crowd.\u00a0 Pubs allow for anyone to come in and have a pint with a friend, be it businessmen\u00a0just off work, old men with\u00a0canes and dogs, or college students just wanting to hang out with friends.\u00a0 In the U.S. it seems that every type of person\u00a0has their own seperate bar, and god forbid if you go into the wrong one.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Granted, most of my experience with bars has been in the far north of the midwest,\u00a0where bars are mostly frequented\u00a0by loggers and bikers.\u00a0 Thus, the se bars are a bit more rough and tumble than others, and my judgement may be skewed a little.<\/p>\n
Physically, I’ve found that traditional English pubs are quite different from their American counterparts.\u00a0 Due to lack of space, the buildings are often smaller, and the bars themselves are quite different.\u00a0 In the U.S. we are used to the catwalk-sized bars that take up the whole room.\u00a0 They often have seating along them.\u00a0 Here the bars are smaller with no seating.\u00a0 Customers are supposed to take their drinks and move, or if they must, stand at the bar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The general mentality behind visiting pubs doesn’t seem to be to just get drunk.\u00a0 Often times back home I would see people downing beer after beer (or something harder) in a blatent attempt to get smashed.\u00a0 Here, however, a person goes to a pub with friends, and if after a few drinks one begins to feel a little bit differently it wasn’t a result of trying.\u00a0 Rather, people enjoy having fun with friends and if it happens, it happens.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I know other people have written about this place, but one of the pubs that I found most enjoyable was The Court.\u00a0 Located a few blocks from our hotel, most of its customers were college students.\u00a0 It had cheap drinks and food, and the bartenders were our age and enjoyed having fun.\u00a0 It had a great atmosphere and was the perfect place to spend the evenings.\u00a0 Now perhaps I just haven’t found the right place yet, but I have yet to find a bar in the U.S. that appealed to me as much as The Court.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If American bars are your thing, that’s great, but I prefer the atmosphere elicited by pubs here.\u00a0 The attitudes are more friendly and the beer is better.\u00a0 I’d take a pub over a biker bar any day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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