Is it just me or was that really painful? Have we really got to a stage where people need to be told how a night out progresses from a pub to a nightclub? What are people doing with their time?!
Sad times -----Original Message----- From: talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Kev js1982 Sent: 04 June 2009 16:10 To: OSM - Talk GB Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] pub vs bar vs club On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Peter Childs <pchi...@bcs.org> wrote: > * there may (or may not) be an area set aside for dancing, e.g. with a DJ Thats a nightclub. It's not though - many places have dance floors but they aren't often used - A night club is somewhere you go to dance, a bar is somewhere you go before hand to get drunk on affordable alcohol. . > * in places with ridiculous licensing laws (such as the UK), these places are often open later than pubs, which normally wind down around 11pm or midnight. A bar or club may not even really get moving before 11 or 12 Quite a lot of bars round here open around 19:00 but are often quiet empty for a while - a more obvious difference is that a pub is somewhere you generally sit down, can hear yourself think, often has a pool table and fruit machines and sometimes serves food. It also hasn't been decorated since Queen Victoria was a toddler ;) Generally a place you go to socialise and relax in the company of friends and a good drink - it would also be a place you seek out when in need of refreshment while out cycling or walking. Found anywhere. A bar on the other hand often plays loud music, had little seating, tends to be missing the games stuff and was decorated when an Ikea van crashed into it. Generally a place you go, have a cheap drink and move onto the next bar. Usually only found in town ad city centres. A night club certainly plays loud music, has a complete lack of seating away from the chill out space, and the decór is forgotten thanks to the influence of alcohol - often hold a large number of people. A day out (especially at the week end) will usually see you start in the pub, progress onto the bar, before venturing onto a night club which you leave the following morning. Perhaps the distinction between Pub and Bar is a peculiarly British thing thanks to our archaic licensing laws? Kev :o) _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
