lagerbreath

Hi folks,

I'll be moving to NYC in the next 18 months or so, one of the things i'll miss is my local pub to relax and socialize. Do you guys find that you can still do the same in a bar over there or is it that different?

Duncan Roberts

It's that different.

Xebedee

*Boinnnng*

Xebedee

Real Pubs do not exist in America.
Bars are much, much different.

HoosierDaddy

Can't walk to my local for a kick-off.....

another bloody yank

Wolverhampton... isn't that the place with the corpse in the restaurant kitchen?

lagerbreath

I just heard about that on the radio..was it here? oh god! its probably my local kebab house lol

NC Penguin

In general, American bars are a lot different to British pubs. Even Irish themed pubs aren't remotely like British pubs either.

Then there's the whole tipping the bartender issue that is so American.

lagerbreath

so can we get some differences plz? I always get the impression that bars are a bit..um..rougher?

another bloody yank

Well that depends on the bar. There are about a million different varieties of bars from neighborhood places to fancy microbreweries. I have never heard a Brit expat say they have found a suitable English style pub in the US. That said, being in NYC you might find something that will suit you. But probably not.

BTW, it was the Pappu Sweet Centre on Cannock Road

Rete

There is no comparison. You have two entirely different countries with different cultures and patterns of socialization. I'm only talking from my viewpoint here but I don't think that Americans use pubs/bars for the type of socializing you are thinking. They are used as sources for networking and picking up dates. Local bars/pubs might well be used by neighbor men as a watering hole .. a term once used to call a bar ... where men would get together to watch the game and hoist a few.

NCP made mention of Irish "theme" pubs. I don't know if they are "themed" up in my neighborhood but all 11 of the pubs in a seven block area are owned, managed and staffed by Irish men and women. Each have a list of soccer games that will be viewed on their doors and windows and you will rarely see an American game screened. I watched Rugby the other weekend in our Irish pub while there for dinner.

lagerbreath

So what about positives for the US bar? or do u guys drink less because they're not british pubs?

Xebedee

Pass.

tonrob

Ok, I'll go first:

Pros - there are plenty of bars that have a much greater selection of beer than would ever be found in any UK pub thanks to the proliferation of U.S. microbrweries.

Cons - only 500 or so bars in the whole of the U.S. have Real (a.k.a. cask-conditioned) Ale, and even then some of those only have one firkin every second Tuersday that runs out by 9.30pm.

Ridski

Any idea where in NYC you'll be living? I can give you a better clue based on that information.