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Old 2011-06-18, 21:07   Link #9054
Ricky Controversy
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Originally Posted by Mystique View Post
Cultural question Americans.

What exactly is a purpose of a bar, first and foremost?
Depends on the bar, really. Fairly prevalent in America is the "sports bar," which is typically a bar with a third-rate grill menu, but the main purpose is to go watch a sporting event on a large screen with a ready supply of beer and sympathetic viewers: in a sense, an elaborated version of the "guys' game night." Bars are, as you say, also frequently attached to dance clubs in the United States. There are also, of course, bars that are literally just nothing but trash heaps full of drunks and their favored libations, but that's what you'd call a Honky Tonk. XD

We do have 'elite' bars here, usually part of high-class hotel as an amenity, but also sometimes part of a music venue. Well-established Blues and Jazz venues frequently have high-class bars. Either way, bars that like serve two purposes: for exhausted and well-off businessmen to use alcohol for relaxation without having to deal with the riff-raff, or for people who savor fine cocktails to enjoy the work of a skilled bartender.
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