Pubs & Bars - A difference?

[Distorted Stu]

Am i right to assume there is a differnce between a pun and a bar?

Im looking at this with cultural difference, with myself being British. When i think of pub i think of the oldish, traditional looking building with an interior that resembles a long bar, lots of tables, darts boards, carpet, fireplaces, pool tables, beer taps and cooked meals.

However when i think of a bar (as in the bars you see in the USA thanks to television) i picture a bar few a few taps, a stage, chairs, lights everywhere and pool tables and darts.

Is there really much a difference, could you say that american bars are modern public houses?


I would love to visit an American bar just foir the experience!

[sub]Also, are bars open nearly all day like pubs, or do they only open on the night?[/sub]

 

[Zantos]

I tend to think of pubs like the old warm homely buildings to go have a pint of ale, and a bar is more modern and funky with music or sports in the background and only lager and cider on taps and a lot of stuff in bottles.

I'm British though so that's not actually helpful, I could have literally just said "I agree with you", or just not bothered.

 

[smithy_2045]

The bar is where you buy the drinks at the pub.

 

[SovietPanda]

The bar is where you buy the drinks at the pub.

this man sounds australian XD

 

[Sgt. Dante]

The bar is where you buy the drinks at the pub.

Basically this.

The bar is where you buy the drinks and A bar generally is less... homely, then a pub.

A pub is where you go for a quiet drink and a banter. A bar is where you go for a night out.

 

[LongAndShort]

The big difference I tend to find between bars and pubs (at least in Sydney, Australia - and feel free anyone in Sydney or Australia in general to correct me) is that you can buy a proper meal in a pub while a bar seems to only serve beverages and government mandated snacks.

 

[dragonslayer32]

Pubs = traditional
Bars = Modern

Pubs are dark, quiet, with a wooden bar and stools, serve ale, full of old men.
Bars are light, metal and glass, play music, serve more spirits and cocktails than pints and are for the younger generation.

Personally, I prefer drinking in pubs. They have a better atmosphere...

 

[smithy_2045]

The bar is where you buy the drinks at the pub.

this man sounds australian XD

Well, I DO live in Melbourne.

 

[Lukeje]

From context `bar' usually seems to be an abbreviation of `cocktail bar'. Whereas a pub is, well, a pub.

 

[Daveman]

A bar doesn't have enough chairs. A pub always has enough chairs.
Bars are where you pick up chicks. Pubs are where you go with your girlfriend.
Bars are sticky. Pubs are smelly.
Each to their own.

 

[cprs_]

A bar doesn't have enough chairs. A pub always has enough chairs.
Bars are where you pick up chicks. Pubs are where you go with your girlfriend.
Bars are sticky. Pubs are smelly.
Each to their own.

Well played, sir. Couldn't agree more.

 

[Taekro]

A bar doesn't have enough chairs. A pub always has enough chairs.
Bars are where you pick up chicks. Pubs are where you go with your girlfriend.
Bars are sticky. Pubs are smelly.
Each to their own.

QFT

Pubs are simply more comfy. They feel like your second home. It's the best place to casually drink and to cure a hangover while plying billiards with friends. Unless of course it's a cheap pub, where groups of older men get together and drink wine till they get awfully red.
Bars are LOUD. They are the place where you get "shots" drunk, get a music high and pick up chicks/guys. There's a bigger chance of someone vomiting there, but also for the more popular, trendy crowd making an appearance.

I prefer pubs, by the way.

 

[thylasos]

I've got a definite preference for pubs, being a slightly untrendy young British person. I work in a bar which is almost a pub, though. Thre's a certain amount of crossover, but names are a fair thing to go by, within Britain, as well as the landlord. And presence of real ale.

 

[FalloutJack]

Words always being fluid as they are, I'm betting a general chunk of Earth's population think this:

Pub sounds informal. Bar sounds official.

And the reason I say it is that when I think pub, I think that little place down the street with the nice bearded fellow where people come for a friendly drink. And when I think bar, I think of the kind of place with a neon sign and all drinks tended by a squad of young adults, at least one of 'em having actually gone to bartending school.

It's all in the word, just like how tavern makes you think of every D&D setting ever.

 

[Doitpow]

A pub never plays music. At least this should be the case.

 

[Shirastro]

while we're at it, is there a difference between a club and a discotheque?

 

[Lionsfan]

Am i right to assume there is a difference between a pun and a bar?

Don't mean to nitpick, but this cracked me up so much. I wish I had a real pun ready to go....alas I'm not that quick witted...



OT: I think there is a difference atmosphere wise. With a Pub I think it's more of a relaxed drinking atmosphere, like you wouldn't mind bringing your 14-16 year old in for lunch/dinner. Whereas a Bar I think is geared toward the partying type of crowd, and geared toward legal drinking age- late 20's/early 30's.

A pub is just a place you and your friends go to on a Wednesday night when there's nothing else to do, you shoot the shit, have a couple drinks and play Pool/Darts/Cards.

A bar is place you and your friends go to on a Saturday night to get wasted, dance (that's the most important difference I think), and not worry about what you have to do tomorrow