Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous

Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by c22 on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @11:18AM (#17766680)

When I meet my friends at a public bar it is always very loud and I have trouble hearing them. Some of my friends zone out watching the sports on the tvs. Some of my friends are always trying to pick up a date. A couple of my friends completely detest the experience and wont even show up. At the end of the night I'm out $40-$50 and I have to figure out a way to get home.

When I hang out with the same friends at their rickety basement bars more of them show up and we're all very engaged, we talk or play games and I drink more moderately. I'm only out $14 for a 12 pack and if I overdo myself I can just crash on the couch for a bit.

Personally I find the basement bar more fulfilling.

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Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by dionidium on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @12:15PM (#17767193)

We're way off in the weeds now, but you've described a bad bar. There are more than 60 thousand of them in the U.S.

Go to a better one.

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Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by c22 on Friday August 17, 2018 @01:23AM (#17780464)

I was generalizing for rhetorical effect. I've been to hundreds of bars and it's true that they don't all have sports on TV, or TVs at all, but they all have some feature that impacts my ability to enjoy myself in the company of my friends. I have had some enjoyable solo bar experiences, as well as visits with a singular friend.

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