Number of pubs in England and Wales falls to record low

Re:Number of pubs in England and Wales falls to record low by AnonymousPlanet on Monday July 04, 2022 @04:04PM (#31981200)

This sounds more like people going to pubs to get hammered instead of going there to be social. The beer gardens around here are full of people enjoying a cold one. No one goes there to get drunk. Same with the pubs (mostly). Tons of young people there. Maybe we just have a different pub culture on the continent?

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Re:Number of pubs in England and Wales falls to record low by AdvancedCarrot on Monday July 04, 2022 @04:24PM (#31981371)

I live in the UK and honestly from what I've seen at least nice beer gardens are doing great, and even many of the regular pubs aren't necessarily doing badly.

I think people do like going out for a drink (and certainly not just to get drunk), rather I think the bigger problem is that its become far too expensive for many.

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Re:Number of pubs in England and Wales falls to record low by neaden on Monday July 04, 2022 @04:23PM (#31981365)

How much of a business profit comes from people getting drunk though? One serious drinker might spend as much a small group of people just enjoying a beer or two.

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Re:Number of pubs in England and Wales falls to record low by mmarq on Monday July 04, 2022 @05:01PM (#31981719)

Adults in the UK drink to get drunk, like Italian 15 year olds. It is different for young adults, who are adopting a more “continental” approach to alcohol.

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