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Re:Live small, be happy? The next new big thing by davidw on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @09:37AM (#9413879)
Older? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taberna

No one says you have to go to bars if you prefer church socials or baseball games or whatever. But it's hardly a fad!

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Re:Live small, be happy? The next new big thing by fulafel on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @09:47AM (#9413949)
But there's a distinction between date of invention and impact in everyday life. City populations used to be a very small minority of people, until recently.
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Re:Live small, be happy? The next new big thing by pjc50 on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @10:29AM (#9414244)
Yes, mass urbanisation is a modern phenomenon. But in the ultra-traditional English village of the past, the third place would be a pub.
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