Why you dont go to the pub?your 3 reasons besides price

irishvamp90

I was talking about this with friends last night,so outside of the price whats your 3 reasons why you dont go and pubs are dying

My name is URL

Smell of farts
Lack of smoking
Risk of glassing

liah

I still go, just not as much. Mates aren't out as much anymore.

Plus, politics are annoying. Friend A won't go to Pub 1 and will only go to Pub 2, and Friend B refuses to go to Pub 2 and will only go to Pub 1, etc.

Ireland is so melodramatic.

Couldnt be bloody arsed, few cans/bottles at home will do just fine.

TheZohanS

liah wrote: »

Ireland is so melodramatic.

No your friends are melodramatic.

genericguy

because pubs are shite.

spliff and a few episodes of peep show/ games of rock band /jamming with real instruments FTW.

Pop's Diner

1. acoustic singers
2. ****ty barstools
3. can't watch a movie in a pub ( right now drinking a pint at home and watching one of my favourite films on dvd)

Pub landlords reading this, sell up, you're finished. The country has moved on. Sell your pub a buy a gym.

Kiera

I still go to the pub so cant give any reasons i'm afraid.

minidazzler

liah wrote: »

I still go, just not as much. Mates aren't out as much anymore.

Plus, politics are annoying. Friend A won't go to Pub 1 and will only go to Pub 2, and Friend B refuses to go to Pub 2 and will only go to Pub 1, etc.

Ireland is so melodramatic.

Hey, Canadia, who you calling melodramatic. :mad:

It is true though, I have the same with some friends, one guy only want's to go to the smelly An Bróg, because it's cheap, and other's don't want to go to other pubs because they are ignorant and have never been their but judge the clientelle on how they look.

However I still go to the Pub, just not as much as I would like.

cruiser178

Been there,seen it,rehab.

rubadub

Have to suffer their choice of music. And suffer the poor selection of beer too, if I am going to pay so much at least have the f**king decency to stock a few decent beers.

Going into town used to be an enjoyable journey, the round trip journey has turned into an ordeal.

Risk of glassing

+1 a few mates have been injured in recent years, or had close calls.

tribulus

1)My local pub is a bit of a dive.
2)Most of my mates don't drink unless it's a birthday or night out in the city centre.
3)I don't drink unless it's for similiar reasons as 2)

My name is URL

liah wrote: »

Ireland is so melodramatic.

You only think that because Canadians are so pragmatic =p

Schism

Main reason for me is this whole 'Disco Bar' thing. Why does the music have to be at such a volume that you have to shout a conversation?

Oh dear god... I sound like a 70 year old man.

tribulus

Schism wrote: »

Main reason for me is this whole 'Disco Bar' thing. Why does the music have to be at such a volume that you have to shout a conversation?

Oh yeah, this too.

Thoie

Too loud to talk
Uncomfortable (or no) seats
Dirty

adamski8

they arent open early enough, cant drink my flaggin of cider in them and cant pissing in the sink is frowned upon

faceman

Given the wide selection of pubs in Dublin, there is plenty for everyone. Price is the only reason i dont spend as much money in the pub as I used to.

Rebelheart

irishvamp90 wrote: »

I was talking about this with friends last night,so outside of the price whats your 3 reasons why you dont go and pubs are dying

Television, television and television.

"Irish" pubs are horrendous places nowadays with tvs blaring soccer left, right, behind and in front of you - day in and day out. Facilitating the simple pleasure of having a decent quiet pint and a good chat with friends eludes the overwhelming majority of pub owners and managers. It is beyond their consciousness. The tradition, character and ambience that made many pubs genuinely artistic and community places which attracted the big characters of life are gone. They have been replaced by TV-centric pubs almost everywhere. There has been a barely remarked upon revolution in the past 10-15 years in the character of these "Irish" pubs.

And then they think they are really f ucking smart when they turn the tv and/or radio up in the hope that we drink more as we fiddle for something to do while we struggle to hear and be heard over their noise pollution. Bankruptcy couldn't happen soon enough for these publicans who have imposed these standards for far too long on their premises.

Publicans are trying to be all things to all men, but failing that they have no hesitation in settling on being all things to soccer supporters. I'd take my custom elsewhere if I could find an 'elsewhere', namely a TV-free pub. Gogarty's pub in Dublin, and that seems to be about it; and its novelty doesn't make it exactly the quietest pub in the country.

In the meantime, I will just have to settle on Café Moda in Rathmines and await a future minister resurrecting McDowell's continental-style café-bar licenses to add some choice in the market (http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2005/05/08/story4677.asp). This time the publicans will not have the power to undermine it, and public choice.

Keano

I still go to the pub but only those where I can have a decent conversation. Tend to avoid "Disco Bars" all of the time.

Holsten

There is nothing to do.

I like to mix my drinking with some form of activity, pool, playstation, cards, darts, etc..

TheZohanS

1. Pubs close too early; by the time you finish up work, get changed etc it's not really worth your while heading out and if you do you normally end up drinking at home in the end anyhow.
2. My place is nicer than any bar.
3. I have a better door policy.

Bring in 24 hour drinking!!

FlutterinBantam

The shítters are horrendous.

I can have a few cocktails at home and retire to a well appointed shítter and know I can unload in perfect peace, good arse paper,reading material and excellent hygiene.

Went to pup in the Blackrock area recently and went to the shítter to discover a shítestorm in the ONLY cube.Like a fcuking cell in Long Kesh in the 80s.360degree shítblitz. Coont must have gone berserk.

Stink of stale piss, fag ends and fcukin shiny arse paper you could line a baking tray with, if you are lucky,that is.

No, thank you very much.:mad:

RonMexico

All the pubs play the same **** and none have jukeboxes. Ever pub in the states has a jukebox. Plus they don't cost 1euro a song. More like 20cents.

It is impossible to find a decent bar with a pool table. If you do find one it is either broken, 2euro a game or full of scumbags.

Is it that hard to have a pooltable and not have the constant threat of someone lamping you with a pool cue?

Not ebough variety in the layout of bars. If you have been to one you have been to them all. They are boring these days.

adamski8

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

The shítters are horrendous.

I can have a few cocktails at home and retire to a well appointed shítter and know I can unload in perfect peace, good arse paper,reading material and excellent hygiene.

Went to pup in the Blackrock area recently and went to the shítter to discover a shítestorm in the ONLY cube.Like a fcuking cell in Long Kesh in the 80s.360degree shítblitz. Coont must have gone berserk.

Stink of stale piss, fag ends and fcukin shiny arse paper you could line a baking tray with, if you are lucky,that is.

No, thank you very much.:mad:

another reason i dont go to pubs, PUB****TERS! too many people take dumps in pubs!!!!! **** sake, cant you go at home or at work or something. have a little consideration for the other pub goers (who there are many more of going in and out of the toliets, and more frequently due to the drink being drunk) I know you can if you want but ffs who goes to the pub and then goes takes a **** there (obviously some times its nessecary) [the cubicles are for drug takers not ****ting:p]

dlofnep

I always go to the pub! But not a certain one here in Waterford - 6.20 for a bottle of cider!

Linku

1) They close too early, they should be allowed stay open as long as they like.
2) Pub food is either good or crap, and my locals are all crap. It's not hard to cook up some good cheap pubgrub, and everywhere should do it (and as late as possible into the night)
3) For watching sports, no pub has a great set up really, all bars the the US have great HDTVs wired up to the proper HD feeds all over the place, here you get some washed out projector or crappy old 4:3 CRT with a stretched picture most of the time, might as well stay at home

Schism

dlofnep wrote: »

I always go to the pub! But not a certain one here in Waterford - 6.20 for a bottle of cider!

Excuse me while I pick my jaw off the floor. Arse hurt much from that?

liah

TheZohan wrote: »

No your friends are melodramatic.

Friends, friends of friends, hearsay. Never encountered anything quite like this elsewhere.

Funnily enough the most melodramatic ones are big huge rugby-playing 30 year old men. Go figure.

TheZohanS

liah wrote: »

Friends, friends of friends, hearsay. Never encountered anything quite like this elsewhere.

Funnily enough the most melodramatic ones are big huge rugby-playing 30 year old men. Go figure.

"And isn't it ironic...don't you think"

OPENROAD

1. No bitter/real ale. :mad:

2. Uncomfortable seats.

3. Lack of atmosphere.

Senna

1. I'm barred
2. ...........
3. Cant get a good disguise.

Armin_Tamzarian

liah wrote: »

Friends, friends of friends, hearsay. Never encountered anything quite like this elsewhere.

Funnily enough the most melodramatic ones are big huge rugby-playing 30 year old men. Go figure.

Tis our melodrama and don't you be trying to take it from us.
Go home Yank! Do you hear me Yank? Go home!

irishvamp90

I work in a pub aswell and its an old school owner my cousin is looking at taking it over in the future so have an interest in it

AnonoBoy

I f*cking love the pub.

But then again - I just go to good pubs, not those sh*tholes like Capitol Bar, Fitzsimons etc in Dublin.

Holes-R-Us.

gurramok

Other than prices, don't blare that tv or stereo, its a turnoff!

Be creative, don't always stock Guinness, Heineken, Carsleberg and piss Bud. If you are going to stock these, clean your frickin pipes, too many ****ty pints have been served on these type of drinks in too many pubs. A pub with a good selction on tap or in the fridge shows creativity towards the customer in my eyes.

And have some ventilation in the pub, some pubs have no A/C and they smell of stale sweat no matter what time of day. A beer garden is a plus, nothing better than than fresh air while sitting out enjoying your pint rain or shine.

Senna

Yep, one of the best things about the smoking ban is pubs making an effort with beer gardens and covered areas, nothing nicer than sitting outside away from the loud music just chatting and laughing.

Caboose

1) moved close to work. €25 taxi home from city centre.

2) going to the freezer, pouring vodka, getting back to my comfy couch without getting my drink knocked or toe stilletoed is a big plus.

3) always bog roll in my place.

itsallaboutheL

faceman wrote: »

Given the wide selection of pubs in Dublin, there is plenty of everyone. Price is the only reason i dont spend as much money in the pub as I used to.

Does any one else see a hole in this logic???

Size=everything

(1) close too early

(2) Don't play music and if they do its ****e

(3)If its a good bar its always uncomfortably packed

(4)Too expensive

(5) Most bar's service is really slow because they are only used to being busy Saturdays

(6) No door policy (on most) so you can have everything from ugly people to old men and scummers

Theres 6 pick any 3

dlofnep

Schism wrote: »

Excuse me while I pick my jaw off the floor. Arse hurt much from that?

It does when the pub next door sold me a bottle 10 minutes prior for €5 flat!

g5fd6ow0hseima

The fact that almost every Irish pub has a male / female ratio of about 4 to 1.

The fact that almost every Irish pub plays the same **** music we hear on today fm day in day out. Mind you, youll hear people say 'jaysus, whats that ****in ****e' if someone has the balls to put on a song they like on the jukebox....

The fact that its rare you get a nice pint of Heineken or Carlsberg. Its common to see barstaff swirling pints around while pouring in an effort to get some bit of head on the pints.

Zebra3

Don't want some bloke trying to scab a euro off me in the jacks for handing me a piece of paper to wipe my hands are washing them.

I'm not handicapped. :mad:

Local-womanizer

Kiera wrote: »

I still go to the pub so cant give any reasons i'm afraid.

Same,just back from the pub,and what a class pub at that.

Btw,Kiera,when did you become a SaGgy Hmod

bigeasyeah

1.Acoustic guitar playing acts
2.I dont like all the half baked opinions and naive theories.
3.I like drinking not posing.

Jesus Wept

irishvamp90 wrote: »

Why you dont go to the pub? your 3 reasons besides price

Price ... 1. Price 2. Price 3. Price

Bob Z

My name is URL wrote: »

Smell of farts
Lack of smoking
Risk of glassing

Where do you drink?

Bob Z

The-Rigger wrote: »

Price ... 1. Price 2. Price 3. Price

Look i'm not being pedantic but thats the same reason being repeated thrice

meglome

The price is by far the biggest problem.

They close too early.

The service is often poor.

The music is so loud I can't have a conversation which is why I'm there in the first place.

tanyaog2007

i still go to the pub but a few thngs i dont like

1 the same crowd of girls lookn at u as soon as u walk n the door to see what u are wearing and then the b!tchn starts :rolleyes:

2 the young ones abt 15-16yo drinkn:eek: fallin around the place like wtf

3 owl dirty men that old enough to be ur dad tryn to feel u up

4 no seats

4 the same crowd of girls sayin omg i love ur dress , your hair is lovely, ect ect , while a few mins ago thy were just b!tchn abt ya

amacachi

Few reasons I don't go to pubs all that much, not all apply to all pubs.

Poor atmosphere/loud music.
Poor quality pints/inconsistant quality of pints.
Staff are incapable of pouring a pint properly.
Too warm.
There are other people around.
It looks like what a hick would like the inside of his house to look like.
I hate cold beer in warm glasses.
I would like some real ale.
The bogs are minging.
Live music annoys me.
Lack of decent smoking area.

Lainey Cuddly Picture wrote: »

The fact that its rare you get a nice pint of Heineken or Carlsberg. Its common to see barstaff swirling pints around while pouring in an effort to get some bit of head on the pints.

Yup, classic. A bit of up and down action along with the swirl leaving you with a flat pint with a two inch head on it.

With all those risk factors it ain't worth paying what they're looking for.