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Paying and pub etiquette

really the done thing to do, um especially if you're on individual drinks. A lot of pubs will just prefer you to pay as you go. The main thing is just be respectful and chat cha...

Course: Confident real-life conversationsSection: British pub conversationsSubtitles: en

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group, this isn't

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really the done thing to do,

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um especially if you're on individual

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drinks. A lot of pubs will just prefer

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you to pay as you go. The main thing is

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just be respectful and chat chat to your

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bartenders cuz they're always up for a

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chat. That's the thing. That it gets

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very boring standing behind a bar doing

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the same thing constantly. So, people

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always up for a chat. If you've got any

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questions, it's it's always good to ask.

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Like people for the most part will be

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very very receptive to that. And we we'd

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love to we'd love to just talk to

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people. When you come into a pub, if you

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just ask for a beer, it will always be a

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pint. So, if you want a half pint, ask

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for a half pint. Otherwise, you'll

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always get a pint.

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>> Yeah, that's a big commitment.

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>> Yeah, and also when you come up and

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order, it's it's different than a lot of

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other countries. You pay when you order.

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So, you come up, order your drinks, you

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get your drinks, pay straight away, and

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then take your drinks with you to the

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table. I would say if you're ordering

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Guinness, Oh, yeah. which is a stout,

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always order it first. Why is that? Uh

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because you have to wait for it to

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settle and then we can do everything

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else while that is settling.

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Um and also, if if we put it there and

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it isn't full up yet, Don't take it off

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the bar.

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>> [laughter]

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>> I see.

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>> Does that make sense? There happens a

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lot. Also, don't grab your drink from

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whoever [laughter] is serving you from

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their hand.

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