This may come as a surprise to some, but it’s illegal to get drunk in an English pub. A law from 1872, leftover from the temperance movement, still stands today. But what exactly was it trying to achieve? Food and Wine tells more: https://flip.it/rKY4Nc #Culture#UK#Drinking#Alcohol#Pubs#Bars
Other professors used to take me to snacks when I was single, so I was well aware that hostesses were mostly divorced or single mothers. Mimi sheds light on the nature of snacks by saying that #Japan has a dark side. Regarding the #social#inequality that Greg mentions, Mimi clarifies that there is a double standard whereby men can go to snacks openly, but it is shameful for #women to work in them. Now I'm a family man, but I sympathize with such women, who would otherwise have to #work for close to the minimum wage.
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Liquor lockers are popping up in bars and members’ clubs around the world. It works something like this: You purchase an annual membership, then you can buy your favorite bottle of, say, whisky and store it at the bar until your next visit. “It’s a bit of a status thing,” says one venue manager. Business Insider has more on this “if you know, you know” service. https://flip.it/7zsbve #Culture#Bars#Pubs#Whisky#Nightlife