Britain -- A Pub Culture

"I think part of the problem of "pub culture" lies in the limited
opening hours. This stems from WWI (lights out) and never changed.
Recently, can't remember when, opening hours were lengthened in the
afternoons, but it all shuts down at 11pm (bar late-hour licences).
This has resulted in cramming in as much booze as you can in the
shortest space of time, finally ordering your last at 10.59pm, which you
then have to drink within 10 minutes, or do without.

I don't think longer opening hours would add to this problem (though it
might, initially), but might help to bring us into line with the rest of
Europe, which drinks at its leisure and doesn't have such a problem as
Britain does. I remember in Poland in 1975, the pub (bar) near my
aunt's house, opened at about 6pm or so, but closed at 9pm. I have seen
worse drunks in Poland during that period than I've ever seen in
England."

Renia
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What time do the pubs open in the afternoon in Britain and when did the
rules change?

These "late-hour licensed pubs" -- how late do they stay open for
drinks -- 0100?

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Vires et Honor

D. Spencer Hines wrote:

| > Yes, lots of British drunks.
| >
| > Nothing new there -- we've been hearing about them for decades.
| >
| > Consider the football hooligans for example.
| >
| > You Brits have a "PUB CULTURE."
| >
| > We even see it in these newsgroups.
| >
| > Drunks and floozies galore.
| >
| > DSH
| >
| > Lux et Veritas et Libertas
| >
| > Vires et Honor
| >
| > "Renia" <renia RemoveThis @DELETEotenet.gr> wrote in message
| > news:cnfdk5$5fo$1@usenet.otenet.gr...
| >
| > | Not for my son, who is a policeman. He agrees with me that the big
| > | problem the country should be addressing, is alcohol. Alcohol is
| > | available in bars in Greece all day long, and in some places, all
| > | night long. Greeks go clubbing from midnight till 5am, but they
| > | drink soft drinks, not alcohol. Greeks like to party but I have
| > | never seen a drunk Greek. Indeed, I have never seen a tipsy
| > | Greek. It is the British attitude to alcohol which is a problem.
| > | Brits need alcohol to have a good time. Greeks don't.
| > | Neither do the French.
| > |
| > | Renia

"D. Spencer Hines" <poguemidden.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dT4nd.6$Om2.662@eagle.america.net...

> What time do the pubs open in the afternoon in Britain and when did the
> rules change?

Pubs used to open at 12:00 noon and shut at 3:00, opening again at 18:00
and closing at 10:30.

This was introduced in WWI as an aid to productivity.

About twenty years ago the law changed in Scotland to allow opening all
afternoon.

Soon after in England the law was also changed, and pubs were also allowed
to stay open until 23:00

> These "late-hour licensed pubs" -- how late do they stay open for
> drinks -- 0100?

02:00 here, but the police use late licences as a means of controlling
licensees.

For example two public houses in my town have just been refused late
licences because the police say that there are enough pubs open late.

'Night clubs' (which no longer need membership) stay open until o3:00.

All they're doing is making the pubs that do stay open more crowded, so
increasing the probability of a 'You spilled my pint' incident.

But everybody concerned is now fully aware who's in charge...

However it is government policy to get rid of 'opening hours' altogether.


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William Black
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