this is gonna sound silly, but could someone write step by step instructions on how to go to a bar in the USA? I'm talking autistic details on ordering, paying, tipping.
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@Wrest alone or with someone?
@Wrest 1) Enter the bar
2) Just 🐝 urself
2) Just 🐝 urself
@Will2Power more 
etails, nigga
etails, nigga
You hand them your card your card and ask them to open a tab, you order whatever you want and just tell them the name on your card and they'll charge it to your tab. At the end of the night tell them you want to close your tab out, they'll ring you up bring you a receipt and hand you your card back. Standard tip is 20%. Don't tip more than that unless you're going to bang the bartender later.
@Wrest 1. Go to bar
2. If alone, sit at an empty seat at the bar
3. Wait for bartender to make eye contact/ask what you want
4. Choose drink (if autistic maybe you should research ahead of time)
5. Thank bartender
6. Pay as you get the drink, if you present a card he'll probably ask if you want to open a tab (ie keep the card on file so you can just pay at the end)
7. tip 15-20%
2. If alone, sit at an empty seat at the bar
3. Wait for bartender to make eye contact/ask what you want
4. Choose drink (if autistic maybe you should research ahead of time)
5. Thank bartender
6. Pay as you get the drink, if you present a card he'll probably ask if you want to open a tab (ie keep the card on file so you can just pay at the end)
7. tip 15-20%
@Wrest
Go up to bar, sit at least one seat away from the next patron.
Bartender will ask you what you're drinking, if you don't already know because you're drinking something standard (jack and coke, domestic beer), ask for the drink menu or a list if you're drinking a cocktail or something more expensive (this would be passé at a dive bar). Alternatively, ask about any specials they may be running (it will not be nice stuff but it's usually a pretty good deal). Avoid ipas unless you like pot.
When you order your last drink you can go ahead and close out, or you can wait til you finish it to ask but you may wind up sitting there a minute if they're busy and don't notice that you need to be checked on.
Standard tipping is 10-20% and depends on how cute and or nice to you the barkeep was, though generally I just leave a ten.
Go up to bar, sit at least one seat away from the next patron.
Bartender will ask you what you're drinking, if you don't already know because you're drinking something standard (jack and coke, domestic beer), ask for the drink menu or a list if you're drinking a cocktail or something more expensive (this would be passé at a dive bar). Alternatively, ask about any specials they may be running (it will not be nice stuff but it's usually a pretty good deal). Avoid ipas unless you like pot.
When you order your last drink you can go ahead and close out, or you can wait til you finish it to ask but you may wind up sitting there a minute if they're busy and don't notice that you need to be checked on.
Standard tipping is 10-20% and depends on how cute and or nice to you the barkeep was, though generally I just leave a ten.
@ins0mniak @pwm @Wrest but the dudes said IPAs rock @ the barcade
@mischievoustomato @pwm @Wrest uggg man. idk, all that hoppy stuff. plus they have like super high abv so if you want to hang out for the night you cant have more than like 2-3 without getting messed up lol
I really like that you were bold enough to ask this. I’ve spent a lot of time in all kinds of bars, if you have any more questions feel free to ask.
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I've never really made a specific bar trip by myself, but sometimes I find myself there and I've always just done something like this:
Walk up, pull wallet out
>Uhhh can I get uhh a gin and tonic? How much is it?
Pull out the cash, tender tends the drink
>Keep the change
or if it's a pitcher for tips I try and make sure they see me put a couple bucks in... this is probably a bit too autistic
but yeah that's it, I never really tried start conversation or anything, so if that's your goal, gl and Godspeed you black emperor 🫡
most of the time draft is cheaper per unit of volume. it'll be like $4 or $5 for a 14 oz miller, but $6 for a 22 oz draft of the same
@Paultron @spacemanspiff @Wrest
Yeah, but we are still just talking about a cash tip here and making the bartender like you. Getting a glass mug of some local swill is retarded. Budweiser is better than all the local retarded shit…
Yeah, but we are still just talking about a cash tip here and making the bartender like you. Getting a glass mug of some local swill is retarded. Budweiser is better than all the local retarded shit…
@Jonny @Paultron @spacemanspiff @Wrest Have a nice IPA, they're great
And I don’t think anyone has covered this, but if you’re paying with a credit card, they will run the card for your total amount and bring it back to you. At that point, you can add a tip, total it up, and sign it.
If you’re paying cash, it’s highly unlikely you’ll have the precise amount of cash that you want to give, including tip. In this case, you can give more, wait for change, and make do with that. But you may need specific denominations, in which case you can ask them to break your change a certain way. or it may be as simple as giving them the total, telling them how much you want back, implied that the remainder is for them.
@Wrest order a drink, play pool, profit.
@yockeypuck @spacemanspiff @Paultron @Wrest
If all I can do on this thread is answer one small piece of @Wrest bar tipping etiquette question, I will feel like I accomplished something…
If all I can do on this thread is answer one small piece of @Wrest bar tipping etiquette question, I will feel like I accomplished something…
@Wrest Go to bar.
Ask for drink.
Give bartender card.
Answer ''Yes" when they ask if you want to open a tab.
Drink. Order. Repeat until done.
Ask to close tab.
Receive card back and bill.
Do math on receipt.
Put card back in wallet.
Get on the floor.
Walk the dinosaur.
Leave.
@Jonny @yockeypuck @Paultron @Wrest
tip in crypto. one million dink doink should do it.
@subnetter @mischievoustomato @ins0mniak @Wrest I don't partake personally, but to me they taste the way especially loud weed smells.
Sensory integration in a way that I completely understand and find overwhelming at times, this is maybe the most relatable take I've ever read at random.
@pwm @mischievoustomato @ins0mniak @Wrest okay with Laguanitas I get it, it's shit. However, a decent IPA is a great experience and doesn't taste like Elysian Spacedust or Voodoo Ranger
@subnetter @mischievoustomato @ins0mniak @Wrest In your opinion, what should I try to soften my stance here? anything I can get on what I presume is the other side of the country from you? I am a bumpkin.