The word “pub” is short for public house. There are around 60,000 pubs in the U.K. One of the oldest pubs, Fighting Cocks in St. Albans, Herts, is located in a building that dates back to the eleventh century.
People talk, eat, drink, meet their friends and relax there. Pubs often have tow bars, one usually quieter than the other, and many have a garden where people can sit in summer.
Groups of friends normally buy “rounds” of drinks.It is sometimes difficult to get served when pubs are busy: the bar staff will usually try and serve those who have been waiting the longest at the bar first.
Most pubs offer a complete range of beers, local and imported, with German, Belgian and French beers being in demand.As a matter of fact, pubs sell soft drinks, too.
The legal age to purchase alcohol is 18 in the U.K.But they must be with an adult and the adult orders it.
It is illegal to sell alcohol to someone who already appears drunk. Fourteen-year-olds may enter a pub unaccompanied by adults if they order a meal. Children may enter a pub with their parents until 9 p.m., which lets families enjoy reasonably priced pub meals together. And it also allows pubs to play their traditional roles as community centers. Customs in British pubs differ from those in American bars. In most pubs in the U.K., you must go to the bar to order drinks and food and pay for your purchases immediately.
A. Most people might think pubs are places where people simply drink alcohol.
B. The person whose turn it is will buy drinks for all the members of the group.
C. People aged 16 and 17, with the license's permission, may have only one glass of wine during a meal.
D. In the salon bar the atmosphere is quieter and there are fewer people.
E. Children can go into pub gardens with their parents.
F. Pubs are an important part of British life.
G. British people like drinking beers in pubs.
