horses for courses........
you have to search out a good pub......my fav aussie pub was an abbo owned one in Redfern Sydney,complete shit hole,fights every night,but the landlord was a star.....he was very confused 3 english spent their nights in his boozer but loved us because we joined in...
i am a smoker.i was a pub visitor 6 times a week.
i probably smoke the same amount before the ban,i have found though i drink more because its cheaper to drink at home.
my pub visits are now one a week.....and thats generous.
My social group(quite a few smokers) tend to meet up much more at...
They are the same................ except in England you can have a pub fight and it gets nasty, in your world a pub fight ends in shaking hands and an invite to a barbie.......weirdoes!
But just imagine a pub full of Aussies though,schooners,singlets,punching your mate for fun,ridiculous sized bar towels.......on second thoughts Aussie pubs do have a certain appeal :smile:
those bright green or orange star shaped point of sales card thingies splattered all over the place.
usually an indication the Landlord is a chav or from Falkirk.