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25 Post author: magfrump 04 May 2012 04:20AM

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Comment author: Manfred 04 May 2012 05:51:12AM 4 points [-]

80+% of the time, I'd guess it's to meet or hang out with friends or acquaintances. Bars are this social space where it's totally normal to sit and talk with people for an hour or two.

Comment author: Cthulhoo 04 May 2012 08:43:55AM 4 points [-]

Depending on the bar, it's usually a great place to get to know people out of your social circle. Being in the bar (and moderately to completely drunk) evens the social disparities and lets you get in touch with people you'll never ever approach in other places. Plus, drunk people do funny things.