What is a pub? The word pub is short for public house. Pubs are popular social meeting places.
They are an important part of British life. People talk, eat, drink, meet their friends and relax there.
Many have a garden where people can sit in the summer. One of the oldest pubs, Fighting Cocks in
St. Albans, Herts, is located in a building that dates back to the eleventh century. Groups of friends
normally buy 'rounds' of drinks, where the person whose turn it is will buy drinks for all the members
of the group. In most pubs in Britain, you must go to the bar to order drinks and food and pay for
your purchase immediately, there is no table service. Bartenders do not expect frequent tipping.
To tip them, it is customary to say: “Would you like a drink yourself?"
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