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Why are fewer English people going to their local pubs for a drink? Are they aware that many pubs are shutting down due to lack of customers?

13.06.2025 02:39

Why are fewer English people going to their local pubs for a drink? Are they aware that many pubs are shutting down due to lack of customers?

They need to offer either food of a quality you can’t get at home (true gastro-pub experience) or alternative entertainments - live music, poker nights, sports viewing etc.

Comfortable seating in a warm, cozy environment, or a nice pub garden

The pubs with the best chance of survival long-term recognize that they can’t just get away with the same 3 beers, ropey wine and pub-grub. Why pay more for something worse than you can get at home for less?

When was you wife swapping fantasy started?

You have 1001 sources of entertainment on TV and the Internet

A range of alcoholic drinks

But now:

What have you learned from your parents' mistakes?

Entertainment (pre TV and radio)

Back in the day (early 20th century and before) the English pub offered things you couldn’t get in a working-class home:

In the mid to late 20th century they added food, without the inconvenience of cooking it or washing up.

Do opposites attract? How often do you see weird couples like a guy/girl dating someone who is boring with no sense of humor ?

You can get a wider range of quality drinks at lower prices from a supermarket

Your home has more comfortable seating and a garden

You have to understand what the attraction of the English pub was in the first place.

Why cant I sleep? When I'm about to fall asleep, I get excited that im about to sleep, causing me to wake up again. It repeats till my sleepiness is gone. I tried taking melatonin and not using my phone, but I end upawake for hours.

You can get takeaway or even cook yourself a wider range of food of good quality