AIBU for having a pint with breakfast in town?

they serve bottomless
mimosas at brunch and no one thinks that is strange. I don’t really see how that is different than a pint.

You have nothing to justify. People make stupid, lazy assumptions with absolutely nothing to back it up. Our local Spoons is lovely, staff are really friendly & drinks great value for money. I've rarely seen any trouble. The last time was about 4 years ago, it was a woman trying to hit another woman & the staff swiftly kicked her out

I live in a medium sized town and there are few options apart from Spoons. I do support other pubs but I won't sit and be called a chav for going into one

My mum is 77. We maybe go to Spoons 4 times a year. She speaks five languages. She's doing a degree just now with the ou. My brother is a Pt. Has a degree. Very well read. Are we chavs as soon as we set foot in Spoons?

As I said before I took my mum out last week. 16 quid for two glasses of wine would have been 8 quid in Spoons

We used to drink in Wetherspoons regularly and my husband is a retired quantity surveyor 😆. I much preferred the company in Wetherspoons than poncey city pubs. And I always enjoyed eggs Benedict for breakfast when we were out early - it tasted every bit as good as other cafes and restaurants at three times the price.

Good. I'm fed up being name called because I'm working class and very occasionally drink in Spoons. My ex has a family who were worth millions. He has police officer pals. Quantity surveyors - but they are riff raff because they drink in Spoons

I expect your comment will get deleted @SpryTaupeTurtle, but good for you! I agree with you entirely.

You called everyone who went in a spoons chavvy riff raff. Twice.

Nope. I didn’t refer to you personally at all. As I have already explained, I gave my opinion based on my own anecdotal experiences.

I did my last degree when I was suicidal after being stalked and harassed for over a year. I did one of my post grads after I left a job that was breaking my health.

You know nothing about me either - you stay in and make your delicious food - and that's fine. But don't look down your nose at other people you know nothing about

No. You referred to someone like me as chavvy riff raff twice. Id just like you to explain why you think I'm a chav and riff raff because I occasionally go to Wetherspoons. I'm not banging any drum. I'm challenging you on your opinions that seem to do nothing but look down your nose at other people

Well objectively a pint of Guinness is not a good start to the day, its empty calories with any nutritional benefit off set by the alcohol
That's true of any alcoholic drink whether you have it at 07:00hrs or 21:15.
Also a fry up could be quite nutritious. It has protein, fats and carbs which should keep hunger away for hours.
Personally it would be too much for me at breakfast im a slow start in the morning and like the same meal every breakfast time but if someone wants that I cant see a problem.

I have never met you, therefore your academic achievements you like to bang the drum about are completely irrelevant. No-one singled you out, I was merely talking about my own personal experiences.

I have two BA degrees. One in business studies and one in criminology. I have a post grad in Community education and another in alcohol and drug studies. I would honestly like you to tell me what makes me a "misfit" or "chavvy riff raff" because I occasionally drink in wetherspoon?

I would assume anyone drinking alcohol at 9.30am is an alcoholic, whether it's a pint or a mimosa. It's far too early for a pint.
I have to say that wouldn't be my first conclusion.
If I had to think anything I would guess they had been on a night shift and it was now their down time.
Or it was a special occasion, maybe going out for the day.
I wouldn't assume ithey were a pint at dawn, every day person.

Well objectively a pint of Guinness is not a good start to the day, its empty calories with any nutritional benefit off set by the alcohol. A weatherspoons fry up is not a good start to the day either. So your husband is correct on his first point.
However the important part is whether he is also correct on his second. Because if he is, and this is out of character, then it really doesn't matter. Our health is dictated by habits not one offs.

You can have as much hot chocolate as you like, you just have to pay for it. Like beer

It did make laugh, actually - we (mostly middle class community volunteers) go in for breakfast after an annual early morning event. This year notices on the bar said that the hot choc in the breakfast deal was no longer on unlimited re/fills because of gvt rules about sugar.

So you can’t have two mugs of hot chocolate at 9am but you could have 2 pints.

You need to move

The Spoons nearest me is quietly full of lap top users in the day, has a flurry of after-workers including the estate agents in suits and guys in steel capped boots (those nice trades people who keep your life flowing) - they always spring to the door to open it for me if I am carrying drinks to the garden, and then the evening crowd representing the full wide diversity of the area.

Saturdays and Sundays: lots of families.

Really friendly atmosphere, no bad behaviour.

Carpets and toilets immaculate.

Fantastic range of beers well kept. Good craft beers.

The other one I visit is the local for the big teaching hospital. Full of students and hospital staff. Average number of teeth as far as I can see.

Food: not my style , but I have had fish and chips - excellent, nachos, ditto, Breakfast muffin - fine.

@Usernamenotav

so why exactly do you find it grim/gross?

It's not just where I live though. I've travelled to many different towns in the UK and we often go to the local Spoons for breakfast. I've never seen what you describe. On the contrary, it's often families

I've never been in such an establishment and I've been to a few Whetherspoon's in my time (and frequently went to the one I used to live near.) The most noise I got living on that road (about three minutes walk from said Spoons) was the ambulances from the local hospital. There was very little trouble, and I've never seen any trouble when I've been in one. I was once sat next to a table of over-excited teenagers when out to lunch with a friend, but they apologised for being noisy.

Perhaps you are fortunate enough to live in a more salubrious area than I do, but certainly the town centre examples I can think of were rough old boozers even before they were taken over by Wetherspoons. Always seem to be near a bus station for some reason!