Forgive the rather abstract title. Have you ever come across any of these ? Many years ago when a certain Italian restaurant in Leeds was somewhere to be seen, their draught beer was some unbranded entity and was only available by the half-pint. Nothing to stop one ordering two halves as an aperitif with ones antipasti but a pint ? No way! I have also heard tales of dinosaur men refusing to buy a pint of ale for their beloved with excuses ranging from 'it's not ladylike' to 'only lesbians drink pints'. Again, a half or two was acceptable to these paragons of etiquette. All utter nonsense of course, to put it politely. I thought all this shit was a thing of the past but I recall reading a similar story on here in the last few years. It was something along the lines of the OP attending a smart works function where welcome drinks were being handed out to the attendees. Bottles of lager and glasses of wine but the lager was for men only and the wine for women only! The OP was informed of the 'rule' by a snooty waiter when she asked him for lager. I hope she disappeared to the bar and came back with a creamy pint of Guinness!
I can't bear that sort of fusty, stuck-up carry-on.