Standing in a bar/pub for hours chatting and drinking

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Does anyone else really struggle with doing this? I know it is normal thing to do, but I feel like I'm in the minority of not actually enjoying it at all after the first half an hour. It's fine to begin with, but it just descends into hours of standing in the same place of people getting progressively drunker.

Having to shout because the music and crowd noise is loud, the fact that it feels anti social for some of your group to be sitting while the rest stand so you all end up standing for hours and put the bags/coats on the chairs instead.

I know I sound dramatic. It's because I just came back from a Xmas do and really struggled to join in with the chat as my head was pounding and my voice was hoarse from talking loud 😔 I feel like I'm never myself

The other irony is that, as a child, the majority of Christmas and birthday presents were pants and socks. Now I need pants and socks, nobody buys me any 🤦‍♂️

I can’t stand loud bars. Or loud anywhere really! I don’t mind lively laughter and talking but blaring music is awful.
If anyone who reads thins is in anyway responsible for a store playing Christmas music then they should be ashamed of themselves! It’s TERRIBLE!!

I don't mind it, but I only do it these days if it's the sort of do where you are expected to motor around chatting to different groups, because it's less boring and has a (networking) point.

If it's just drinks in a pub I show up for a hour or so, then have something else to go onto, whether fictional or real.

I think if people want people to stay all night at a works do, they need to provide a meal or seating.

It's often important to show up, it's rarely important to stay long.

I’m with you, and I’m often first to duck out. Even in good company there’s not a situation like that where I’m not thinking I’d rather be sat comfortably at home with a cup of tea! I would say I’m a true introvert though, a small dose of socialising and I’m worn out tbh!

I love going to the pub but I won’t be standing. We certainly used to go to noisy pubs and get pissed when I was younger (I’m 65). I’m going tonight

I hate small talk and drunk people - it's a nightmare for me. I stay for one then make a quick exit.

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🤣🤣🤣 used to the best nights ever. Not quite the same now I’m older but I did used to love propping up the bar x

Sounds hellish to me. I’m sober, so I don’t drink, but one of the most common things people who think about giving up alcohol say is that they’ll never be able to get through exactly this sort of situation without drinking. These are very outgoing, sociable, otherwise confident people.

I’m pretty sure this means none of us enjoy doing this. If you have to get drunk to get through something, you don’t actually like doing it. It’s silly that so many people are fooling themselves trying to put on a show for everyone, when we could all just be doing something actually fun.

I hate it. The standing alone would be painful.

So I went to the pub last night. We did not stand or prop up the bar, almost no-one does that these days. It was busy and fun and we had a good time. Three pints thank you

Sounds like hell on earth to me so I would never do it.

As long as I’ve got a seat then I can sit and drink and chat for hours. But standing, no.

Not for me either. If I'm getting together with people Id much rather be sat down, relaxed and somewhere I can actually hear what they're saying - no point in meeting up if you can have a proper conversation.

You've literally just described my ideal day.