To worry about all the single men in Wetherspoons..

[Lanark2]

Hello, this is kind of light-hearted but also I do seriously wonder sometimes about how many of the lical wetherspoons drinkers/ breakfast eaters are men on their own. Sometimes it looks like a men's hostel at breakfast, but with alcohol for some.

It makes me wonder about how many people there are who don't make it to wetherspoons, and where they are.

Does anyone else notice this?

[RosyCat]

VoyageofDad Age UK actually ran a scheme a few years back called "Men in Sheds" (funded by charitable trusts). It was about older men, ether single or widowed, with no family living close by (either no kids or kids moved away). They often become socially isolated, are unlikely to engage with healthcare services quickly etc. So, they can literally drop down ill/dead and no-one notices for ages.

I think the OP thinks some of the men in Wetherspoons are like this. They probably aren't. The fact they are going to Wetherspoons for a breakfast/pint/read of the paper means they have some social contact- even if it's just nodding over their paper at their fellow paper readers, or chatting with the barmaid. They might

My great uncle had a routine well into his eighties- library first thing in the morning to read the papers, then go round all the pubs in town with snooker tables to keep the tables (he was pro billiards player back in the day), finishing up with a club where he'd still rack up a few games, give younger players some tips etc. He'd come over for his tea on Wednesdays and for dinner on Sunday afternoon, always bring some beer/wine, a wee present for my mum and sweets & pocket money for me. My mum would pop over to see him on a Friday afternoon.

A lot of what you seen older people doing in this kind of situation is their equivalent of facebook- social contact at a distance, that may or may not develop into something at some point when needed and acts as a bush telegraph for both celebrations and warnings. A nod over the paper is a bit similar to a "like".

[chachaboom]

This has reminded me about a joke I heard some comedian do about the 'Wetherspoons uniform' that their middle aged male patrons tend to wear- double denim and white trainers.
We have a nice one near us, ok food, v cheap, but the one in town is a bit, er, sticky and is frequented by 'professional drinkers' and 'just turned 18' youths. And sometimes me on a rare night out...