tunstallhill
Striker
british culture is changing, and the downfall of the local pub is a side effect of that
people just don't go out to socialise in person as much any more. it can all be done from your smart phone from the comfort of your couch
i remember in the 90s me and my sister would be babysat every single saturday night by my nana and granda whilst me mam and dad were out. was a weekly routine. if that happened now the parents would be derided. then you add in the cost of going out, and its even less attractive
then you can add into the mix the massive influence of being encouraged to live healthier lifestyles, theres more and more people drinking less and less, eating healthier and generally looking after themselves more than in previous generations, its big business now
add into that the abundance of other things there are to do nowadays, especially with children, and its another blow for the pub. taking kids on days out is a weekly occurance on the weekend now for loads of families, theres stacks to do. in the 90s we rarely went anywhere organised, we just played out all day.
i remember parenting when we were kids, literally getting thrown out the back of the pub with the other kids to kick a ball around the back lane and be happy with a bottle of pop and packet of scampi fries.
then you also have the social media aspect of things, where many people only get once every couple of months, so it has to be a big special one, not a saturday down the local
covid hasn't helped like. and the price of beer along with every other thing you do in this country being a fortune adds into the mix. combined, its not a good mix. i still think my first point above is having the biggest effect
people just don't go out to socialise in person as much any more. it can all be done from your smart phone from the comfort of your couch
i remember in the 90s me and my sister would be babysat every single saturday night by my nana and granda whilst me mam and dad were out. was a weekly routine. if that happened now the parents would be derided. then you add in the cost of going out, and its even less attractive
then you can add into the mix the massive influence of being encouraged to live healthier lifestyles, theres more and more people drinking less and less, eating healthier and generally looking after themselves more than in previous generations, its big business now
add into that the abundance of other things there are to do nowadays, especially with children, and its another blow for the pub. taking kids on days out is a weekly occurance on the weekend now for loads of families, theres stacks to do. in the 90s we rarely went anywhere organised, we just played out all day.
i remember parenting when we were kids, literally getting thrown out the back of the pub with the other kids to kick a ball around the back lane and be happy with a bottle of pop and packet of scampi fries.
then you also have the social media aspect of things, where many people only get once every couple of months, so it has to be a big special one, not a saturday down the local
covid hasn't helped like. and the price of beer along with every other thing you do in this country being a fortune adds into the mix. combined, its not a good mix. i still think my first point above is having the biggest effect