You may engage freely in conversation with strangers seated or standing at the bar. Avoid the outstretched hand, “Hi, I’m Bob from Baton Rouge.” Just start in with a comment or question about the weather, the beer, events in town, et cetera. It is rude, however, to speak to strangers seated at a table.
KNOW YOUR DRINK
Can we stop asking the female bartender what IPA she recommends? She drinks Pinot Grigio and she doesn’t even like it. Order a Budweiser or a Guinness or a Maker’s on the rocks. The drinks they’re serving are really just rotten vegetables and we’re drinking them because they give us a buzz. As you sit there poring over the menu like any of this matters, we are fantasizing about ripping your head off. You don’t go to a drug den and order strawberry heroin, so stop asking questions about some stupid pumpkin ale.