We used to go to a nice bar/grill not far from here every couple of weeks or so for lunch, although it's probably a far cry from the pub atmosphere you're used to. They do make alot of really good specialty sandwiches.Maugrim_The_Reaper wrote:I see there is at least one other person who goes to the pub for lunch. Bit surprised, are pub lunches really that rare?
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@maugs: We don't have proper pubs
The closest we get (unfortunately) is more like a bar with crappy snack food. I had some genuine pub experiences in the UK a few years ago and I'm quite jealous - it seems our North American "subdivision culture" just doesn't mix with the concept of a proper pub
Come to think of it, the closest we get in Toronto to "pub-ish-ness" is Taiwanese Bubble Tea houses - still not a replacement, but a step in the right direction... It's a shame, really.
@maugs: We don't have proper pubs
Come to think of it, the closest we get in Toronto to "pub-ish-ness" is Taiwanese Bubble Tea houses - still not a replacement, but a step in the right direction... It's a shame, really.
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@Kieran: It's actually not the subdivision culture...its the car culture. A bar couldn't survive where I live (Thornhill area) if it tried because as a society, we're overzealous (and rightly so) about drinking and driving. Since there is next to no public transit in my area, bars are kinda out of the question. Its probably the social stigma as well..."you mean you drink by yourself after work???". Around here, a bar is seen as a place you go to watch hockey night in canada with 50 of your closest friends. 
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