In Britain we have a load of royal named things, e.g “The King’s Head,” “The Prince Henry,” or animal themed pubs like “The Three Pikes,” The Red Lion (most common oub name) or something gorey like “The Hanged Man,” “The Village Chopping Block.” On that note, we also have pubs named after landmarks, e.g “The Old Oak,” “The Anvil.”

Any more modern establishment like a bar can have posher or more postmodern names. Sometimes jokey names.

I was struck by a realisation thst i don’t know how other countries name their pubs amd bars. Would be helpful to know, for understanding other cultures. I even don’t know for places like the USA, which also speak English. Excited to hear your responses!

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    Yep that’s the storyline US American kids probably get beaten into them at school 🤭 which doesn’t mean you have to believe it. Returning to the hospitality industry, just consider McDonalds, Wendy’s, Burger King and all these restaurant and bar chains.

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      I’m so confused. I’m telling you my real life experiences. What are you saying? Gotta be trolling.

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        I’ve been traveling to and through the United States for the last 50 years. If there is one homogeneous continent it must be USA. It is not as if you can easily find an original Polish, Norwegian, English, Spanish or god forbid, Native American bar. The vast majority of bars and restaurants are the same, whether you are in Boston Hawaii or Texas. Sorry mate, the delusion that the USA consist of many different cultures is just that; a well functioning indoctrination.