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WCDT Strips 3206 to 3210 (25 to 29 April 2016)
oddtail:
I was actually baffled enough at the comic that I registered just to comment (hi, everyone!)
Judging from the responses above mine, I'm not the only person who found the comic a bit strange... I don't know if it's different in America, but I have never seen a bar that didn't offer at least a few non-alcoholic drinks (and some snacks). If nothing else, I know very few people who drink vodka (and vodka is a pretty popular drink in my country) without any sort of chaser. In fact, the fact that I don't bother with chasers leads, more often than not, to people giving me funny looks (again, maybe that's specific to how people tend to drink in Poland, if people in the US and elsewhere typically drink hard liquor with no chaser, let me know). So a bar without at least orange juice offered or something would be inconvenient in addition to being somewhat weird.
Is the "bar that offers absolutely nothing non-alcoholic because they're a bar" a thing in the US?
Case:
--- Quote from: swapna on 29 Apr 2016, 00:12 ---Isn't there a law against this? Where I live, it's illegal for bars not to offer non-alcoholics, and also at least one non-alcoholic drink has to be cheaper than the cheapest alcoholic one.
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Same where I live.
--- Quote from: swapna on 29 Apr 2016, 00:12 ---Well, maybe Jeph didn't have any other justification for Clinton to get drunk except a very, very weird bartender.
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Could be smth. as simple as pointing out how policies like the one portrayed affect people trying to stay dry ... if the local bars in your place of residence refuse to serve non-alcoholic drinks, a lot of the resident night-life becomes off-limits.
Lubricus:
Hi, oddtail!
Here in Norway, it's technically illegal for a bar to refuse water to people, and even to charge money for it. The latter part is ignored quite often, but the law is crystal clear. You do not refuse to give someone water.
TinPenguin:
It's the law in England, too. I've walked into pubs parched, got a drink of water, walked straight out. Does the hired bartender give a shit? Of course not.
That aside, it's a really weird business model to sell nothing but alcohol. May as well just be an off-license with a bench outside.
swapna:
--- Quote from: Case on 29 Apr 2016, 03:16 ---
--- Quote from: swapna on 29 Apr 2016, 00:12 ---Well, maybe Jeph didn't have any other justification for Clinton to get drunk except a very, very weird bartender.
--- End quote ---
Could be smth. as simple as pointing out how policies like the one portrayed affect people trying to stay dry ... if the local bars in your place of residence refuse to serve non-alcoholic drinks, a lot of the resident night-life becomes off-limits.
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Could be, but that would be.. a weird, non-existing problem. No bar would have such a policy (for all the reasons mentioned). People trying to stay dry have a lot of other problems (peer pressure, temptation, dealing with drunk people, paying 3$ for a small glass of soda) but being refused water is not one of them.
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