Irish Pubs

I have lived all over the country and in various portions of the world, and I am convinced that there is not a major city anywhere on earth that doesn’t have at least one Irish pub. Irish pubs, as a matter of fact, are one of the only cultural symbols whose importance is universally constant – they are popular around the world as good places to get a drink, watch soccer, and meet friendly people. I have seen people who don’t like folk music and have never encountered a single Irishman singing Irish pub songs on the street while drunk on a Sunday afternoon.

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For a long time, I thought all Irish pubs were the similar. You see, the Irish pubs San Francisco has are almost similar as the New York ones, and the Chicago ones are not much variation. Primarily, although it is difficult to point to any one thing, there is a particular Irish bar atmosphere that remains the same. The walls are always wood-paneled, the crowd is friendly and populated heavily with locals and regulars, and beer and whiskey are often the specialties. Constantly, there are live performers at night and at the very least there is always an open mic night at least once a week. Based on this, I thought I Understood what an Irish pub was like. Before I went to Ireland, however, I have no concrete idea.

Irish pubs do so well

You see, the marketing of Gaelic culture is similar to the marketing of any other culture – it picks up on some aspects that are easier to translated to sell around the world and goes with them. Irish Spring soap, for example, can sell since everybody knows that Ireland is green and therefore, fresh and clean. Similarly, Irish pubs do so well since everyone knows that the Irish love to drink stout beer, eat potatoes – excellent bar food – and have a raucous good time when drunk. German pubs – dwelt by stereotypically dour Germans – have not had the same glory, although the Germans could drink every bit as well as the Irish. Even English pubs don’t have the reputation.

Nonetheless, authentic Irish culture is much different than you will consider from your typical Irish pubs in this country. If you go to Ireland as a matter of fact, you are definitely stepping into unacquainted territory. The people are friendly once they get to know you, but when you first step into a small Irish bar in an unfamiliar town, you are certainly made conscious of the truth that you are a stranger. It is not the same everything goes atmosphere as in this country.

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