I live in Dunfermline and grew up appreciating the big group of men surrounding the bar with the tradional friendly-bantered bar maid. It was dark and the carpet was was now a very dirty, dark shade of red or was it green?
The smog of smoke and and the greeting of jeers and cheers would be the introduction to this tradional,casual, comfortable, social outing. In one particular pub (my Dad's local) everyone knew everyone, it would bring the community together and would make buying a newspaper with a hangover the next day less awkward because you can attempt conversation with your friend.
A very masculine memory where all the husbands and dad's would pop in from work or walking the dog hiding from the wife. A very masculine memory but a good memeory personally because it was with my Dad now being able to legally drink and fit into the slurring mob it has all gone, all changed.
The smog of smoke band, the comfortable, slurring group of males now well-presented with their wives being careful of what they say as they have to sleep on the counch aftewards. It's funny shaded of red or maybe green is laminated flooring. The one bar maid who knew is a part-timer going and coming back form university. Even the locals are changing, the orignal faces are rarely there due to health warning and lack of money.
Have they matured and realised that the wife doesn't belong in the kitchen?
Has the pub itself changed not aiming themselves at a paricular niche and making a much larger amount cutomer?
Or do I just miss the feeling my Dad and I had meeting and talking to my Dad's friends?
I believe that the small pubs are wanting to be the trndy bars in the city and that in doing so they are losing their souls and replacing with an emptiness that perhaps does bring in a lot more money.There are still trdaional pubs open for business but soon they will give into the temptation of a larger profit maybe due to the taxes always soaring up.
All I have to say to finish this post off is I'm going to miss the tradional pub.
i strongly agree
ReplyDeletethere are some pubs in burntisland like that, but now it's changing
i hate the smoking ban
It's just all about the money now, the old fashioned pubs would bring a community together but with it all being about appearences now, we are less comfortable and therefore less open closing down that nice community feel. It's a massive shame.
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