Is the word Pub used often in the USA ?

[AdultKing]

I was chatting to a friend living in silicon valley and he says the word pub is used a fair bit in the bay area but not much anywhere else.

The times I have been to the US I haven't heard the word much at all.

Do Americans know what a Pub is ? Or do they associate it with a weird British/Australian word ?

[Sly]

A pub here is usually an Irish bar. Everyone knows it can be any bar, but typically used for Irish places.

[Mediamix]

Originally Posted by Sly

A pub here is usually an Irish bar. Everyone knows it can be any bar, but typically used for Irish places.

That makes sense..

[AdultKing]

Originally Posted by Sly

A pub here is usually an Irish bar. Everyone knows it can be any bar, but typically used for Irish places.

Is that typical in Texas ? What about other regions ?

[ruff]

Here in South Florida we've got a quite a few British and Irish pubs. Lots of lads from the old country here. In fact, we've got a mishmash of everyone on the planet down here. Used to have an Irish pub in North Miami Beach that was about as authentic as they get, but they had to leave so a new condo could be built. They made a good Shepards pie as I recall.

[Colmike9]

Originally Posted by AdultKing

Is that typical in Texas ? What about other regions ?

Same here in Ohio, unless it's a bar trying to act Irish, pubs usually are more known for their food.

[CaptainHowdy]

I like pub ...

[AdultKing]

Originally Posted by ruff

Here in South Florida we've got a quite a few British and Irish pubs. Lots of lads from the old country here. In fact, we've got a mishmash of everyone on the planet down here. Used to have an Irish pub in North Miami Beach that was about as authentic as they get, but they had to leave so a new condo could be built. They made a good Shepards pie as I recall.

I don't recall anyone ever referring to a pub in Miami , then again perhaps it's a word I am so used to I wouldn't notice.

It's funny, in Australian suburban vernacular the word hotel is slowly replacing pub.

[baddog]

Really? You aren't sure if we know what a pub is? Yes, I would venture most adults know what a pub is even if they are not called pubs here. Typically, an Irish or British alehouse will call themselves a pub but it really just means they will have a couple English brews, Guinness and crappy food.

[Sly]

Originally Posted by AdultKing

Is that typical in Texas ? What about other regions ?

Nationwide.

Irish pubs are relatively common, you can find one in most cities. I don't know that I've ever seen a British joint, though I can imagine that we would call those a pub as well.

[AdultKing]

Originally Posted by baddog

Really? You aren't sure if we know what a pub is?

Of course you know what a pub is, however I was wanting to know how often the word is used in local vernacular across the US.

[Rob]

A a pub is usually an Irish pub here in Central Florida as well. The reason being is because it's usually in their name like O'Brien's Pub, etc. Don't find too many 'Merican joints with pub in their names, so we call them bars or clubs if they play loud annoying music.

[baddog]

Originally Posted by AdultKing

Of course you know what a pub is, however I was wanting to know how often the word is used in local vernacular across the US.

Not across the US. If someone said "let's go to the Pub" here, I would suspect they want to go to Keegan's Pub or another local bar that has pub in the name.

I would not be surprised to hear it in Boston.

[Relic]

Originally Posted by AdultKing

Of course you know what a pub is, however I was wanting to know how often the word is used in local vernacular across the US.

We call them bars

[sarettah]

Originally Posted by AdultKing

I don't recall anyone ever referring to a pub in Miami , then again perhaps it's a word I am so used to I wouldn't notice.

That is because we would still call them a bar. Kind of like:

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What do you want to do tonight?

Let's go hit a bar.

What bar?

Blaney's Irish Pub sounds good to me. They always have hot secretaries there during happy hour.

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Like that there

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[sarettah]

Originally Posted by Relic

We call them bars

Fuck, you beat me dammit

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[8pt-buck]

In the Irish Community.

[mineistaken]

Originally Posted by AdultKing

It's funny, in Australian suburban vernacular the word hotel is slowly replacing pub.

So a bar (pub) is being called a hotel?

[SilentKnight]

Locally we have the Celtic Pub - for the Scots. It's a fairly popular joint...usually quite busy.

University students often refer to a night at the local bars as a 'pub crawl' (crawl being the operative word at 2am).

[ClaireMonroe]

I've lived in the Bay Area all my life and the only time pub is used is for English or Irish bars, especially restaurants with a bar in them. Otherwise it's just a bar. Even if pub is in the name, it's still a bar.

[AdultKing]

Originally Posted by ClaireMonroe

I've lived in the Bay Area all my life and the only time pub is used is for English or Irish bars, especially restaurants with a bar in them. Otherwise it's just a bar. Even if pub is in the name, it's still a bar.

Maybe it's a geek valley thing then.

[georgeyw]

Originally Posted by mineistaken

So a bar (pub) is being called a hotel?

I don't know anyone who says that, never heard anyone say that.

Only ever hear pub used to describe the establisment and bar used to describe where you are inside the pub ie i'm at the bar, walking towards the bar - once inside the pub.

If you are not in the pub, you're walking/driving/going to the pub etc

[candyflip]

There are British and Irish pubs here in NY. The only time anyone says anything about going to the pub, it would be one of these spots. But even then, it's probably rare because it's easier just to refer to them by name...which are often a bit more unique than bar names.

[Mutt]

in Canada it's similar to the US, unless a bar is specifically created to be an English/Irish style pub with traditional pub beer, decor, food it's a bar.

EXCEPT on campus bars at universities are often called 'pubs', mostly because most Canadian universities were modeled after English universities, same way Ivy League and many other American schools do.

[SmutHammer]

Originally Posted by Sly

A pub here is usually an Irish bar. Everyone knows it can be any bar, but typically used for Irish places.

Think this one hits the spot. It's the only time I hear of Pub instead of using Bar.

[_Richard_]

not sure about rest of Canada, but pubs for vancouver generally mean food (full meals), whereas bars generally mean just booze and at most tapas

for example, one could say 'lets go to the irish bar' and that generally means just drinking/music etc.. however you could say 'lets go to the irish pub', there would be drinking, food, and generally not live music

to make it very confusing an irish pub will eventually turn into an irish bar..

good question

[AdultKing]

Originally Posted by georgeyw

I don't know anyone who says that, never heard anyone say that.

Oh I hear it whenever I venture to the outer suburbs (which is as rarely as possible)

The outer suburban bogans use Hotel a lot. e.g.: "I'm going to play pokies at the hotel", or "Aww man you's should really come to grab a granny at the over 28s at the hotel with us".

Maybe its an outer suburban Melbourne thing because we have so many sleazy hotels like Daisy's Hotel in Ringwood or The Dorset Gardens Hotel or The Village Green etc.



*shudder*

Everyone I know calls them pubs, but weird shit happens out in the suburbs.

[Far-L]

In Seattle, plenty of people use the term "pub" and not just for Irish or Celtic themed places.

[iSpyCams]

I don't think I've ever heard that word used in conversation by Americans. I never spent much time on the West Coast once I hit drinking age though so maybe just not in Texas. There are plenty of businesses named "whatever pub" in any US city, usually Irish themed as others are saying but I never hear them referred to as "pubs" in conversation, usually "restaurant" or "bar".