That's because there are two pours. Pour one fills the glass to between 2/3rds and 3/4s, and then it *sits*. If you walk in to an Irish pub and there is no small queue of mostly-poured pints just sitting there behind or on the bar ... leave immediately.
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Pour two finishes the pint, then you get it, and the rest of your order, and you leave ... so that the next punter can get their order in, mostly using eye signals and nods to the bar person.
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In an Irish pub you can ask for a red lemonade shandy and they will know what that means. In an Irish bar they will wonder if you are crazy.
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When you get back to your table, you enjoy your drinks with your friends. Going to an Irish pub is group work. IMPORTANT: Conversation is had at a level where you can hear each other clearly, but not be clearly overheard, except for occasional uproarious laughter.
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Other differences: Irish pubs are often carpeted, rarely seen in the US. Nostalgic knick-knacks are less common, though not rare. Parking lots are vanishingly rare. No such thing as strip malls either.
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A really stark difference is that drink-driving is much much more taboo in Irish culture, where DUIs are not seen as misdemeanors (either socially, or legally). The hours are quite different too. Things tend to close earlier in Ireland than most US cities.
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Irish pubs tend to be less spacious too, people are really packed in in a way you'd never see in the US. But it's good! O.k. since I'm going to abuse this tweet thread to refer people to in the future, here's my list of pubs worth going to if you visit Ireland ...
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Hughes' on Chancery lane, behind the four courts, Dublin. Best session music in the city too. Friday night is best.
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Gravedigger's in Glasnevin, also Dublin, especially on a cold winter's night.
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Bowes' on Fleet St. Dublin. Don't venture any more into Temple Bar than this.
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The Royal Oak, Bow Lane, Dublin - tiny and amazing and a country lane, right in the city!
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