# English Pub Etiquette - "... and one for yourself"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-pub-etiquette-and-one-for-yourself/608998>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 10, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-pub-etiquette-and-one-for-yourself/608998 "2012-01-10T01:46:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-pub-etiquette-and-one-for-yourself/608998/16 "2012-01-10T15:12:40Z")

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I had separate tabs open, one with this thread, and one with, “When did you know it was time to euthanize a pet?” I got them mixed up, so I thought I was looking at this thread about how the British tip their bartenders, and the first thing I read was this:

> [@When did you know it was time to euthanize a pet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-know-it-was-time-to-euthanize-a-pet/609044/2):
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> For us, it’s a quality of life line.
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> If they do not seem to be enjoying most of their day, and there is no reasonable expectation that with interventions or time they will get better and have significantly improved quality of life, it’s time to euthanize.

Good Lord, with that gloomy fate hanging over him, I’d buy the poor guy a drink.

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