# So, I went to a bar for the first time **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 16, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-went-to-a-bar-for-the-first-time/539646 "2010-05-16T14:59:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-went-to-a-bar-for-the-first-time/539646/21 "2010-05-16T23:08:57Z")
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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-went-to-a-bar-for-the-first-time/539646/22 "2010-05-16T23:10:33Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > As others have noted, there are different types of bars, just like their are different types of restaurants. What? You mean if I’ve never done a thing in 40 years, then finally do so, my experience is _not_representative of that thing as a whole? ---
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-went-to-a-bar-for-the-first-time/539646/23 "2010-05-17T13:25:54Z")
I remember trying to get a few drinks in me as fast as possible and then I didn’t mind much else. It helps to put your cash down on the bar and tip well on the first drink. Bartenders are money motivated. I also learned to have a couple shots before I walked in and the liquid lube helped. I don’t drink anymore but I like to go out alone to listen to music. It’s so much better now that I can remember the band and if they were good or not. I don’t have social phobia anymore and I am so thankful for that. I could give a rats rear end what people think and that is the beautiful thing about getting older. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-went-to-a-bar-for-the-first-time/539646.md?page=1)