Pub etiquette is designed to promote sociability in a society known for its reserve. Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served. The bar counter is possibly the only site in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely appropriate and really quite normal behaviour. “If you haven’t been to a pub, you haven’t been to Britain.” This tip can be found in a booklet, Passport to the Pub: The Tourists’ Guide to Pub Etiquette, a customers’ code of conduct for those wanting to sample British life and culture.
在以寡言少语而出名的英国社会里，酒吧仪俗的形成是为了促进社会交往。在酒吧排队时可以和其他等着买酒的人闲聊几句。在英伦诸岛上，把与陌生人亲切交谈看作是完全适宜和正常行为的唯一场所可能就是吧台了。“你如果没去过酒吧，那就等于没到过英国。”这个忠告可以在一本题为《酒吧护照：旅游者酒吧仪俗指南》的小册子中找到。对那些想要领略英国生活与文化的人来说，这本小册子就是他们的行为准则。
