Why don’t Gen Z buy rounds in the pub? | The Observer
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Growing up in economic hard times can lead to a ‘zero sum’ approach to politics – and an aversion to buying rounds
    • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 days ago

      If I’m going to the bar, and it’s busy, I’ll grab drinks for the people I’m explicitly with. I also keep a vague mental track of if I’m in a deficit with someone (I owe them a drink to balance out).

      I don’t do it with the expectation that they will buy my next drink however.

      • HM King Charles III DG FD@feddit.ukEnglish
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        4 days ago

        A bloke bought me a drink at my sister’s wedding. Can’t remember his name or face. I don’t go to pubs so that was the only time that happened