Editing Drink (section)

===Places to drink===
[[File:Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) Caféterras bij nacht (place du Forum) Kröller-Müller Museum Otterlo 23-8-2016 13-35-40.JPG|thumb|''[[Cafe Terrace at Night]]'', September 1888, by [[Vincent van Gogh]]]]

Throughout history, people have come together in establishments to socialise whilst drinking. This includes cafés and [[coffeehouse]]s, focus on providing hot drinks as well as light snacks. Many coffee houses in the [[Middle East]], and in [[West Asia]]n immigrant districts in the [[Western world]], offer ''shisha'' (''nargile'' in Turkish and Greek), flavored tobacco smoked through a [[hookah]]. [[coffeehouse#Espresso bars|Espresso bars]] are a type of coffeehouse that specialize in serving [[espresso]] and espresso-based drinks.

In China and Japan, the establishment would be a [[tea house]], where people would socialise while drinking tea. Chinese scholars have used the teahouse as a place to share ideas.

Alcoholic drinks are served in [[drinking establishments]], which have different cultural connotations. For example, [[pub]]s are fundamental to the culture of [[British culture|The United Kingdom]],<ref name="EB">[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/482410/public-house Public House] Britannica.com; Subscription Required. Retrieved 3 July 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insiders-scotland-guide.com/ScottishPubs.html |title=Scottish pubs |publisher=Insiders-scotland-guide.com |access-date=4 November 2012}}</ref> [[Culture of Ireland#Food and drink|Ireland]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Cronin|first=Michael|author2=O'Connor, Barbara|title=Irish Tourism: image, culture, and identity |editor=Barbara O'Connor|publisher=Channel View Publications|year=2003|series=Tourism and Cultural Change|volume=1|page=83|isbn= 978-1-873150-53-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mLkIW-c4dScC&q=%22Many+foreign+visitors+regard+Ireland%27s+pub+culture%22&pg=PA83 |access-date=27 March 2011}}</ref> [[Australian culture|Australia]],<ref>[http://www.convictcreations.com/culture/drinking.htm Australian Drinking Culture] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109021502/http://www.convictcreations.com/culture/drinking.htm |date=2020-11-09 }} Convict Creations. Retrieved 24 April 2011.</ref> [[Canada]], [[New England]], [[Metro Detroit]], [[South Africa]] and [[Culture of New Zealand|New Zealand]]. In many places, especially in villages, a pub can be the focal point of the community. The writings of [[Samuel Pepys]] describe the pub as the heart of England. Many pubs are controlled by breweries, so [[cask ale]] or [[keg beer]] may be a better value than wines and spirits.

In contrast, types of bars range from seedy bars or nightclubs, sometimes termed "dive bars",<ref>Todd Dayton, {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LpUSVjBPHRwC&q=the+ideal+dive&pg=PT7 |title=''San Francisco's Best Dive Bars'', page 4 |publisher=Ig Publishing |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-9703125-8-7 |access-date=2010-07-22 }}</ref> to elegant places of entertainment for the elite. Bars provide [[Bar stool|stools]] or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. The term "bar" is derived from the [[bar (counter)|specialized counter]] on which drinks are served. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, [[Go-Go dancing|go-go dancers]], or [[Striptease|strippers]]. Patrons may sit or stand at the bar and be served by the [[bartender]], or they may sit at tables and be served by cocktail servers.