Kicked out of bar for drinking water

[Joseph K]

Recently I was asked to leave a bar by a couple of bouncers. I asked why, and they said for drinking water. Many times I see woman drinking water, and they are not told to leave, but I was wondering if this was a pretext for something else, it seems as soon as I got in there I felt as if one of the bouncers was sort of watching me, but who knows or if a bartender told the bouncers. What's ironic is that the bartender was the one who asked if I wanted a refill, and the last time I was there a guy was removed for being drunk. There is no sign posted for a drink minimum, but essentially can a person be asked to leave for any reason?. I know in this bar district, people have been fined for loitering, which makes no sense either.

 

[quincy]

Recently I was asked to leave a bar by a couple of bouncers. I asked why, and they said for drinking water. Many times I see woman drinking water, and they are not told to leave, but I was wondering if this was a pretext for something else, it seems as soon as I got in there I felt as if one of the bouncers was sort of watching me, but who knows or if a bartender told the bouncers. What's ironic is that the bartender was the one who asked if I wanted a refill, and the last time I was there a guy was removed for being drunk. There is no sign posted for a drink minimum, but essentially can a person be asked to leave for any reason?. I know in this bar district, people have been fined for loitering, which makes no sense either.

What is the name of your state, Joseph K?

Yes, you can be asked to leave a bar for drinking water.

 

[Joseph K]

what is the name of your state, joseph k?

Yes, you can be asked to leave a bar for drinking water.

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[quincy]

wi******************************************...

Thank you for providing your state name, Joseph K.

A bar owner (or the bar owner's representative) can ask a bar visitor to leave his bar for pretty much any reason at all.

It is generally not in a bar owner's best interest to treat visitors to the bar poorly but allowing people to congregate in the bar, drinking water and taking up space, is not exactly in the bar owner's best interest, either. The bar is in the business of making money.

 

[justalayman]

If you offered to pay $5 per glass of water I suspect they might have allowed you to stay.

 

[Just Blue]

wi******************************************...

If you don't drink booze order a glass of Pepsi.

 

[Joseph K]

If you don't drink booze order a glass of Pepsi.

That won't help. I ordered a soda the first time, and they didn't charge me.

 

[TheGeekess]

That won't help. I ordered a soda the first time, and they didn't charge me.

Were you tipping the bartender/waitress?

 

[Proserpina]

(I know I'm coma-posting ... not quite necro-posting..)

I'm beginning to wonder if this is OP's Discrimination 101 homework...

 

[quincy]

(I know I'm coma-posting ... not quite necro-posting..)

I'm beginning to wonder if this is OP's Discrimination 101 homework...

"Coma-posting?"

As to homework, I think this is sort of a lame question for an assignment.

 

[Proserpina]

"Coma-posting?"

Well...yeah. Thread not old enough to meet necropost criteria. It's the best I could think of at short notice

As to homework, I think this is sort of a lame question for an assignment.

Think workplace .... lessons. So to speak.

 

[quincy]

Well...yeah. Thread not old enough to meet necropost criteria. It's the best I could think of at short notice



Think workplace .... lessons. So to speak.

Oh. I just saw Joseph K. as someone who likes the bar atmosphere (or sports TV or WiFi or a waitress) but doesn't like alcohol.