New Year

[astrid_lee]

I havent' blogged in a while. It's a New Year. I'm not as excited or optimistic about this coming year though. Last year, I was excited and anxiously awaiting change. Mostly, because I always thought 23 was my lucky number and that was my age last year. So I was really hoping that I'd experience something really special and life-changing which didn

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[meteorology]

I feel old too, and I'm only 20, haha. It's looking like I won't be out of education until I'm 25 or so.

It's true that a lot of Brits don't drive, but most do. I don't, because even though I live in the middle of nowhere, transport links are quite good. That doesn't mean that public transport is reliable, however.

Also, many 'professional' jobs prefer it if you do have a car, so I don't doubt that I will learn to drive someday. I just don't see the point right now, seen as I won't be able to afford to run a car for a while.

Oh, and I work in a bar (well, a pub...I used to work in a bar) and I'm really not an extrovert at all. I think there's a lot of truth in what you said, but you really don't need to be an extrovert to work in a bar. Whether you'll get harassed by drunkards depends on the kind of place you work in. I've never really had much problem with them. Don't let it put you off =]

[astrid_lee]

That's interesting about the driving. I've met so many people from the UK who didn't drive til they got over here, so I just figured driving was somewhat unnecessary.

That's good to know about the bar and encouraging. I think I'm going to try for it :)

Oh, and what's the difference between a bar and a pub? I thought they were the same...

[meteorology]

Honestly? I couldn't give you a clear-cut definition of how a bar and a pub are different. A lot of people use the words interchangeably.

Pubs tend to be more traditional. They will often serve locally-brewed beers. Also, the clientele tends to be more varied, rather than just the young trendy crowd who go to bars. Bars here tend to also function as nightclubs, whereas pubs generally don't. They might have music (live or otherwise) at weekends, but people tend to go to a pub for a few drinks first, and then go on to bars/nightclubs/etc.

Sometimes there's not much difference at all, but I've worked in a bar and I've worked in a pub, and the atmosphere is definitely different.

:)

[astrid_lee]

Oh okay. I think I kinda see the difference :)

[ducislupus]

What kind of writing are you most interested in? I'm kind of trying my first serious attempt at a fiction series, and I'm looking for inspiration and feedback as well.

[astrid_lee]

I'm interested in fiction. I'm trying to write a coming-of-age story.