Talk:Round of drinks

I have never encountered the buying of rounds in Canada (table service and paying itemized bills at the end of a night's drinking is the custom). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.58.252.192 (talk) 22:08, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Merge Greaves

Greaves' Rules is fairly stubby now that I've removed the WP:COPYVIO text of the rules themselves. A merge is appropriate since Greaves is a useful source to cite in the round of drinks article and understanding Greaves' Rules is impossible without understanding what a round of drinks is. jnestorius^(talk) 16:11, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

  Y Merger complete. Klbrain (talk) 13:05, 3 February 2019 (UTC)

Merge Shout (paying)

I propose merging Shout (paying) into Round of drinks. I think the content and concept in Shout (paying) can easily be explained in the context of this article, and a merge would not cause any article-size or weighting problems. It makes no sense to have an article sitting at an obscure disambiguation where it gets not attention and cannot be readily found Gnangarra 05:35, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Oppose Pub culture in Australia has changed radically since 1970. "Round of drinks" harks back to the day when five or six men gathered at the bar after work, generally payday, and each had the same drink, commonly a middy of beer. The practice may still be observed by cricketers or footballers after a game, but it is now more common for friends to meet at the pub as couples, usually sitting around a table, each sinking their various drinks at their own pace, and making their own arrangements for payment. And as for drinks, what beer drinker is going to remember, let alone pay for, the various overpriced tipples now demanded of the barperson? Only a generous employer, emotional new father or happy retiree. But the term "shout" lingers as a petty payment, unasked-for and without expectation of reciprocation. Doug butler (talk) 06:26, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Its very much still done in Australia, the point is both articles are the same subject they should be merged. As you have a differing concept then what is the evidence for them being separate articles as it stands the sources in the shout article all can support content in this. Gnangarra 10:48, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

I'm glad to hear it persists where you are. My last sentence stands however. Doug butler (talk) 20:50, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

The point is these two articles are the same, whether it one name, the other, or an alternative they need to be combined Gnangarra 12:53, 12 December 2024 (UTC)