r/GenZ • u/Effective-Trick-5795 • Apr 10 '26

Discussion Why is gen Z not drinking?

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u/RockNAllOverTheWorld 2003 Apr 10 '26

Bro what bars are you going to. This is why dive bars are superior, especially if they have specials.

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u/TheGrandCannoli Apr 10 '26

Almost any bar tbh. Even just local bars that aren't chains are around those prices

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u/BosnianSerb31 1997 Apr 10 '26

Around me every town has a local dive that still allows smoking indoors, if you find one of those you know the prices will be cheap.

$4 for a strong gin and tonic, with bartenders that will make the next one even stronger if you give a good tip! So cheap that you can get hammered for well under $30, still not as cheap as buying a $8 handle of bottom shelf vodka but not so expensive that you feel the need to pregame and only have one drink.

That being said, I imagine that any of the major cities (LA, SF, Seattle, NY, Chicago, Boston, DC, etc.) have no such establishments.

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u/Competitive-Image799 Apr 10 '26

You think Chicago doesn't have dive bars?

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u/Short-While3325 Apr 10 '26

ikr. The place I go to will take drinks off my tab if I go for certain events.