The Cliched Heckling When Bar Staff Break Beer Glasses

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I watched a Youtube recently that was dealing with a satirical look at Irish pubs and realized that much of it applies to any pub, not just Irish bars (the video was made in Ireland). One recurring incident in the video is the way drinkers cheer, jeer and clap if bar staff or customers drop and break glasses and bottles. With so many glasses being carried round a bar some breakages are inevitable. A wet glass, full or recently emptied can be slippery to hold, especially when the carrier has more than one to transport. When a glass hits the floor or bar top and shatters, the noise invariably attracts loud laughter from around the pub. Heckles include; 1/. Sack the juggler 2/. Don’t bother washing that one. 3/. That’ll come out of your wages. (in some bars with strict or mean management this might actually be unfortunately true). No one ever seems to want to check that staff or customers near the breakage incident are safe and unhurt. After all, breaking glass can fly around like shrapnel. Some cuts and scratches can be inflicted and the tidy up work can be time consuming (worse if the glasses were anything less than empty). The yells and catcalls are generally good natured but they are tediously predictable. Youtube – Every Irish Pub Ever Arthur Chappell