Ordering at the bar
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What it really means
In most pubs there is no table service: you go to the bar, order drinks and food, pay straight away, and give your table number for food. There is no formal queue — the bar staff notice who arrived first, so just wait your turn.
Chinese explanation
大多数酒馆没有桌边服务：自己去吧台点酒点餐并当场付款，点餐时报桌号。吧台前没有正式排队——酒保记得谁先来，安心等着轮到你就行。
Example conversation
A: Why is no one coming to take our order?
B: It's a pub — you order at the bar. I'll go, same again?
A：怎么没人来给我们点单？
B：这是酒馆——要去吧台点。我去吧，你还是老样子？
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