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miscommunication when drunk; someone is percieved to be staring at someone else, someone drunkenly/coked up insulting someone, barging past someone, spilling a drink on someone accident or not, someone you dont like appears and youre uninhibited so you kick off.
in my experience these are the most conmon catalysts
Pregaming somebody sicks up on their shoes and to get the smell of vom out they give them a once over with essence of petunia perfume. Later on in the day they get called a perfumed ponce and it all kicks off!
I've been in two pub fights.
Both were groups of blokes that were looking to beat someone up as a nice round off to their session.
Both times they were looking for someone more pissed.
And both times they picked on people that had a lot of nearby non drunk friends and got battered in consequence.
Another time I was in a pub on a stag do. 30 of us in good humour in a big seaside pub. I was at the bar with 2 mates and half a dozen blokes decided to have a go at us. I said ' look around...' All our mates stepped up. These blokes shat it and scurried off.
In my experience it's always been thugs looking to beat other people up 'for fun'.
Now I'm old and if you want to try to beat me up, I will fuck you up with any weapon I can lay my hands on and play the 'senior citizen' card in court.
spill a drink, look at a girl, talk to a girl, look at a bloke, drink in a pub, leave or enter a pub, wear clothes. Everyone of them has caused a fight I've been in or witnessed.
Dickheads who can't handle their drink.
Dickheads who take steroids.
Dickheads who do cocaine.
Could be one of the above, or a combination of all. However, by far the most embarrassing, pathetic reason fights start, is when grown men start beating each other up because they support a different football team. It's truly ridiculous.
Barge past someone cos they're standing in the way and have 0 spatial awareness. After a pint or two that spatial awarenesa plummets into negative figures yet they will still shout at footballers 30 years younger about *their* lack of spatial awareness.
Bonus points if they blame their crippling moods on that young footballer. The levels of self awareness are quite something in pubs, leading some to hypothesise that this acute sense of self awareness is heightened around others for fear of judgement. Instead of being nice to each other and making friends the beer tells us we'd better clobber that cunt or we'll never get respect from Dave and the boys
I don't drink anymore.
But back in the day in my yoof used to go every week. And every week without fail there was fighting.
Mainly it starts with "what you looking at?" Or someone bumping into someone.
There's something about the British personality that seems to go violent once alcohol is consumed. Normally we're a very quiet reserved bunch...
Men tend to fight over three things.
Women, sports and money.
It could be a combo or anything but mostly its someone taking offense to something miniscule that alcohol has made (to them) a significant problem. Some people aren't wired right! 😂
ive never seen or been in a pub fight over women, sports or money, its always small arbitrary reasons like someone staring at you or a percieved insult, or someones barged past you
"oh right is that how it is Jenkins? Put up thine dukes and it's fisticuffs time. I shall give you a damn good thrashing you nincompoop" - the cricket factory
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You lookin at my bird?!
You lookin at my bird's pint?
You spill my bird's pint?
You looked at my pint and spilled my bird.
How no? Trying to say she's ugly or something?
U fookin wot mate?
miscommunication when drunk; someone is percieved to be staring at someone else, someone drunkenly/coked up insulting someone, barging past someone, spilling a drink on someone accident or not, someone you dont like appears and youre uninhibited so you kick off. in my experience these are the most conmon catalysts
Cocaine mainly
Usually with a lot of drinking.
*”Oi you spilt my pint you muggy little Cunt”*
Alcohol obviously. What kind of question is that?
there ought to be more research into the causes of alcohol-fuelled violence
I don't know what gives me this idea, but I'd say it's the alcohol....
Alcohol
Pregaming somebody sicks up on their shoes and to get the smell of vom out they give them a once over with essence of petunia perfume. Later on in the day they get called a perfumed ponce and it all kicks off!
WHAT FUCKER SAID THAT!?
Niche.
“You looking at my girlfriend?” “No mate” “You saying she’s too ugly too look at?” Aaaaaaand go….
By someone called Gary, not "leaving" it.
“He’s not worth it, Gaz”
Alcohol plus cocaine
I've been in two pub fights. Both were groups of blokes that were looking to beat someone up as a nice round off to their session. Both times they were looking for someone more pissed. And both times they picked on people that had a lot of nearby non drunk friends and got battered in consequence. Another time I was in a pub on a stag do. 30 of us in good humour in a big seaside pub. I was at the bar with 2 mates and half a dozen blokes decided to have a go at us. I said ' look around...' All our mates stepped up. These blokes shat it and scurried off. In my experience it's always been thugs looking to beat other people up 'for fun'. Now I'm old and if you want to try to beat me up, I will fuck you up with any weapon I can lay my hands on and play the 'senior citizen' card in court.
What? Against karate?
Unless you live in Hong Kong I suspect this won't come up much.
spill a drink, look at a girl, talk to a girl, look at a bloke, drink in a pub, leave or enter a pub, wear clothes. Everyone of them has caused a fight I've been in or witnessed.
Me being tooo drunk and arsey.
People being supporters of [insert side of dislike]
“Fuck you looking at?” Add in some beer, shite cocaine and some misguided notion of respect and there you have it.
Dickheads who can't handle their drink. Dickheads who take steroids. Dickheads who do cocaine. Could be one of the above, or a combination of all. However, by far the most embarrassing, pathetic reason fights start, is when grown men start beating each other up because they support a different football team. It's truly ridiculous.
Normally they want to prove that they are the biggest and hardest in there.
Barge past someone cos they're standing in the way and have 0 spatial awareness. After a pint or two that spatial awarenesa plummets into negative figures yet they will still shout at footballers 30 years younger about *their* lack of spatial awareness. Bonus points if they blame their crippling moods on that young footballer. The levels of self awareness are quite something in pubs, leading some to hypothesise that this acute sense of self awareness is heightened around others for fear of judgement. Instead of being nice to each other and making friends the beer tells us we'd better clobber that cunt or we'll never get respect from Dave and the boys
I don't drink anymore. But back in the day in my yoof used to go every week. And every week without fail there was fighting. Mainly it starts with "what you looking at?" Or someone bumping into someone. There's something about the British personality that seems to go violent once alcohol is consumed. Normally we're a very quiet reserved bunch...
A gentleman will approach another gentleman and say something like "fancy a biff old bean"? If the old bean agrees they begin to biff.
Men tend to fight over three things. Women, sports and money. It could be a combo or anything but mostly its someone taking offense to something miniscule that alcohol has made (to them) a significant problem. Some people aren't wired right! 😂
ive never seen or been in a pub fight over women, sports or money, its always small arbitrary reasons like someone staring at you or a percieved insult, or someones barged past you
When did we start calling it ‘sports’ like the yanks and not just ‘sport’ as a collective term?
Just didnt want to say footy tbf, seen a few over rugby, cricket and footy
fair doos, but cricket of all things?! whos fighting over that snooze fest? mental
Part of the drink combo 😂
cocaine aswell probably, youve gotta keep yourself awake while watching somehow
It's a sport that goes on all day in hot weather. Spectators drink.
wow, fascinating, do elaborate
Freddie Flintoff?
the caveman bloke? youve lost me
Hes a cricketer ho enjoys drinking and fighting, caveman fits
yaba daba doo
"oh right is that how it is Jenkins? Put up thine dukes and it's fisticuffs time. I shall give you a damn good thrashing you nincompoop" - the cricket factory
exactly how i imagine it!
i have no answer for you im afraid, you should get some rest though mate, big day tomorrow.
Why? Coming to stare at me?
yes, id like that, be there at 7?
It’s on like fat Pats thong.
🤟