What is the difference between a bar, a tavern, a pub, and a saloon?

What is the difference between a pub, tavern, bar, and saloon?

  • To my knowledge they're all just different words that mean the same thing: a place to go to get alcoholic beverages. Is there actually a difference between them?

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    A pub is a dingy dungeon where you sit underground and pound hardcore booze. A tavern is where you get some food, eat, drink, be all-around merry. A bar is where you go down beers with buddies a saloon is where you go if you want to get into a gun fight.

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They are all the same. They just conjure up different images. A saloon makes me think of Western films. A Tavern reminds me of Ye Olde English type of place from Shakespearean times. A Pub to me is English whereas a bar sounds more American ♥

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Just like you think, there is no difference (although others will claim otherwise). It is similar to how people refer to Soda as - Soda, Pop, Soda Pop, Fizzy Drink.

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