Imagine you live in a town with a large university. I'm guessing you're thinking that everything will be youthful, vibrant, progressive, and all of those assorted adjectives which are universally reckoned to be "good".
But what if you just want a quiet pint? Sorry, you're likely out of luck.
The thing is, with University Arts students, they see the world as an extension of their personal space. They want to perform. It's their right. So if they get to a pub and see it's quiet, then they'll see an opportunity. As all classic narcissists, they see the world as an extension of themselves rather than vice versa. They think whenever they perform, everyone will love them,
Sadly for them, and everyone else, it's not true. Most of these performers are not as talented as they imagine themselves to be. And, outside of advertised music nights, pubgoers are only after a few pints and a quiet chat. Mutual dissatisfaction all around.
So, if you're sat there with a beer on a weekday afternoon and someone starts banging the pub piano or singing spontaneously, it's best to leave. Before either they or you get irritated.
Appropriate behavior is dead. Pushing is alive and rampant.
