How chatty are you when you’re sitting at the bar? Sometimes I think that’s the bigger hurdle, not the location. For background, I love talking to people at bars and do it pretty often. Still, starting a real conversation can be tough. I’ll even go so far as to ask what someone’s looking at on their phone, then follow it up with pointed questions about their personal life. When people roll with that style of banter, those end up being my most fun bar memories. You actually leave feeling like you know someone, compared to sticking with surface-level stuff like sports.