Is buying a girl a drink at a pub a 'date'?

Posted by Square_Possession_73@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 248 comments

I met up with an old acquaintance at a pub yesterday. We hadn't seen each other for a long time and reconnected recently and he proposed drinks at the pub. On arrival, he ordered and paid for my drink. We had dinner afterwards and I insisted on splitting the bill. Is buying the girl a drink a custom 'date' behaviour? Do people order and buy drinks for friends in England too?