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> no noise, no drinking

I strongly recommend casual wandering walks for anyone without mobility issues as a bar replacement. I don't even remember where I picked up the habit, but I never was really introduced to bars until later, and they always seemed inferior and have shown a few of my friends the benefits of walking around outside and having a chat (sobriety optional).

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These days, when I meet friends face to face, it is on long walks in nature or the city; we hardly ever sit down. The bar/party thing was referring to what most people around here prefer when meeting ‘friends’ (close personal acquaintances) so it is hard to break that if people are stuck in that. Especially for people who have fulltime jobs, around here, outside the job you either vacation with the family or are in a bar.

I definitely second this! Talking while walking with one other person lets you focus on the actual talking without distractions. Other people butting in and interrupting is no longer an issue. Things like eye-contact-management, what-to-do-with-my-hands-management becomes unnecessary, you can simply shutdown those parts of your brain and focus on the conversation at hand.

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