Talk:Bartender

Minimum requirements

Bartenders have to have their grade 12 education to work in a bar. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.216.215.4 (talk • contribs) December 7, 2005 (UTC)

this is not correct..do not listen to this man you do not need a high school diploma or GED to work as a bartender... bartending is considered in the food industry, which does not require finishing high school or accquiring a GED. A diploma is preferred though in most places, or GED —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.235.29.73 (talk) 17:06, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Terminology

As I understand it, in the UK 'barkeep' is short for 'barkeeper' which specifically means someone who *owns* a bar, not someone who just serves drinks in one Justinep 21:59, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Mixologist should certainly not be merged into bartender since it indicates not only stature (a mixologist isn't a type of bartender), but rather an education/understanding of the art/craft of creating/mixing drinks. Suggesting that a Mixologist is a sort of Bartender is akin to suggesting that an architect is a sort of construction worker. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.131.246.82 (talk • contribs) August 6, 2006 (UTC)

I agree. Jennyfurrr03 (talk) 16:58, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Bar a place where where we drink, tender which means kindness, so bartender means a place where we drink which has kindness. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.232.8.8 (talk • contribs) October 20, 2006 (UTC)

"to tend" means to manage or look after. A bartender looks after a bar. I don't know why you would think it refers to a place. 142.150.41.57 00:09, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Personally, i believe that the word bartender reforms some sort of annotation to a group name more then an exact individual. For example, i WOULD say that a mixologist is a type of bartender. This along with the pubtenders, clubtenders and flair bartenders. For example again, flair bartenders (especially some extreme ones) don't actually work in bars but are still classed under that category. Mixologists are those certain bartenders that have a wider range of insight into the industry of cocktails, and their history, but still being underlined into the category of bartenders.

Consider a classroom with mixologists being the geeks, flairtenders being the cool kids (who don't study) and all others that go in between the both, knowing a more limited knowledge in both other topics.

but thats just my opinion. x —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.192.34.236 (talk) 19:13, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Anime

Nice reference to the Bartender anime. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.63.32.184 (talk • contribs) October 20, 2006 (UTC)

Historical question

What is the black armband that many older bartenders are shown wearing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.178.120.10 (talk • contribs) January 9, 2007 (UTC)

That's a good question. Though in movies, I have seen other colors (like red or white) worn, too. These were mostly in old "Westerns" and it was the barkeep in the saloons who usually wore them. I never really thought about it before. If anyone has an answer, I'd be curious to know, too. --Willscrlt (Talk·Cntrb) 09:07, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Our "head" bartender wears one. It strengthens your grip. Said bartender also has carpal tunnel so that helps out even more. Scientific evidence? No. Does it work? Yes. (i would try it myself even though im pretty young).--Ijnixon (talk) 00:45, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

I wear one of the armbands that you guys have been writing about.

You see there was the original reason why you wear them and that is the keep your sleeves out of the way when, dining/drinking/writing etc....originally any men would wear them, especially those who wore suits. Bartenders use them for the same reason along with a couple other perks....it keeps your sleeves higher, looks fashionable (in my opinion) and its also a good place to hold your money when dealing with multiple customers. You can buy them usually in john lewis in the metallic form, gold or silver. This is probably a more modernised version of the old western thick fabric bands.

check them out, there quite a cool accessory for men when wearing shirts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.192.34.236 (talk) 19:05, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

"underpaid therapist"

It seems like "underpaid therapist" is a colloquial term for a bartender, and not an official name. I would suggest that "underpaid therapist" be taken out of the article to keep up with Wiki's standards of professional editingAznsamiam 04:11, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Legal underage serving

in california it is legal of for a person to server alcohol as long as they are not

"acting in the capacity of a bartender and the service occurs in an area primarily designed and used for the sale and service of food for consumption on the premises."

however no where is it clearly stated what the capacity of a bartender is. anybody have any ideas? 204.128.192.37 03:41, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Jeffrey Houlton, Relevance

Is the part about Jeffrey Houlton, an Ottawa bartender actually relevant? Is it in the correct location? This seems rather out of place and irrelevant, but I didn't want to remove it as I am not sure if there is actually some relevance that I do not know about.Ajh16 (talk) 14:08, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

External links

This section is very helpful. Tank520 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.44.12.45 (talk) 16:04, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Photo

The bartender in the picture is Robert Gold, one of the most well known bartenders in the D.C. area. He has a trained hundreds of bartenders to tend bar in this unique style which includes setting up the bar in exactly the configuration shown in the picture so that the bartender can maintain eye contact with the customer, the result is efficient and entertaining, and increased tips! 71.179.82.233 (talk) 04:24, 7 December 2009 (UTC)