Like a Local - Dublin - page 56

Another golden rule about the system is that the next round starts when the first person
has finished (or preferably just about to finish) their drink. It doesn't matter if you're only
halfway through your pint, if it's your round, get them in.
NEED TO KNOW
» At home, Dubliners dine early, between 6pm and 7pm; when they go out, they eat later, usually after 7pm.
» If someone buys you a drink, you always need to return the favour - or at least offer to.
» Don't bother with bottled water in restaurants; Dublin's tap water is perfectly safe, free and generally excel-
lent.
Your greatest challenge will probably be trying to keep up with your fellow drinkers,
who may keep buying you drinks in every round even when you've still got a clatter of
unfinished pints in front of you and you're sliding face first down the bar.