Field Work

Many people go to the bar to relax after a long day of work. They sometimes meet up with friends or coworkers and discuss their day. People in public are very interesting in their interaction with others because nonverbal communication can be observed in virtually any situation. Bars are especially interesting because there are different personality labels. For example, there are the regulars who are there everyday at the same time, the couples who come before dinner to have their cocktails, and the drunks. The drunks are there no matter what time of day and stay for hours.

The more interesting part in the observation is how the bartender is able to deal with all these different personality types. A bartender must be able to communicate with all of these personality types in order to do his job well. A good bartender must demonstrate and often alter his communication styles on a daily basis.

The hypothesis is when visiting a sports bar, a male bartender, in general, will interact with his customers more effective than a female bartender. This is because males tend to know more about sports history than females do and male bartenders seem to relate to bar stories better than female bartenders. In s

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Her name was Becky and she had two people at her bar.

I had to go back to see if she really did know her sports, so I went back when the Yankees were hosting the Red Sox. Becky would get asked the questions about her children and her plans for her days off. “Absolute and cran for Benny, and Seven-Seven for Mike. They had just come in from a round of golf.

It was clear right away that the hypothesis had been wrong. There were only four people at the bar. I have not had very much exposure to bars, but this one was interesting.

At halftime Becky turned to baseball playoffs.

This observation was conducted at Putter’s Bar and Grill at Pheasant Run Golf Course strictly to observe the bartender.

Upon return to that same bar Monday night at six o’clock, I knew there would be a female bartender there. ” She let them know that “the Packers do not stand a chance tonight.

I stayed until the football game was over so I could see who won the bet.

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