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TELLTALE SIGNS YOU’RE IN A DIVE BAR

• It looks closed, but it’s open

• Christmas lights

• The women’s room has a sign that says, “Ladies Only!”

• Upright, chrome cash registers

• Witty signs like: “Free Beer! Tomorrow”

• Wood-grain linoleum

• Tonic and other mixers dispensed via individual bottles

• When you pay for a five buck drink with a ten, you’re given a five as a change instead of five ones. (This shows they’re not scheming for a tip.)

• Red lighting and red vinyl booths

• Poor drink selection

• You’re IDed not because you look young, but because you don’t belong

• Multiple TVs on different channels, each with the sound on

• People making (and taking) calls on pay phones