[OSM-talk] pub vs café

[Ben Laenen]

On Saturday 18 October 2008, Pete Lawrence wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Pubs tend to be more centred around alcoholic drinks, typically
> busiest during the evenings.  Whereas cafe's tend to be more centred
> around food during the day time.  In the UK it is pretty easy to
> distinguish between the two, elsewhere the distinction may not be as
> clear cut.
>
> Restaurants v's cafe's are probably more likely to be mixed up.
>
> Pete

OK, I was confused since here in Belgium we use the word "café" in Dutch 
for a place that primarily serves drinks (so what you call pub or bar I 
guess). One wouldn't associate café with a restaurant here.

Ben