British Guy Reacting to Prohibition - OverSimplified

[@Starfire861]

Saloons were basically bars with hotels, barbers, and brothels attached. A one stop shop for food, beer, a haircut, entertainment, and lodging for the night.

[@ViolentKisses87]

That sounds pretty neat, I wonder why some counties don't bring this back?

[@Chooopy]

@@ViolentKisses87 Because there's less focus on alcohol and more focus on lodging nowadays. We have hotels with bars, banquets halls, gyms, and pools that are pretty good. A lot of people care more about if their room is nice and clean so shady saloons with questionable lodging doesn't sound appealing.

[@colinmartucci6369]

@@Chooopy am american and I would def be going to the saloons if they still existed.

[@FizzyCape]

@@ShuffleUpandDeal32 not in Nevada

[@JohnDoe-ep1cp]

That's how it had to be because you couldn't just travel around as easy and fast lol

[@Mermanticore]

I forget that the Prohibition isn’t taught anywhere else, so I literally laughed when he said, “This is about the banning of alcohol then?”

[@heartless_raven]

“Were kites even a thing back then?” Benjamin Franklin has entered the chat

[@thenorthstarronin]

He is British Forgive the guy

[@thenorthstarronin]

@Brains00007 forgive the guy for not remembering Benjamin Franklin*

[@daciajcksn]

😂😂😂😂

[@KrazyKrab7]

hold on..

[@JPMadden]

Wikipedia says there is a cave painting in Indonesia dating to 9500-9000 BCE that depicts a kite.

[@badwifi_real]

Were kites a round back then? Benjamin Franklin: Am I a joke to you

[@CJ-bd5kj]

Kites have been around since the invention of string and wind

[@Dingusdoofus]

@@CJ-bd5kj wind was invented a few billion years ago so... Kites created life on Earth. Duh.

[@CJ-bd5kj]

@@Dingusdoofus the baby Jesus's dad created wind 5k years ago. everybody knows that.

[@candicoated2001]

Ancient China: Am I right here.

[@williamreeves8382]

@@CJ-bd5kj jesus was Borned year 0 2020 years ago

[@ganapatikamesh]

You asked: “What’s the difference between a saloon and a bar?” Answer: in the US the word saloon is derived from the word salon with it’s French meaning of “a large hall for entertainment.” Saloons in the US were owned by the brewery companies as a place to attract customers and to sell their products directly to them. They often served food and had sources of entertainment like stage shows, live music, etc, etc, etc. Indeed the concept of a “free lunch with the purchase of a drink” in US culture comes from these saloons. The brewing companies often served a lunch meal worth much more than one drink, but knew that most people would purchase more than one drink during their time at the saloon so that while the free lunch meal enticed customers to come to the saloon, the once there and enjoying the entertainment and socializing that the customers would purchase more than enough drinks to cover the costs of the free food that was given. Thus the differences between a bar and a saloon are: ownership of a saloon was usually linked to a brewery (in some cases the saloon could be attached to the brewery itself) whereas a bar was individually owned and was a customer ordering product from breweries; saloons were expected to have various forms of entertainment and dining (think like a combination of a British pub, theater, and other kinds of entertainment: if saloons were around today they’d probably be like the combined hotel/casino/bars/restaurants/theaters/amusement-park/etc things in Las Vegas except they’d be owned or connected to brewing companies instead of entertainment companies) whereas a bar wasn’t expected to have any kind of major attraction level entertainment or even to serve food. In general, in the US there three major types of drinking establishments: tavern, bar, saloon. A tavern was usually a place that served food and drinks to the public, but was usually attached to an inn so that travelers could stay there. A bar was a place that served drinks to the public and might have some light entertainment. A saloon was a place that served food and drinks to the public, had high caliber entertainment, and was usually attached to a brewery (either directly in terms of the building was physically built onto the brewery’s building or legally in that the brewery owned the saloon and supplied it). Taverns and bars served drinks from many different brewers while a saloon usually only sold drink products from one brewer. So that’s what the differences are though over time the words got blurred in the American vocabulary so that today in the US they’re basically synonyms. The “speakeasies” were more like modern nightclubs (well minus the disco era influences) and many bars, etc, after the Prohibition Era tended to mimic the speakeasies is basically what Oversimplified was saying when stating that things had shifted from saloons to bars.

[@woody4077]

holy wall of text batman :P

[@marcusedwards5177]

Thanks for posting this. I had been wondering what the difference was myself so thanks again for making my search for knowledge easier

[@gwendolyn2976]

Thanks for the info !!

[@williamreeves8382]

Let's put it simple saloons are bigger then Bars. Most of the time

[@Nostripe361]

@@williamreeves8382 so a saloon is kinda like a fancy Dave & busters?

[@goose7922]

My family actually owned a giant speakeasy and became hella rich, there's even pictures when al Capone came to visit

[@sparrowpelt20xx61]

Your family sounds awesome.

[@DebsStuffs]

Wow! That actually sounds crazy!

[@lukethompson2714]

Wow did it get shut down

[@dianem8544]

Wow, that's amazing. What city was it and how did it all end?

[@oxydropsy2836]

Where can i find said photo?

[@andyloy7809]

Moonshiners are really how nascar got started.

[@L_87]

Facts

[@suekelley6461]

Facts💯👍. 🙏✌️🇺🇸 and UK!!

[@nikkidee6009]

I was disappointed that the video didnt mention this

[@filthycasual8187]

@@nikkidee6009 Same.

[@macaylacayton2915]

how have I not heard of this fact?! I don't believe you!

[@Fridge56Vet]

Glad to hear you're feeling a bit better; hope tomorrow brings further improvement.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Mobility scooter: exists Every Disney World visitor: I fear no man, but that thing...it scares me

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

This is every Czech, German, and Russian's worst nightmare

[@davestylehenry]

Especially eastern European

[@lucas.s017]

Don’t forget about Belarus

[@beachesandhose2374]

Basically every slav

[@SxVaNm345]

Every Celt, German and Slav's worst nightmare

[@emilyabt4016]

This German-American completely agrees

[@Dalton1294]

The shanty town built for the homeless were called "Hoovervilles"

[@williamreeves8382]

Ye I think we know people learn this in 4th or 5th grade

[@camporter8454]

@@williamreeves8382 I had to learn this from a book in the library. Wasn't taught to me by my teacher.

[@susanmaggiora4800]

William Reeves Maybe they did 30 or 40 years ago. I doubt they get taught that these days..

[@williamreeves8382]

@@susanmaggiora4800 no I'm under 15 I learned this wen I was 11

[@ivetterodriguez1994]

It might have been mention 4th grade US history but I wouldn't be able to remember that. It was definitely mentioned in 10th grade though.

[@TheFeesh30]

And dozens of southerners still make moonshine. We get some from our family in Mississippi every year

[@goblinlibrary280]

One of my roommates in Kentucky told me a story about a moonshiner in her hometown that got so much business she cut a drive thru window into her house.

[@macaylacayton2915]

my mom kind of does.

[@jayt9608]

Do not cross a fence in the woodland hills of the South. Their secret stills are protected by their rifles, they will shoot to kill, and good luck on anyone finding your corpse. It is also not a good idea to br a volunteer census taker as every ten years a few die of hanging or buckshot. No one knows who, nor why, nor where, and the matter is never examined closely. "Revenuers" are still scum in the and have an ill reputation as do those who partner with them.

[@faronomus1589]

@@jayt9608 what

[@macaylacayton2915]

@Mind traveling Sagittarius smooth like North Carolina Appalachian shine? I been to those shiners, cuz my mom wanted some of that. though I have been to Pigeon Forge for Dollywood. I live in North Carolina myself(though more coastal area) but I have been to the mountains. I can't drink that myself(medical privacy reasons) but I know my mom likes it. every single time we go, she wants some so I can't help but know she likes it. me and my family actually drove to Galitinburg, TN once so we could get to pigeon forge, TN for Dollywood, I'm a roller coaster fan myself. still waiting to go to Carowinds which is basically North Carolina's roller coaster heaven and on the border of North and South Carolina(located near Charlotte, North Carolina). The only close theme park I been to is Busch Gardens Williamsburg which is still driving distance from where we live. We been multiple times to BGW. I cannot wait to go again, Pantheon should be opening soon testing started recently. but also Busch Gardens originally came from a brewery company Anheuser Busch or something, I don't remember how you spell the a part of the brewery's name. so it is quite interesting how much alcohol had an impact on honestly, bringing us NASCAR and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Busch Gardens Williamsburg. funny ain't it?

[@Londronable]

I'm pretty sure we have sauces for meat with a higher % of alcohol than 0.5% here in Belgium. We have sauces with wine, scotch, beer, etc. Pretty sure in our household most of the alcohol goes into meat dishes.

[@mrmadness2699]

Londronable, it seems that no one considered that fermented foods like sauerkraut would go over that limit.

[@popcorngoddess89]

America's history of Prohibition proves to me that the war on drugs is a case of history repeating.

[@Oleandra-13]

That's basically been the argument against the War On Drugs for decades.

[@jletia]

Slim Killa marijuana isn’t deadly either

[@macaylacayton2915]

yep, crime never goes away. probably never will.

[@AriesTheCam]

@@Brinkaskfavor That's not remotely true at all. It's basically impossible to OD on cannabis. To die you'd have to literally consume 1,500 lbs or more depending on your body weight. By comparison you could butt chug one 5th of whiskey and it would kill almost anyone. [Edit:] not only would you have to consume a dump truck of weed to OD.. You'd have to do it within 15 minutes due to the speed at which the human body metabolizes it.

[@AriesTheCam]

@@Brinkaskfavor No it's not. There is absolutely no numbers to back up that statement. I call BS. Alcohol puts more people on the street than probably any other vice on Earth barring maybe Opium and numbers prove that. Pick a town.. then pick an AA meeting.. sit down and listen. I have, and you're talking about something you obviously know nothing about. So I'm gonna stop this conversation. I'm not even gonna bother with bringing stats into the equation as it would be an obvious waste of my time. Time I value. I will say you sound like an anti pot ad from the 60's, and you're woefully misinformed my friend. Woefully. Or you could be a troll. Either way you won't get any more of my time.

[@popcorngoddess89]

The last remnants of prohibition in my area of Texas is that the sale of alcohol before noon on Sundays is illegal, and hard liqueur (aka anything not classified as beer or wine) can only be bought in liqueur stores.

[@Fuzz32]

Strangely enough, one of the counties in the US that still has a “dry law” is Moore county in Tennessee. Where the town of Lynchburg is located. That’s where Jack Daniel’s whiskey is produced.

[@thompsonreed244]

wait seriously? i have a whole bunch of family living there. ive toured the place where they make jack daniels and i thought they had a taste testing tour too

[@Fuzz32]

@@thompsonreed244 they do you just can’t buy it outside of the distillery. Or at least they’re not supposed to sell off distillery grounds.

[@claytonkimball7425]

The gift shop is one county over so you can actually buy it when you visit

[@GrumpyKay]

Ocean City, NJ still has prohibition.

[@jaylenburns1655]

Let’s get Luka to 100k 💯

[@sixty502]

Honey makes money by telling brands they’ll drive sales. So brands pay honey a bit for every purchase, and in turn honey gets new consumers purchasing.

[@graciekent9403]

Fun fact: during Prohibition, the Seattle Police Department sold confiscated alcohol to help fund their department

[@macaylacayton2915]

why am I not surprised?

[@DR.Detroit11]

yes this is truth, actually history.

[@dechezhaast]

well.. it’s oversimplified history, if you will

[@DR.Detroit11]

@@dechezhaast the very same thing is going on with Drugs now..just on a much larger scale. Instead of us getting supply from the North, the supply comes from the south, where our CIA works with the the NARCOS and their governments to make sure the supply keeps coming up, the CIA use these funds to fund our secret wars on any countries that do not sign up for Capitalism..They do this because Congress would not publicly fund these illegal wars, we will call it arming "freedom fighters" . Watch, The last NARC on Prime.

[@thejestor9378]

@@DR.Detroit11 The CIA has been doing that since the cold war, and it’s no longer against those who don’t sign up for capitalism, or else we would be hearing more about fighting in Thailand, Vietnam, and other south east asian countries. Instead most of the funds are going into the middle east, but thanks to what has happened due to that the US has had to publicly fund groups fighting against those we used to fund, and end funds to them as well as end most of the CIA fund roundabouts. I don’t know if the law went through or not, but around about 2011-12, a bill was being passed that would allow the CIA to perform any job they so wished without consent of the US government, regardless of legality of the actions involved with it, as well as the ability to hire any necessary personnel that they may come across as members of the CIA.

[@DR.Detroit11]

@@thejestor9378 well, this may surprise you but I support our CIA. I wish they would not pound drugs into the community but their mission in the world is okie dokie with me. I am just explaining to the young man the deeper subject.

[@thejestor9378]

@@DR.Detroit11 I support them as well, but doesn’t mean I can’t criticize some of the things they have done and still do.

[@pert-smith]

“Were kites even a thing back then?” Ben Franklin: “hold my beer.”

[@douglasostrander5072]

Loved that you talk about being human at one point. We are all the same, my biggest enemies and my closest friends, we are all the same.

[@webbess1]

Wow, I never considered the possibility that the guy in that picture was him.

[@robertschwartz4810]

At first I thought this video was for rather slow children but I have to admit it was pretty good. It delivered all the salient points with humor. You said that you learned more from the internet than from your years at school and I agree. I learned more from our public TV stations than school also, mainly because TV realizes that they ha very to make a subject interesting.

[@armandoandrade2797]

i can’t stop watching this mans reactions idk y

[@john.m.shukites]

Sorry to see your sick, hope you feel better soon. One unknown gem in history during Prohibition is that my home area, Southern Illinois, was the most lawless area in America. The police, the prosecutors, and the judges were on the payroll of local bootlegging gangs. And the gangs often fought with each other. In fact, the first plane to drop a bomb on US soil happened when the Shelton Gang attempted to bomb Charlie Birger's hideout, Shady Rest. A lot more went on beyond that - enough that several books have been written about it.

[@john.m.shukites]

28:10 One of my great uncles worked for Al Capone. Unfortunately he died just before I was born. I would have loved to have tried to talk to him.

[@macaylacayton2915]

well, I don't know how to react to that.

[@yourHandleShouldBeAtLeast3...]

People : I want 2020 to be like the roarin 20s Earth: alright infectious disease is spreading People: no not like that Earth: the us stock market is tanking People: wait.... Earth: lmao bars can't be open anymore Borrowed this from a meme thought it was fitting

[@zeec2093]

yeah the economy ws pretty bad, at least its starting to come back.

[@SherlockHolmez]

Earth: A company (Amazon) hiring Pinkerton agents to spy on their employees and prevent unionization

[@williamreeves8382]

Well the Spanish Flu was around during the 20's but it wasn't in n the usa

[@shortiixgoxdumb]

@@williamreeves8382 Pretty sure it was in the US. There were mask laws and everything in CA. www.influenzaarchive.org/cities/city-oakland.html#

[@jaykahn8317]

Funny how now is reapeating the 20s pretty much to the letter

[@darlenashaw785]

Just found your channel and I’m LOVING it! Keep up the good work! Happy New Year!

[@sophseid]

Very glad to hear you're feeling a bit better! Don't worry about forcing yourself to make content if you don't feel well enough for it, take care of yourself first :)

[@PassingMaxQ]

For the saloon/bar thing... The word saloon comes from the French Salon. It was basically a bar/restaurant/hotel, probably with some other services too like barbers. I’m pretty sure the key thing that makes a saloon a saloon is the hotel part. They would usually have a few bedrooms to rent out for the night. A bar is just a place that serves alcohol. And I’m not totally sure of this, but I think taverns are basically the same as pubs: food and drink, but still very casual.

[@shrodingerschat2258]

The Jack Daniels distillery is located in Lynchburg, Tennessee, which is in a county that has remained dry since the prohibition. The irony is that that people who produce JD must travel to a neighboring county in order to consume the product they manufacture.

[@AndrewL209]

Great to hear you’re feeling better, take all the time you need❤️

[@wyattc.335]

Love your videos man! Thanks for all the great content

[@waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaluigi]

Bro I can’t believe you’re almost at 100K subs that’s awesome. Who else was here from the beginning?!

[@rnajestic608]

Just found your channel a few days ago and every day at work i find my self watching your videos. Just what someone thinks about usa events, geographically, and ethics. Really enjoy these videos. Im basically forced to watch every ad unless i want to stop what im doing to skip it.

[@lobster1653]

Hey man, don't feel bad about "looking like a mess" in the video, we know you're making videos for us to enjoy and we know you sometimes get sick, you're doing amazing and we always appreciate your work 💕 have a wonderful night

[@stephsdlnthms3957]

You should check out Franklin D. Roosevelt a lot more. He was one of the most influential presidents we've ever had. He not only got us through the Great Depression and WWII, he basically revolutionized America in terms of social security, energy and industrialization. He's one of my favorite presidents ever, maybe even my absolute favorite.

[@emilyabt4016]

Hello, it is me, your friendly neighborhood Missourian here to deliver some fun facts again. If you noticed on the map with the pre-existing dry laws, you'll see that Missouri is not on that list. Because aside from French a lot of us are german and I mean hella german and as he mentioned we like our achohol. Anhusuer-Bush, who basically owns American beer, was founded over 200 years ago in St. Louis by a fellow german immigrant. And if you live here, then you know. Nothing more St. Louis than having a drink at... get this... BUSH stadium and watching some good ol' Cardnials baseball under the Arch (and maybe see the Clydesdales). Also, a little ways south in my home town there's a old saloon(now restaurant) that has a tunnel connecting buildings. They used it to smuggle alcohol.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Watch the HBO show "Boardwalk Empire" if you want to get into this era. So much fun.

[@harryballsak1123]

Yep and underrated show more people should watch.

[@guardian35]

As I understood it: Bars are usually a standalone business that strictly serves alcohol and characterized by the long "bar" where you order drinks. Saloons are basically a bar but in an open layout and part of a larger business like a boarding house, hotel, or theater. They may or may not serve limited food options. Most people hear Saloon and think Old West wood and/or adobe style. Pubs were short for "Public House" of drinking as opposed to private drinking clubs which you can still find in Utah. Now they usually serve food and are also considered restaurants.

[@Me-wk3ix]

I just hope that you feel better. Do what you need to do, take what time you need. Your videos are great, we will be there!

[@skylar9046]

Since you watch so many of the OverSimplified videos, I'd recommend any of the Mini-Wars! They're pretty interesting, especially the Battle of Hastings and Emu War. Also funny.

[@lordtuna6481]

The thing with the guy not getting charged for murder is called Jury Nullification. It's when a jury knows someone did something and know they are guilty but don't charge them. It's also known as jury equity

[@chriswhinery925]

That can happen but it's not what happened in the case of George Remus. He pled temporary insanity and the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity. He spent 9 months in an insane asylum after the trial. His wife divorced him, sold all of his stuff and kept all of the money for herself, tried to have him deported from the country, then finally hired a hitman to try and have him assassinated, so it's not that hard to understand why the jury might agree that he wasn't in his right mind at the time of the killing.

[@markbauer3937]

Glad you're feeling better brother. You definitely look better than the earlier video...no offense. But I've been waiting for this reaction from you lol. Hope you're well my dude. Stay safe. - Mark (NYC, USA)

[@jackjarvey1131]

Definitely do a video on the great depression

[@whattha_huh]

This is the ultimate lesson about national prohibition of any sort, especially if it is popular or makes money.

[@remnainc]

Your videos bring me so much joy. I hope you feel better soon!

[@FlowersOfIcetor]

Kinda sad they didn’t go into how Al Capone pushed massive food industry reform. He saw how disgusting meat and milk factories were and hated it so much that he shoved loads of money into lobbying for cleaner conditions and tighter regulations. He’s one of the main reasons why it’s so hard to buy unpasteurized dairy in the US. He also had a swank-ass jail cell.

[@weeyummybmp7693]

a bow shows respect through submission; a salute shows respect for one's position of authority

[@bradenmctavish7060]

I would love to see you react to “The American wars every one kinda forgot about” by alternatehistoryhub

[@camporter8454]

Loved his bit about the barbary wars.

[@macaylacayton2915]

ok one minute, how wars did america have in it's history?! I haven't heard of any forgotten wars!

[@frankieruiz1555]

Hey Luka praying for you and your family, the new COVID strain out in the UK's made me think about you dude, stay safe out there.

[@garyballard179]

When you put up a sign saying "Please Do Not Touch," *many* people will go out of their way *to* touch it. It's human nature. I don't drink alcohol, but if I was alive during Prohibition... I'd have seriously considered it. In Australia, when they hosted the Olympics, their opening ceremony featured the history of Ned Kelly, a bank robber and national hero.

[@TheFeesh30]

The Great Depression was horrible. Do a video on that

[@CJ-bd5kj]

No depression, no Hitler

[@mazdaman2315]

My grandfather’s cousin was a bootlegger I have a photo somewhere of his tripped up model A with a engine swap and tune under the hood

[@waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaluigi]

I think you mean “tricked out” not “tripped up”

[@Stonkzy]

The first time Luka lets Oversimplified “get his money”.

[@lucymantler2288]

Pleas React to Why did spain decline

[@diamond4k]

Everytime an ad comes up on his video. I say “get your money”

[@jeffburdick869]

I agree with you in terms of what is a bar, tavern, saloon, pub...I think its often semantics. I've a local pub that is technically called a "tavern." I don't know, it feels like a pub to me.

[@cheetahgaming9689]

Hey, nice to hear you’re starting to feel better

[@florencekrome6045]

I don't know if this is related but one time my history teacher told us that apparently somewhere they were banning gun use because of a lot of shootings. Knife violence then spiked a huge amount.

[@BlueDebut]

Yo Luka, props to you for your dedication to the great videos! Hope you get better seen and hope you keep on bringing us "sumfin a lil' different" 😂😂😂😂

[@JustJennyKelly]

I’m binge watching your channel as a new subscriber lol so you probably won’t see this comment but when the Great Depression topic came up and they legalized alcohol again to help save the economy...I had a lightbulb above my head moment lol..we’re kind of seeing a similar circumstance happening here in the US again after the “Great Recession” when the market crashed in 2008. That crash was actually worse than the depression for us here. The US is legalizing marijuana, which was also banned and now being brought back because of its widespread illegal use. Now it’s being legalized everywhere and soon enough will be a strong revenue and taxed nationwide. Wether you partake or not there is money to be made when it’s made legal as well as taxable income. Oh...second thought lol saloons were commonly men’s bars with female entertainment lol and bravo for trucking on despite being sick ❤️

[@Gorilla284]

I love these reactions!

[@bhbeats43]

oh and history repeats itself. giving up our liberty to "feel" "safe". bless

[@scottmiller6270]

You're correct about people breaking laws. It's basically a challenge or the mindset of "I'll do as I please." For example, my parents told me if I came home with an earring they would rip it out. So I pierced my ear twice instead!

[@radianteclipse75]

Was waiting for you to upload this. Hope you feel better now.

[@davidrichards6509]

The Mayflower Pilgrims stopped at Plymouth Rock Massachusetts (which was NOT where they were originally headed) because they had run out of beer on the ship.

[@olliminati]

Oho, congratz and lets make that 100.001 subs! :D

[@4rgrls]

I highly recommend finding videos about the Dust Bowl (1930s and 40s) It was a great drought that happened in the midwest of the USA. My great grandparents were farmers out there and it devastated those communities for decades. The best video about it is the Ken Burns documentary but that’s too long to react to. I’m sure there are plenty of great youtube videos as well.

[@chaost4544]

Shocking... it's as if the same things that happened under Prohibition happened with our "War on Drugs".

[@stphilomena911]

I'm worried that it will be worse if we ban guns...

[@buddyharris5515]

US, “pubs” ordinarily also serve food. “” (early 18th century) is an Anglicized form of the French “salon,” originally meaning a large reception room or hall, often hotel. ... “” does imply a larger establishment than a simple “,” but the words are otherwise interchangeable.

[@RogunK]

There is still lots of places with some form of Prohibition. The town where a live only allows the sale of beer within city limits so there are a bunch of liquor stores right past the city limits loaded with hard alcohol. Also, all alcohol sales are not allowed on Sunday so if you wanted some drinks for Sunday football, you better have already stocked up the day before.

[@danielvelsor5693]

you gotta react to the mob. They profited so much off this time period and even became stronger than the police at times

[@normal-potato05]

Good to see you better than the last video, btw, kites were made around 3000 years ago

[@mikefleischauer498]

From word-detective.com: “Tavern” is one of the older of the terms you cited, and first appeared in English in the 13th century meaning “a place where wine is sold to the public.” English had borrowed “tavern” from the Old French “taverne,” which in turn was derived from the Latin “taberna,” meaning “a shed constructed of boards, a hut, workshop.” That “taberna,” by the way, eventually also gave us the English word “tabernacle,” which is a definite step up from “hut.” Today “tavern” is exclusively used to mean “drinking establishment,” and, at least in the US, “tavern” has a somewhat more refined connotation than “bar.” “Bar,” perhaps the most basic term for such places, dates to the late 16th century and comes from the barrier or counter over which drinks are served. This is the same “bar” as in common use meaning “long rod or barrier” and comes from the Latin “barra,” meaning “barrier.” A similar railing or bar separates lawyers, et al., from the public in courtrooms, and aspiring lawyers must pass a “bar exam” to join their ilk. “Inn” comes from the Old English “inn,” probably related to our preposition “in,” and originally meant simply “house.” By the 14th century, “inn” meant “lodging house,” usually offering drinks as well. Today many places with “Inn” in their names are merely bars putting on airs. “Pub” is simply short for “public house” (dating to the early 17th century), an establishment that is licensed to sell alcohol to be consumed on the premises by the public (as opposed to private clubs, etc.). In the US, “pubs” ordinarily also serve food. “Saloon” (early 18th century) is an Anglicized form of the French “salon,” originally meaning a large reception room or hall, often in a hotel. That “big room” meaning has been carried over into “saloon” used to denote private railroad cars, large automobiles, or deluxe cabins on ocean liners. “Saloon” meaning “place for drinking” dates to the mid-19th century. “Saloon” does imply a larger establishment than a simple “bar,” but the words are otherwise interchangeable. As to why “tavern” and “inn” sound cozy to us, but “bar” seems seedy and “saloon” reeks of cowboys and breaking chairs, we can probably thank Hollywood. All these terms are essentially synonymous.

[@rnajestic608]

U just had 86k like yesterday!! Your channel is crazyy.

[@martincarroll7470]

A saloon was considered more upscale than a bar and served a wider variety of drinks than a bar.

[@gribthor]

25:50 - the reason people want to do stuff more when laws are put in place is because of the secret ingredient that gets introduced "crime"

[@Sam-im5tc]

Capone was the definition of "the monster you make"

[@macaylacayton2915]

well he was caught for tax evasion, so yeah I can see that.

[@jessedean4006]

35:29 where’s Waldo top right 😂

[@CLASSICcollctr]

10:54 I remember seeing this picture in history books in middle school 😂

[@evilpolaroidgaming2275]

Here in Minnesota, we don't have town drunks, because we all take turns.

[@redray445]

During the time my great grandfather grew grapes and made wine in the basement, we still have his wine press. Way to pull one over on em 🍷

[@kimmjohnston4744]

This is where getting smashed comes from. If you were out at a bar during the early prohibition movement, good chance you got caught up in smash, smash, smash.

[@arualstarr]

I got a Jack Daniel's Whiskey ad while watching this 😂

[@seamusburke639]

16:10 0.5% is the ABV of non-alcoholic beer, meaning even though there's a trace amount still in it, you literally can't get drunk from it even if you tried.

[@leonbrumett6155]

With your growth rate, you are going to reach 100k before the end of the year. You have gained like 3,500 subs today alone.

[@benbateer1963]

My man can’t wait till u hit 100 k

[@manxkin]

Watching this as I drink my big glass of red wine. Hurray!

[@george217]

I went to college in Louisiana in the late 1970's. The Parish (county) I was living in was a "dry" parish. The solution? Bars, clubs, and package liquor stores 100 feet over the parish line to one that was "wet"...😂

[@TheNeonParadox]

This country has the strangest freaking history. What I like about Oversimplified is how they routinely point out how the more things change, the more they really stay the same. I hope they eventually do an episode about the criminalization of marijuana. It literally started with logging lobbyists petitioning against their competition, the hemp industry, and they used so many of the same tactics that were employed in alcohol prohibition, including "scary black people." 🙄

[@rickyfever]

Saloons are often associated with "old western" towns of the late 1800's. A bar can refer to the counter where the bartender pours drinks or also the business as a whole. Either way, they're both drinking establishments

[@willster8759]

As he mentions there are a lot of counties that are still dry. The county I live in is dry. One of the cities in my county is wet (allows alcohol) though. In some places it’s part of the culture where alcohol is frowned upon.

[@michelledalenaa]

Even after Prohibition a lot states still had numerous counties that were dry (we still have dry counties in places). Two of my great uncles were competing boot leggers in the same dry county. As a kid my dad remembers being with my grandfather when he got pulled over and arrested after buying bootleg alcohol at Christmas.

[@existn]

ive been waiting for this!

[@GaryColemanNC]

You're a hero, chappy...

[@rafetizer]

I don't particularly care to delve into it, but my guess would be that honey makes money by either A) showing you ads every so often, or B) directing you to a seller's website based on a certain preferential order. (in other words, maybe companies and sellers can pay Honey to bring in business by moving their search results to the top of the list when it's showing you "coupons")

[@Nicky2Chains]

Al Capone was almost like a robinhood type in Chicago. He built soup kitchens to help the poor during the depression. His lawyer said “Mr. Capone never hurt anyone unless they were trying to hurt him.” He was brutal but brutal to other criminals. Not say that makes anything he did right but that’s why he is still so liked and well known

[@lilblondiebear]

Fun WTF Fact: Our boy Al Capone is responsible for the "sell by" dates on milk to protect kids from food poisoning. He also opened the first soup kitchen during the Great Depression and even served meals.