These Are The Most Embarrassing Drunk Behaviors That Bartenders Have Witnessed

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When you’re at the bar with your friends, be aware that even when you think no one is paying attention, you have an audience — the bartender. And they’ve seen some crazy shit.

Bartenders wear all kinds of hats, from bouncer to therapist to friend to voice of reason. Their job may seem relaxed sometimes when you see them knocking back a few shots with customers but, in reality, it can be pretty stressful and overwhelming.

Alcohol.org recently conducted a study surveying more than 260 current and former American bartenders to get their opinions on all sorts of bar behavior. Through this data, we gained some insight into some of the top drunk behaviors bartenders have witnessed from their customers.

Some of the top drunk behaviors the surveyed bartenders noted include breaking a drinking glass, falling over, participating in verbal altercations, becoming physically sick, starting physical altercations and passing out. Spilling or breaking glasses were the most common, followed by falling over. On the other hand, passing out was the least common, followed by getting into a physical altercation.

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And believe it or not, the drink you order at the bar does have an impact on a bartender’s impression of you. The surveyed bartenders had the least respect for customers who order appletinis while customers who order Irish car bombs are given a little more respect. (In all fairness, if you’re downing Irish car bombs, you deserve some credit.)

On a more sobering note, 57 percent of the surveyed bartenders said they have prevented customers from driving drunk by calling them a cab or ride service, and 21.7 percent said they have never stepped in to prevent an intoxicated patron from driving home. That’s a pretty scary percentage of bartenders who sat back, especially when they often have a moral obligation to take extra caution with customers who may have had too much to drink.

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There’s another aspect of bar etiquette that people don’t talk about that often, and that’s tipping. Usually, people don’t share the amount of tip they give with their friends. It’s just one of those unspoken things that you drunkenly decide on your own. And the amount of tip you give could be impacted by a bunch of factors — your mood, the quality of service or even how much you personally like the bartender. According to the survey, close to 38 percent of bartenders say that $1 per drink is appropriate but they hope for between 18 and 20 percent of the total bill.

So every time you’re tossing a few back at the bar and don’t think anyone is paying attention, just remember the person pouring your drinks. And no matter how drunk you get, don’t forget to tip.

[h/t Delish]