"I've never been in a bar and have no wish to!"... "We don't HAVE singing or music in bars here."

You're probably right, it's your town, Mbo. But if you've never been in any of the bars, how do you know know they are all like that? I could take you to pubs which are just like the bars you decribe, and others which are totally different. Ranging from the lively and friendly to the ones that are more like library reading rooms or funeral parlours. I tend increasingly towards preferring those, when I'm not in for a session.

There are even a few where they don't have smoking, which is fine by me.