This bartender is the owner. Maybe it’s a Milwaukee thing. Apparently this bar deals mostly in cash. I know someone who used to work there.
Maybe it is.
My father hated the bar business. He kept his bartender's card...just in case there was no work. He was from a different era.
He didn't go on about it but most bars in this country are pretty sleazy. The PUBS in the U.K. seem very homey. Kids, old ladies and dogs go into them. They also serve food. So totally different but they are really nice to hang out in...and many Brits do so.
The bars here that are half way nice, my opinion of course, are those bars associated with a nice restaurant.