Originally Posted by
Firesong 
Hi, I am new to this and I know this is probably a really stupid question to ask, but here goes ...
My friend is a recovering alcoholic. Doesn't drink anymore. Doesn't go to bars, either!
We are planning a trip together and I have just found that the local meeting place for a group we are interested in (sports fans) is ... a neighborhood bar!
I don't drink, so I very rarely go to bars, but on the rare occasions I do go, I have no problem ordering a soft drink or just ice water.
Not sure about my friend.
Should I suggest we try to meet some of our fellow fans in this new city at their bar? Or just forget the whole thing, not mention that I saw anything about their group, and just enjoy the other parts of our planned trip?
Hi, I don't think it's a silly question at all, I much like Karate simply do not want to drink so it also does not bother me at all, if I did want to drink I would, but everyone is different and there approach to these situations may well vary dramatically. I think your friend has to know its a bar for meeting in and let your friend decide if he or she is at that point yet where a bar is just another place.