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hey brits, help a yankee understand this bbc article (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Very sad for sure. But I get lost trying to parse the article. Google says "Caravan park" is like an rv park. Generally for recreational vehicles on vacation. But the image looks like a fixed structure type place. Google also says a caravan park is for spending holidays, and the article talks about them being excited to spend the holidays together. So I thought I had an idea of what this was. Then the article has a bingo caller saying that everyone behind the bar knew them well. And my first thought was... she's 10... in the US, "behind the bar" means bartender. My second was that doesn't sound like a holiday place. Can someone fill me in on what a caravan park is, what behind the bar means, and what kind of place this pub is. Thanks.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

We don’t really do “RV”s. Our roads are narrower, and parking is a mess. We have caravans, towed behind cars, but again not very common.

A caravan park may accommodate RVs or whatever, but mainly they are like your trailer parks, but more for recreational than residential use. Sometimes the park will have its own restaurant / bar building for refreshments.

We have many family-friendly bars, particularly during the daytime, and at venues serving holiday resorts like this.