Gentriwho?

A while back there was some debate going on about the gentrification of pubs in the North End. Today I had supper at the Oasis (a blue collar, neighbourhood pub in the middle of downtown H_x's most upscale shopping area) and wondered why "the cool kids" have never taken over this bar and turned it into an indie rock hotspot. Granted, my old surf band played there back in the 90's with these ladies, but the place never really took off as that sort of hangout. Perhaps the type of hip young person who likes "old man" bars generally does not live downtown or in the South End.

Anyway, I'm not advocating bar gentrification. It's just funny (ironic-funny) that you have to go to a fairly chic part of downtown to find a blue-collar pub that isn't trendy with the young people.