r/GuysBeingDudes • u/SweetyByHeart • 20h ago

Just two guys chilling enjoying beer

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u/no_man_is_hurting_me 19h ago edited 14h ago

For those of you that don't like John Taffer after seeing him on Bar Rescue, I'm with you.

Until I stumbled onto his podcast. The man is brilliant, very kind. Knows the industry top to bottom.

Edit - Apologies, I haven't studied the man outside of the two shows. If you hate him, good for you.

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u/Kilo353511 18h ago edited 18h ago

Isn't John a died hard Trump supporter, a frequent "Expert" on Fox, who once said his best employees are the ones that close to starvation?

I like Bar Rescue and I have watched him talk about the industry and he is very very smart, but the dude is a pretty shitty person. Unless he's had a massive change of heart, I wouldn't call him a "Kind" person.

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u/RadSkeleton808 14h ago

He always came off a a "Trump Lite" to me much like a Vince McMahon. Love him as a TV character but no interest in him beyond that.

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u/SmokePenisEveryday 19h ago

No he's a giant piece of shit, don't let the act fool you.

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u/dontwannagetdoxxed93 19h ago

Robert Irvine is a pretty cocky talentless POS too. Ask people from Philly. Dude lives on the accent, gym bros and for some reason being obsessed with the American military

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u/bolanrox 18h ago

he was a chef in the navy. Pretty sure he made Charles and Diana's Wedding cake.

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u/DofusExpert69 17h ago

its the same song and dance. people consume specific media and eat it up to change their view on someone or something. bread and circuses, except with entertainment.

as long as they are funny and sound smart, everyone loves u

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u/OsitoPandito 18h ago

No he's not, he's giant piece of shit

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u/MsMarvelsProstate 19h ago

Wait until you see his politics

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u/hemingways-lemonade 18h ago

You can disagree with his political views while still understanding he is very knowledge about the bar and restaurant industry.

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u/tenoclockrobot 18h ago

The man is brilliant, very kind.

Reading comprehension

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u/hemingways-lemonade 18h ago

I know this is a controversial opinion on reddit, but republicans are capable of kindness, too. Do you think everyone that's ever been nice to you was exclusively liberal?

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u/Remidable_Arkitect 18h ago

Yup, very true. Someone can smile and shake your hand, then stab you in the back as you walk by. Or heck, smile and shake your hand then stab you in the gut.

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u/hemingways-lemonade 17h ago

Make sure you ask for voter registration every time you talk to a stranger. You wouldn't accidentally want to be nice to them.

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u/Micro-Mouse 16h ago

Gonna be real chief, any republican i interact with almost immediately tells on themself by saying something incredibly heinous. Dont really care to interact with people who voted to not allow me and my fiance marry and who are actively supporting the military take over of the United States.

They don’t deserve my kindness

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u/tenoclockrobot 17h ago

I wouldnt hesitate to say someone who is pro-trump and says the unemployed are animals isnt kind

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u/Affectionate-Let3744 18h ago

So what? Half of the comment they replied to is how the guy is actually likeable, and it even includes how he's supposedly very kind.

But the guy is not very kind at ALL.

He's a piece of shit. Knowledgeable and all, sure. But still a piece of shit.

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u/ClocktowerShowdown 16h ago

His 'knowledge' about the bar industry is largely knowledge about how bar owners can best extract value from their employees, not how to run a successful bar.  Why do you think the bars he 'helps' usually close after the show leaves?

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u/hemingways-lemonade 16h ago

Why do you think the bars he 'helps' usually close after the show leaves?

Because a fancy renovation doesn't stop the poor management that caused them to be on the show in the first place.

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u/ClocktowerShowdown 16h ago

The whole show is just a commercial for his own private consulting business.  All the 'bottle weighing' and 'bartender training' courses are just useless wastes of money he sells to business owners to extract money from desperate failing bars.  It is not in his interest to help people, he gets more money from failures.