Historically, pubs have been socially and culturally distinct from cafés, bars and German beer halls. Most pubs offer a range of beers, wines, spirits, and soft drinks and snacks. Traditionally the windows of town pubs were of smoked or frosted glass <answer>to obscure the clientele from the street</answer> but from the 1990s onwards, there has been a move towards clear glass, in keeping with brighter interiors.
Why were the windows of town pubs made of smoked or frosted glass traditionally?
to obscure the clientele from the street