OldBoring wrote:vijayjohn wrote:OldBoring wrote:So aside from the perceived social status, let's say that the main difference is that a barman serves alcohol and a barista coffee, to put it simply.
I'm not sure how commonly "barman" is used in English (I don't think I've ever even heard that word, just "bartender"), but other than that, yes.
Barman is British English and the anglicism used in Italy.
I just realized I forgot that people already discussed this in this thread!