“on the topic of dating is it protocol to order a beer”
Once when asked by a date what I wanted to drink, I replied “a beer”. I thought he was going to pass out”
Conversly, I know a girl (actually a woman now, this happened years ago) who is the biggest “Princess” that I have ever known – and I am 65 years old and have known many.
She was on a date at a lounge – the waiter/ress took her drink order and then asked her date. He ordered a beer. She said to the server “cancel my order”, looked at the date and said “you may take me home NOW – I don’t date men who drink beer.”
BTW, I guess that this behaviour worked for her because she has been married for almost 40 years to an extremely wealthy man – and both of them are big workers and donors to our community – both the Jewish and general community.