Why is the waiter in the hotel called "bartender"? Not "store boss" or "store mistress?" Don't answer what you say casually.

"bartender" refers to waiters in restaurants and hotels in ancient times, so why should they be called "bartender"?

In the old society, ordinary people living at the bottom of society generally didn't have a name. Only when they went to school did they have a scientific name, and once they became officials, they also had an official name. However, only a few ordinary people can go to school or be officials, and the vast majority do not have this opportunity. Therefore, their names are mostly called by a number of generations or parents' age. For example, in the Ming Dynasty, Chang Yuchun's great-grandfather was called "May 4th Movement", his second brother was called "Chongliu" and his third brother was called "Chongqi", and he himself was called "Chongba". The waiters in ancient hotels or inns were obviously ordinary people, so people should also give them a number symbol to call them. The boss in charge is the "shop boss" of course, and these waiters are called "shop assistants" accordingly.