Clubbing and You

[runnernda]

I have been to a night club. I go because I like dancing, especially with my friends. I don't usually drink because I don't feel the need, and also I might miss a good song that I really want to dance to. I don't think I'm going to meet the love of my life or go home with someone I don't know, so I just go to dance and have a good time.

Yes, I'm a geek who loves clubbing. Shocking, I know.

 

[roryyeung]

Clubs seem to only be fun when they arn't packed and i'm with a large group. Then it becomes possible to relax, which is usefull since my approach to dancing is to see how much I can move my centre of mass without falling...

 

[CrashBang]

There are two main clubs in my university town and I go to both now and again (probably like once a fortnight). One is free and the other costs different amounts for different days. The free one is disgusting but the other is quite nice and I usually have fun going there cos it's usually full of students whereas the free one is full of locals. Urgh
I generally prefer this one late-night pub which has a small dance floor in the back. It hosts rock and metal nights and the occasional live gig. Led Zep used to play there (fun fact)

 

[nunqual]

You went to a pretty bad club, I think. I don't really see the point of going to a club with a girlfriend, I see the main point of them is to pick people up.

 

[Trivun]

I prefer lounge bars or pubs.

Clubs hate me and I hate them. The drinks are too expensive, the music sucks and the company is bad(most of them are stoned too). And I have to shout to carry a conversation.

...The women in that picture are more dressed than those I've seen though.

Yes, sticking to bars.

Indeed. The only time I've managed to pull a girl on a night out who I'd be remotely interested in when sober was at a bar, not a club. And even though the music was loud we were still able to hold a decent conversation.

Plus, in my city at least, bars and pubs tend to be much cheaper than clubs, and at least in bars you don't pay an entry fee. The music is usually better, and I enjoy pubs and playing a game of pool or a pub quiz or something with a few friends. Overall, clubbing can die in a fire as a pastime as far as I'm concerned. Bars have all the okay bits, but vastly improved, and one of the crap... and you're much less likely o have people shouting "fuck the police!" outside a bar or a regular pub either . Though admittedly it does still happen, just nowhere near as much.

 

[ChaoticKraus]

What kind of lame clubs do you guys have in your area? The club i regularly go to are awesome. People dance, make out, hook up and generally lose control in mine. The music varies in quality but usually people are too enthusiastic to care.

I club rarely though, 2-3 times a month maybe. The only issue i agree with is that all alcohol is exprensive as hell. But that's why we always have a pre-party. In short, i like clubbing and the clubs in my area has nice crowds.

But then again Swedes are known to freak out whenever alcohol is involved, and i tend to like club music. Those things help.

 

[Shade184]

I still haven't been clubbing yet, don't live near any clubs or bars. From the overwhelming consensus here, though, I get the feeling that the latter would be more worthwhile visiting. I don't like zombies, not since the new Dead Island trailer... oh wait, not that kind of zombie? You just meant boring people? Nope, don't like them either.

 

[Lukeje]

I have been to a night club. I go because I like dancing, especially with my friends. I don't usually drink because I don't feel the need, and also I might miss a good song that I really want to dance to. I don't think I'm going to meet the love of my life or go home with someone I don't know, so I just go to dance and have a good time.

Yes, I'm a geek who loves clubbing. Shocking, I know.

This is my opinion too (though I do get some drinking in as it make me more talkative). There's no point going to a club if you don't want to dance (along with some friends who also want to dance).

And I've never observed the situation described in the OP where everybody's just nodding their heads. That seems really odd.

 

[Neo10101]

I like clubs, especially dance clubs, they can be really awesome and fun, but I usually try to find some that have a happy hour type thing, even if its a kinda early happy hour, go with your mates, drink up early and drunkenly enjoy your evening

 

[Hosker]

You want MORE people do be around? And you WANT to dance and have other people dancing? We must be very different people. I prefer a place where you can sit down and have a conversation without having to shout.

 

[JWRosser]

Personally I prefer going to a bar than a club, although I think it's because all the clubs round here play generic club tunes. That is, whatever R&B/pop rubbish is in the charts. I would love to go somewhere where they whacked on Daft Punk or something. Considering I'm so close to London too, I find it silly we have no decent clubs around here: we have one uni campus which is poor, and a Liquid in town.

If you want a good night clubbing, for us, you must go into London.
Saying that, it's expensive. And like I said earlier, I'd probably prefer to just sit in a bar with mates and have a laugh. We're drama students anyway; we'll always find something weird and wonderful to do.

 

[Aijou]

My personal rules for a good clubbing experience -

1. Only go to interesting events/performances where the music entertains you regardless. Sure, it's better when the place is pumpin too, but if you're not into the music why bother.
2. Gotta have a couple of good looking girls in the group. Helps with getting in, not waiting 30 minutes for a drink, and if they're good friends hot girls make THE best wingmen.

and, not to be a cliche`, but
3. Drugs help. Even as a huge fan of electronic and trance, the club experience can often be daunting, overwhelming and unpleasent, unless you're at the very least mind-numbingly drunk

The bottom line however is that you simply need to get to know and pick when and where to go, different clubs offer a very different type of experience with very different types of people. If you're looking for dancing I'd recommend psybient, trance, hip hop or salsa clubs. You probably won't find too many people tearing up the dance floor in a club that plays top 40

 

[KaiRai]

It's kind of different in the UK. There's a big club culture here, so the places I go usually do deals, so it's usually £2 for a double shot of vodka, the mandatory 15 ice cubes and some red bull or coke. I think that works out to between $2.85 and $3. So I can go out and spend £40 and be completely wrecked, and being wrecked we're always crazy dancing. It kind of depends on the place you go. I know a few places like that, where it's £8.50 for the same drink (I think thats at least ten dollars) and it was the worst night out ever. Cheap nights make for crazy people.

 

[LandoCristo]

I don't get it. I go to school with a bunch of spoiled rich kids who go clubbing downtown just about every weekend, and although I have been invited, I don't think that I could have fun at a club while sober, but I am uncomfortable with drinking in really public places like that.

 

[Terminal Blue]

I don't get the point of clubbing in the regions, it basically seems to mean watching a bunch of awkward people try to socialize or watching a bunch of drunk people try to 'socialize'. Noone enjoys the music or even particularly enjoys dancing, it basically becomes an excuse to dry hump each other and try to wind down from the week.

Have no idea what the club scene is like in Canada, but in Britain I wouldn't bother going clubbing outside of bigger cities where you get proper scenes forming. When people start going to clubs for the music, dancing and the whole thing of getting dressed up rather than as a 'social' event it really starts to make sense. That's not to say there aren't shitty clubs here, there are just a lot of good ones run and attended by very passionate people.

It's also only expensive if it isn't worth it. A lot of music-oriented club nights here in London run until first tube (about 6AM), so you pretty much get a full night. I think that's worth it.

Who the hell drinks in a club anyway. If you crave anything other than tap water you aren't dancing enough.

 

[Mad1Cow]

I've been to a grand total of one club in my life...the experience? Tiring...far too tiring...

Personally I can't dance like all the "cool kids". I don't deem dancing bobbing up and down on the spot, that's like saying cookery is making a sandwich. SO when I got on the dance floor and went to strut my stuff with my cool crowd homies (I'd like to point out for those who don't get sarcasm I am a COMPLETE nerd, after all I study Games Design ffs) I attempted to copy what everyone else was doing...it felt, unnatural to me, to say the least. Even after I downed a bottle of rum, nope, still wasn't feeling it. HOWEVER that was the problem, there was nothing else TO DO! SO I was stuck for a good 4 hours with my mates on the dance floor because we had undergone this weird state. I had my one friend who clearly liked to look natural but was instead the complete opposite, my other friend who was in the same situation as I and finally my last friend who I still say to this day went into a coma WHILE STILL DANCING.

Reason 2 for hating on clubs, they're loud. Now, I know this should be common knowledge, but hey as I say, first time ever. When I was at the bar I was trying to have a conversation with my mates a lot, but when they have to turn around and say "WHAT!?!" everytime like a parrot, me no happy bunny.

Reason 3, people are douches. No seriously, I despise humanity. When people just bump into each other, refuse to talk in an actual language and randomly attack you when you get pushed into them after tripping on a glass on the ground trying to break dance and having a burly rugby player almost smoosh you if you didn't move (this was a female I was pushed into yes) then I'm not gonna have a fun experience. I'd much rather sit back and make fun of people as they try to chat up people and fail.

See this is why I'm much more suited to the lounge/pub/bar experience. I like drinks, I hate loud noises, I like to make fun of humanity instead of be victim to it and I can't dance whatsoever. PERSONALLY my ideal best night out in the history of my life still remains to this day going up a hill, setting up camp and whipping out the midnight snacks and rum until morning roles by. Nothing quite like lieing back on the grass in a drunken state staring at the stars, while hearing your mate in the background scream BLOODY MURDER when a reed tickled his leg as he was taking a leak...good times...

 

[Evil Moo]

I prefer lounge bars or pubs.

Clubs hate me and I hate them. The drinks are too expensive, the music sucks and the company is bad(most of them are stoned too). And I have to shout to carry a conversation.

...The women in that picture are more dressed than those I've seen though.

Yes, sticking to bars.

I'm inclined to agree with this. Clubs, to me, seem more like a strange, albeit relatively mild, form of torture, than a pleasant way to spend a night.

 

[Zannah]

I was dragged into a club by classmates once, got my drink spiked, almost got raped, and have stayed clear of such establishments ever since.

 

[Vault boy Eddie]

I used to in my younger years, but, like Sergeant Murtaugh is fond of saying, i'm too old for this shit.

 

[MagicMouse]

More than 6 people in one room and you can count me out, no matter the place.

Add to that loud shitty music, drunk people, and douche-bags and you have effectively created my greatest nightmare.