Parties...?

[Hobonicus]

What it really comes down to is that I'm guessing most users on The Escapist are introverts. For an introvert, missing parties and avoiding strangers are not things they will regret later in life. You can say that they'll look back on life and regret all the "fun" they never had, but really those types of loud parties are specifically not fun experiences for some people. It's not an issue of "Oh they're just too shy to try" or "They'd like it if they got used to the experience", it's that gregarious behavior can be exhausting for introverts.

Parties not intrinsically enjoyable for everyone, that notion is just carried by the louder majority of extroverts that dominate modern society.

 

[Kris015]

Yeah i do. Actually i was at a party last night. That's also usually how i meet new people and make new friends since it's much easier to talk people.

 

[supermariner]

i love parties
they are just the best place to meet people and are a one-time licence to do stupid shit and all will be agreed to be forgotten in the morning
it's a shame all my close friends have birthdays around the same time
it kinda means that all the parties are bunched together and round about christmas til May is a party free zone

although one thing is necessary to have a good party experience
MAKE SURE YOU NEVER HOST ONE
then you don't have to worry about either your own behaviour or to look after the venue

 

[Hoodsie]

I atuly signed up to post this.

Party's are great, hell im a geek but in real life i'm not, so when i was in mid teens i was going to more cooler parties with college students then most people ever will, and i love them, it's funny, you get pissed, forget about the daily crap of normal life.
I've been to good and bad and tbh they're all gd

It's not a thing that only the thick popular people do or anything like that, because i reguard myself as intelligent, but yet i cans still go to those things because i'm also inteligent enough to work out of to socially win (persay)

And it's a shame you missed fresher's week party's, it's meant to be one of the best weeks of a student's life :0

 

[Plastic Muscles]

I don't go to parties any more because of the people that go to them, for everyone of my friends that go there is always at least two people I don't like going as well. Things get awkward fast, so I decided to stop going, apart from the odd small one where it is just a few friends.

But when I go to Uni (and hopefully move to Canada) I will start going out to parties more as it can be a really good way to get to know people.

 

[Serenegoose]

I found a group of friends who do the party thing right. Nice groups, plenty of food, if they drink, it's to enjoy themselves rather than to just black out - and good discussions are had by all, it's a very pleasant affair. I don't like parties where you can't hear over the music and everyone is totally wasted.


And now I feel like I'm 93 years old.

 

[JWAN]

I only go to parties with people I know or that has at least 3-4 people I know also attending.

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

I find large groups of people highly disconcerting, sexual activity somewhat repulsive and alcohol all out abhorrent... so it's rather odd that I lamented my lack of invitation.

Sounds like me.
Minus the regretting not being invited to parties.
I hate parties
I hate them so much.
I refuse to go to them.
It's just a large group of loud people who are doing things I frown upon.

 

[Hoodsie]

I found a group of friends who do the party thing right. Nice groups, plenty of food, if they drink, it's to enjoy themselves rather than to just black out - and good discussions are had by all, it's a very pleasant affair. I don't like parties where you can't hear over the music and everyone is totally wasted.


And now I feel like I'm 93 years old.

I was invited to a party like that.. i think i ruined it by bringing aload of my rowdy friends and a bottle of tesco value vodka

 

[ethaninja]

I've been to a fair few. They are nothing special. Someones always ruining it by bitching and whining and, if there is alcohol, someone will break something. Nothing great.

 

[drbarno]

I prefer the smaller parties that are with a group of friends.

Th elast party I went to was my friends 18th. it was mainly just a meal down at a nearby pub and then hang around at his house a bit. I ended up playing through the entire halo 3 co-op campaign while I was there.

 

[Klaflefalumpf]

Errr "Bumming off"? Elaborate

British term, to ass-kiss/follow around and such like.

I'm British. Bumming off is a British term? Perhaps I need to go to more parties....

Actually i'll ask workmates and customers tomorrow if

I've heard it plenty, normally in relation to cigarettes though. ie: "Can I bum a cig off you?"

Also I'd advise against mixing this with other British terms for the word cigarette...

EDIT:

Going off some of these comments I'd say you lot really oughta pick your friends/social groups better.

 

[rookie.of.the.year]

Hello!

Why am i not at university with you?! In the UK??

I am exactly the same, and for my accomodation application, we had to write an 'about me', and I was like 'I like games. I hate clubbing' and everyone I live with are the exact opposite, so im finding it hard to befriend my housemates

 

[Hoodsie]

Last party I went to, there were lots of crying people. There was only one person who I didn't know, but I was blind drunk and apparently got on with him a lot. I ended up bumming off this girl all night, who is just a friend now and before that night, whilst two friends engaged in almost sexual activities upstairs.

I love parties, by the way.

Haha!

Dude last party i was at i was aparently crying drunk to my friend because he told me unicorns weren't real..

Thats some embarrasing shizz

 

[silver wolf009]

I go to parties that involve me and my firends, I have never been to one that didnt involove my friends and mabye one or two of their friends I dont know.

 

[Napierdalac]

I used to party when i was like 14-16, im 20 now and rarely go to parties. Haven't been drunk for over 5 years, because when i drink my inner demons come out - yeah i get violent. I don't like that side of my self, so i have 1, maybe 2 beers and thats all - but hey, that means you can drive home
I'm kinda shy, and i dislike talking to people i don't really know. But also im quite charming, and i guess likeable. Because people, and especially the ladies, tend to hang out with me, the few times i go out.

I will be starting on a new school with completely new people soon, there i will party and try to talk more to people. But only to get to know the people if they are a bunch of stoners or drunkers i probably wont get along with them anyways.

 

[Polyg0n]

I enjoy being with people, but as a principal I don't drink alcohol and it can sometimes get a bit weird if I'm the only one not drinking so I rarely attend any parties.

 

[Agayek]

Dearest Escapist; do you party? Do you like parties? What was the last party you went to and what crazy shit happened there?

I'm pretty much in the same boat. I went to a couple frat parties the first couple weeks in University, but I didn't particularly enjoy any of them, so I wound up staying home until people stopped inviting me. The large numbers of people I didn't know combined with my general dislike of intoxicating substances ended up turning me off it.

That said, I tended to get along pretty well with just about everyone through all of uni. I just didn't make any extra effort to socialize.

 

[Red Right Hand]

Parties are great dude. You just gotta go accepting that the music will be terrible and then drink to make it sound better, because honestly, there's nothing worse than being sober at a party. But if you really don't want to drink then fair doo's.

 

[Guy32]

I've only gone to a couple. Just sort of like school with more sexual tension, which is awkward for me. Not to say they were a waste of time.