This is not a question asking if you wish afterwards that you hadn't visited a particular club on a particular night. It is a question asking if you regret ever deciding to have started going to clubs in the first place.

And the ridiculous question of the day award goes tooo......

lol!! Why would you EVER wish you had never been nightclubbing unless something extremely bad happened to you in one- don't be so silly!

another club obsessed thread?!?! just get yersen to a club and see for yourself instead of tryin to live it through other people but being to scared to actually go to one. what do you think will actually happen to you if you went to one?!

lol!! Why would you EVER wish you had never been nightclubbing unless something extremely bad happened to you in one- don't be so silly!

No it's a serious question (and yes something bad can happen to you in a club if you are unlucky).

The reason I ask is that it is often a controvercial decision to start going when you first do but most people decide to go and try them. So, seeing as it is initially contentious I just wondered if (with the benefit of hindsight) people think they origionally made the right decision or not.

another club obsessed thread?!?! just get yersen to a club and see for yourself instead of tryin to live it through other people but being to scared to actually go to one. what do you think will actually happen to you if you went to one?!

Hazel - I have been to many clubs over the years.

No it's a serious question (and yes something bad can happen to you in a club if you are unlucky).

The reason I ask is that it is often a controvercial decision to start going when you first do but most people decide to go and try them. So, seeing as it is initially contentious I just wondered if (with the benefit of hindsight) people think they origionally made the right decision or not.

In what world is it controversial to start going to clubs? Evidence please.

And something bad can happen to you if you sit in front of a computer all day asking pointless questions on forums. Like you'll suddenly discover you've let life pass you by.

A big NO!!!!

Ive had many many many AMAZING times over the past 6-7 years clubbing in Sheffield and around GB :D

I think its experiences like goin clubbin and to pubs/bars that partly shape you as a person - you interact with so many people - thats how you pick up social skills an all that!!!! eg how to chat/flirt with guys (or gals) aswell as at school/college!

Yeah there are some awful places that attract undesirables but I have found 90% of places to be great

My advice to all young people starting to go clubbing is DO IT BUT BE SAFE!!!! and don't try to be the Big Man/Woman when u are not :) Then U are guatanteed to have a GREAT time!!!

I would also like to know how the decision to start going clubbing is controversial lol! :loopy:

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- thats how you pick up social skills an all that!!!! eg how to chat/flirt with guys (or gals)



But it's too noisey to talk.

No it's a serious question (and yes something bad can happen to you in a club if you are unlucky).


Bad things can happen yeah, but enough to stop you from ever going clubbin again? i dont think so.

I can't post it on here, but it hasn;t stopped a mate and she saw something she wudnt wish on her worse enemy.

I have mixed feelings about this.

Yes, I have had bad experiences in clubs but also I have found it educational and informative as I have seen what they were like. Before I went to them I really didn't know what to expect (I wasn't even sure if they had toilets inside) so from that point of view my curiosity was answered. Also, I have had the pleasure of being in the company of many sexy girls in short skirts.

I'm not sure that I have really gained that much from them though. My main aim (in 1993) was to start clubbing to find a girlfriend. As I am now in 2006 and still without one then it has to be honestly admitted that my ambitions have failed (although admittedly the frequency of my clubbing decreased from around 1996 onwards). I think i have learned a little about the tecniques of chatting up from club visits (like that men approach women) but I am still (13 years on) much in the dark about much of it.

Also, in the time since 1993 all the girls who I have liked most (though this was never recipricated) I have met away from clubs.

But it's too noisey to talk.

Is it bo***x Slim!!

U just go to the chill-areas or a quiter place there are loads. If u dissagree u must he hard of hearing :rolleyes:

U will never no unless u go - u are sinlge and NEED to go out to not necessarily meet the love of your life but to test the waters and to pick up tips on how other people like u meet women

U can give 101 reasons not to go but the time will come when u have to!!!

TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS AND DO IT - ENUF PEEPS OFF HERE HAVE AKSED U TO GO WITH THEM MATE

Mixed feeling really.

Did the 90's thing most weeks through most of the 90's and generally regret missing out of so many sundays through sleeping through most of them.

Spent untold amounts of money, daren't even think about adding it up :o

However, we had some amazing times and met some amazing people, many of which are still great friends.

Slowed down the clubbing around 2001/2002 and started going out occasionally which was more enjoyable as it was something to look forward to AND let's face it, Sheffield's club scene went way down hill when Bed etc closed.

Still like to get out to Ibiza every now and then for the big clubs i.e. Space, Pacha, DC10 etc. Sooooooo much better than any club in the UK.

TBH, we prefer to either do the meal/late bar thing or have get together's at ours or friends.

i have noticed you post some really weird stuff on here. you're obsessed man, i suggest you STEP AWAY from the computer and go get a life.

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It is a serious subject and if you don't like it don't bother to reply. And I have been to clubs anyway and may do so again.

its not a serious subject though is it, its a silly question. much like all your other threads on here, i dont even come on that much but i think ive seen about several all on the same topic. i actually thought they were jokes at first but now i think you're being serious.

Slimsid, I think you need to stop analysing everything so much!! Just chill out, go out, anywhere, and live a little! Stop worrying about everything and thinking about things so much - just bloomin' well get on wih it!!

In answer to your question, it was never a major decision to go clubbing (llike most people I would imagine), it just happened. When I first started, it was more about whether we got asked for ID or not as to whether we went!!
Now, I still go clubbing, and can't see that stopping in the near future, it's just different places, different music. Why would I regret starting? You make it sound like it's something addictive, or damaging in a way. If you go and you don't like it, you don't go back, that's all.

By the way, why are you so obsessed with Kingdom? Personally I think it's one of the nastiest clubs I've ever been to, but each to their own.

What is a full life without a CLUBBING experience???
Well, there isn't really one, in my opinion. Been to hundreds....hope to go to hundreds more....

amen to that :D

Yes, I have had bad experiences in clubs but also I have found it educational and informative

It's supposed to be fun, it's not a trip to the museum.

You mean educational and informative in the way people relate to each other socially. or something like that?

nope, not for one minute, i've had some great times when i've been out clubbing.

i've never gone looking for girlfriends though, for me it's always been about the music

But it's too noisey to talk.


the more i read your threads, the more i think your a tail!

No clubs in toilets?? How would people manage drinking all that alcofrol? :loopy:

No I don't regret clubbing, I go all the time! I did nearly die in a club once but don't let that put you off :thumbsup:

Have you ever watched a programme called Peep Show Slim? You make me think you're kind of like Mark from that. I think you'd like it, watch it.

where did you get the idea that it's a controversial decision whether to start clubbing or not?

I don't know anyone over the age of 18 (or probably 16) who hasn't tried clubbing, so it can't be that controversial if everyone makes the same decision.

where did you get the idea that it's a controversial decision whether to start clubbing or not?

I don't know anyone over the age of 18 (or probably 16) who hasn't tried clubbing, so it can't be that controversial if everyone makes the same decision.

I mean controversial in the sense that the media is full of horror stories about clubs and nightlife generally (knives, drugs etc) but at the same time there is a natural urge to go out looking for a mate (in humans as in all other animals) and a natural curiosity about what clubs are like inside.

Therefore there are these two conflicting emotions and it seems to me that in most cases the desire for a mate overcomes the fear of danger. So, with this in mind I wonder if people with the benefit of hindsight regret making that choice or feel that they would have been better of not starting to go.

I have already said that I am in two minds on this in regards to my own case and would like to put this in some kind of wider context. many thanks to all those who have voted and posted as this is now possible.:thumbsup:

Therefore there are these two conflicting emotions and it seems to me that in most cases the desire for a mate overcomes the fear of danger. So, with this in mind I wonder if people with the benefit of hindsight regret making that choice or feel that they would have been better of not starting to go.

I think you're missing the point that not everybody (or even the majority) of people who go to nightclubs do so because they are 'looking for a mate'. It IS possible just to go to have a laugh with your mates you know!

I think you're missing the point that not everybody (or even the majority) of people who go to nightclubs do so because they are 'looking for a mate'. It IS possible just to go to have a laugh with your mates you know!

Exactly!

Apart from any thing else, clubs are really not, from my experience, a good place to meet a long time partner. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, I'm sure there are many people who have met at clubs and are very happy.
I've always met people I've been out with through work, or sport, or friends. Never go to a club looking to meet the man/woman of your dreams!

Also don't believe all that you read in the press Slim! I know you have been to Roxys before, did you see any evidence there of drugs or knives or anything?

And the ridiculous question of the day award goes tooo......

indeeedy its that firm favourite SID!

get over yourself, open the door, step out of it and see what happens.

just because youve read a few scare stories, heard a few rumours, know someone whos uncles, mothers monkey had a bad experience- do you expect it to happen to you? bad **** happens, but then dont go looking for it. you could get run over by a bus tomorrow crossing the road, it would be accidental and bad ****, but does that stop you from crossing the road?

sid, im failing miserably to muster any sympathy for you and your lack of social experience (women, going out, enjoying life) because you keep failing to take peoples advice and go and find out for yourself.

stop starting stupid, meaningless polls and go out and enjoy life. thats what its there for, do you want to get to be an old man and think what you missed in life? at this rate you are going to be a very sad lonely old man, and if my memory serves me right- you havent got that long to go.

sophie
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Well said sophie...

I was just thinking something similar actually. How many threads have you started about clubs and girls and famous men with nice girls?

If you ask people for advice then please try and listen to it and act on it. I think everyone is starting to run out of suggestions to help you, cos it just doesn't seem to sink in at all! We're just going round and round in circles!

Just lighten up a bit, get out there and have some fun!

Well said sophie...

not so well said- i keep promising myself that im not going to bite everytime sid posts yet another ridiculous 'woe is me' thread.

so far ive been doing quite well, well for about 3 or 4 weeks anyway.

on the whole i try to avoid reading the rubbish he spouts as it just winds me up and now im miffed with myself for being hooked again. D'OH!!!!

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*slaps wrist and goes off to enjoy life without sid ruining my day*

Exactly!



Also don't believe all that you read in the press Slim! I know you have been to Roxys before, did you see any evidence there of drugs or knives or anything?

More than that - some cretin actually asked me if I wanted to buy any drugs. I managed a polite 'No thank you' which considering what he had just suggested I think was pretty reasonable. A blunter (and braver) person would have told him no in rather more graphic terms. I looked around for someone to report him to but couldn't find anyone. :rant:

So in answer to your question - yes.

More than that - some cretin actually asked me if I wanted to buy any drugs. I managed a polite 'No thank you' which considering what he had just suggested I think was pretty reasonable. A blunter (and braver) person would have told him no in rather more graphic terms. I looked around for someone to report him to but couldn't find anyone. :rant:

So in answer to your question - yes.

GOOD ON YA FOR DOIN THAT!!!

I hate it when people assume that cauze u are in a club that u want drugs. If i want drugs I bloody wouldn't buy them in an open night club where there might b a cop stood next to me :loopy:

GOOD ON YA FOR DOIN THAT!!!

I hate it when people assume that cauze u are in a club that u want drugs. If i want drugs I bloody wouldn't buy them in an open night club where there might b a cop stood next to me :loopy:

Not quite what I meant.:help:

GOOD ON YA FOR DOIN THAT!!!

I hate it when people assume that cauze u are in a club that u want drugs. If i want drugs I bloody wouldn't buy them in an open night club where there might b a cop stood next to me :loopy:

You're not on drugs are you????

I never know with you when you're being serious or not.:confused:

I've had some of the best times of my life, and met some of my best friends in nightclubs. Years on, I do wish I hadn't taken quite so many pills though.

NO I AM NOT ON DRUGS

I said i would never buy them in the view of lots of unknown people :)

NO I AM NOT ON DRUGS

I said i would never buy them in the view of lots of unknown people :)

But that implies that you might buy them in a more private setting. Doesn't it??

I'm not saying you are on drugs but when you say you wouldn't buy something publically it leaves it open to interpretation.

If she is on drugs or not, what's it got to do with you ?

Now this is when HE starts to worry me (Slim). So what if I dabble in drugs sometimes? Does this affect u in any way - NO

did it make you feel personally threatened sid? If not, then what's the problem. I'm sure you get people offering to sell you double glazing in the supermarket foyer, do you look for someone to report them too as well?

I still don't see the 'controversy'. I could look up the word to prove my point, but I can't be bothered. Most teens go to a club because they enjoy going out with their friends and they like pushing the boundaries to see what they can get away with. Hence trying to get in when they are 16/17.
It's all part of growing up, the only people who might consider it controversial are their parents... Although if they are switched on, then they probably realise that it's normal as well and are happy as long as the kids are in a group who'll look after each other.

What a tosspot - Stop thinking/asking/worrying/posting about it and get yerself across the doors FFS! Sorry to be harsh but you're never gonna get a missus if this is what you're like.

"Come on Sid, lets go out for a nice meal"

"Oooh, but what if the chef hasn't got an up-to-date Food Hygene Certificate or a waiter hasn't washed his hands after some hand-to-mouth contact on his break".

"***** me, not this again - OK, we'll go to the cinema"

"I'm not going anywhere til I've seen copies of their Public Liability insurance certificates"

Etc etc etc :loopy:

Now I have my theory of what the perfect date for him would be -

Sitting on the wheel on the bus (so its extra bouncy) with a copy of Emma Bunton in Pictures and a dirty sock :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

did it make you feel personally threatened sid? If not, then what's the problem. I'm sure you get people offering to sell you double glazing in the supermarket foyer, do you look for someone to report them too as well?



Correct me if I'm wrong Cyclone, but as far as I am aware double glazing is not illegal and while such people may be a nusence they are not a threat.

(BTW - if anyone says to you "Can i interest you in double glazing" a good responce is "I doubt it - I don't find it a very interesting subject".)

Drugs on the other hand are both illegal and dangerous aqnd those who sell them are not averse to resorting to violence when it suits their purpose.

how would you know that given your lack of contact with those people?
Did you get beaten up in the incident you mentioned, or are you just being paranoid?

how would you know that given your lack of contact with those people?
Did you get beaten up in the incident you mentioned, or are you just being paranoid?

I didn't get beaten up no. The very fact that I was approached by a drug dealer in the first place is in itself a rather unnerving thing (for me at least). I don't know what circles you move in Cyclone (and don't wish to presume) but I don't mix with such people and have no desire to. I didn't know him, where he came from, if he was armed in any way, how violent he might be etc. I didn't initiate contact with him, but rather he with me. He was an unwelcome and uninvited intrusion.

Set aagainst this though I have had better experiences in clubs and this one incident on its own is not enough to make me wish I had never started going. However, it has to be listed on the debit side of the balance sheet so to speak in any honest assesment of the advantages and disadvantages I have experienced in clubs.

I don't know what circles you move in Cyclone (and don't wish to presume)

Sorry had to get this in - very big, fast and dangerous ones I should imagine :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

The fact that you find this tiny incident so upsetting really does show how far removed you are from real life. Get out there are confront the world - it's ugly and harsh but still beautiful.

People offer me drugs every day as I walk down my road to my tube stop, dressed in my suit for work. The fact that someone wandered over to you in a nightclub and asked if you fancied scoring something really itsn't that shocking, and it's a pretty pathetic reason never to go into a club again.

Honestly, as someone else said on this thread, it really is impossible to feel sorry for you Slim. You are the master of your own destiny, and your social inadequacies are all of your own making. :rolleyes:

Drugs on the other hand are both illegal and dangerous aqnd those who sell them are not averse to resorting to violence when it suits their purpose.

Are you Miss Marple, I can imagine you calling people "brutes" or "ruffians"

Now I have my theory of what the perfect date for him would be -

Sitting on the wheel on the bus (so its extra bouncy) with a copy of Emma Bunton in Pictures and a dirty sock :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

Close but no cigar. I would like Emma to sit on my knee whilst on a number 81 bus preferably whilst wearing very tight hop-pants.:love:

Donut shaped ones, in the car park.

I've never been offered drugs in a club sid, but if I were i'd just decline and walk away. I wouldn't have a mare about it. The same things you say about you not knowing the person, blah, blah, apply to the double glazing salesmen, the girl you try to pick up, the barman and most other people in the club.

I think the point I was trying to make, is that there is no controversy, everyone will go to a club. If it were controversial then at least a portion of people would choose never to go.

This is a most entertaining thread. Well done Sid, you're on form as usual.

I probably have regretted the odd night out, but usually because it's been a bit dull or something and I've ended up spending more money than I could afford. But mostly, I enjoy going to clubs, which is why I go. I'm sure if I went out with the intention of pulling, then I'd not like it at all, but I go out to have fun with my friends and unwind. I'm pretty sure that's the reason most people go out.

If you see going out as a reason to locate a 'mate' then you shouldn't bother, because you've got everything wrong.

Sid you seem to have some serious paranoia issues that need resolving. Although you may have read horror stories about people in clubs, just put it into perspective when you consider the millions of people that go clubbing week in week out without any problems. Statistically, you probably more likely to win the lottery a few times than get stabbed or something. You're certainly many more times likely to get killed when you get into a car or cross the road.

Sid is correct, clubs are bad bad bad places.. .... sid .. can you make it stop????

An interesting thread this.

I started going clubbing in 1992 when I was a fresh-faced 17 year-old. The fact that I wasn't old enough to be going in there gave it an extra edge of excitement. I am now 31 and still enjoy myself. Probably even more now than I ever did becuase I have learned (albeit slowly) not to take myself as seriously as I used to.

I have had some brilliant nights in clubs and met some fantastic people. Some of them had done large quantities of illegal substances. Some of them have been as sober as a judge. No offence Sid, but if you feel threatened by somebody offering you drugs in a club then you obviously live in a bubble and should stay at home wrapped in cotton woool and never leave the house. It's real life. You may not like it, but as somebody else mentioned earlier, just ignore it. The very fact that you assume that every drug-dealer is armed and dangerous just proves what a sheltered existence you must lead.

I am not ashamed to admit that I have taken drugs over the years - and I have always enjoyed myself. The experiences I have had have broadened my horizons and made me a much more open-minded person. This is the whole point of clubbing. You have a room full of people from all different backgrounds, with different tastes and attitudes towards life, but the whole clubbing experience creates a togethereness that I have never seen anywhere else. So if you don't do drugs - great, and if you do, great. As long as you are relaxed and enjoying yourself then nobody cares if you are on drugs or not.

So if you want to judge and criticise people for having a different outlook to yours then fine - stay at home, don't ever leave the house, sit there griping about what a terrible world we live in. Or just get out there and accept that some people like doing things that you don't, but just relax and have a laugh. It's entirely your choice. Nobody is forcing you to do anything.

An interesting thread this.



So if you want to judge and criticise people for having a different outlook to yours then fine - stay at home, don't ever leave the house, sit there griping about what a terrible world we live in. Or just get out there and accept that some people like doing things that you don't, but just relax and have a laugh. It's entirely your choice. Nobody is forcing you to do anything.

I just feel that it is a pitty that these are the only two choices. Why should there not be the option of going out AND being safe at the same time?

i've been going out to clubs for 17 years (having some life in between of course) and i think i've seen 'trouble' about 3 times! and it was always just drunken accidents or misunderstandings, i think you've just been unlucky and should give it another go, if you don't take risks in life then nothing changes :)

i've been going out to clubs for 17 years (having some life in between of course) and i think i've seen 'trouble' about 3 times! and it was always just drunken accidents or misunderstandings, i think you've just been unlucky and should give it another go, if you don't take risks in life then nothing changes :)


I agree.....

I think that when clubbing there is a certain element of people who can "attract trouble". I think those that are more open to the fact the world is and never will be a perfect place seem to be those that enjoy themselves a lot more.

No offence sid, but seriously mate... if you think like this about clubbing you must brick it every time you leave the house!!! watch out for that traffic son, thats another worrier i bet, and don`t get me started on subway sandwiches (all those calorific sauces!).

I think if you just relax a little more mate, take a step back and stop worrying you will, like the rest of us, enjoy socialising in clubs bars and even sandwich shops without fear.

I just feel that it is a pitty that these are the only two choices. Why should there not be the option of going out AND being safe at the same time?

No one can alter how you feel sid, that's down to you, not anyone else.
The fact is that the majority of people do feel safe whilst going out clubbing.

I just feel that it is a pitty that these are the only two choices. Why should there not be the option of going out AND being safe at the same time?

Sid - GET OVER IT!

Why do you feel threatened just because somebody offered you some drugs!? I don't get it. Did he pull a knife on you when you said no? I seriously doubt it. I have been going clubbing for about 14 years and I have only ever seen trouble in a club about twice in that whole time and that was just between a couple of ****** up ***** who can't handle their drink. 99.9% of people who go clubbing are out for a good time and nearly all of them have smiles on their faces. You are statistically more likely to get run over by a bus than you are to get in to a fight in a nightclub. So my advice to you is to stay in behind the safety of your computer, and never, ever leave the house. If you feel like that then clubs are better places without you. Sorry if that sounds harsh, but it's the truth.

Wake up and smell the coffee!

indeeedy its that firm favourite SID!

get over yourself, open the door, step out of it and see what happens.

just because youve read a few scare stories, heard a few rumours, know someone whos uncles, mothers monkey had a bad experience- do you expect it to happen to you? bad **** happens, but then dont go looking for it. you could get run over by a bus tomorrow crossing the road, it would be accidental and bad ****, but does that stop you from crossing the road?

sid, im failing miserably to muster any sympathy for you and your lack of social experience (women, going out, enjoying life) because you keep failing to take peoples advice and go and find out for yourself.

stop starting stupid, meaningless polls and go out and enjoy life. thats what its there for, do you want to get to be an old man and think what you missed in life? at this rate you are going to be a very sad lonely old man, and if my memory serves me right- you havent got that long to go.

sophie
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wow- i said all of page 4 on page 2!!!!

by the way sid- been to 2 clubs tonight, not been offered any drugs or been offered outside for scrap.

really dont see what your problem is- apart from paranoia and a distinct lack of a life beyond your pc, social skills or, the way youre going either mates and/or a missus.

just give it a break- ban yourself from the pc and get out and experience the real world for yourself instead of anecdotes and cyber space.

b**ger- already said that at least once too.

sophie

wow- i said all of page 4 on page 2!!!!

by the way sid- been to 2 clubs tonight, not been offered any drugs or been offered outside for scrap.

really dont see what your problem is- apart from paranoia and a distinct lack of a life beyond your pc, social skills or, the way youre going either mates and/or a missus.

just give it a break- ban yourself from the pc and get out and experience the real world for yourself instead of anecdotes and cyber space.

b**ger- already said that at least once too.

sophie

This thread is getting on the repetitive side isn't it! Do you think he has got the message yet?

This thread is getting on the repetitive side isn't it! Do you think he has got the message yet?

probably not- i think hes been told the same advice again and again on various topics of this nature and hes still never taken any of the advice given.

The meaning of life......clubbing:cool:

it is often a controvercial decision to start going when you first do but most people decide to go and try them.
No it isn't.

So, seeing as it is initially contentious...
See above.

Either you are making this up or you need help.

Going to nightclubs, for most people, is either an occasional or regular method of socialising and having fun. In no way can the decision to go for a night out ever engender meaningful regret.

That's it.

CLUBBING is a way of life for most 18 to 30 yr olds if you live in a City. In fact, for people older than that, I know clubbers who are pushing 60 and still burning the candle at both ends...........

Its all part of the whole socio-cultural experience of life! People go clubbing as certain clubs or club nights have become socio-cultural phenonema in themselves, ie Gatecrasher, etc. Its a wonderful experience (usually) of meeting up with friends, making new friends, social networking, hooking up with opposite sex, and a FAR GREATER experience than just 'going out'. Most peoples clubbing habits and experiences overlap into many different areas of their lives, and can be focal points for their whole social existence.

Let me put it this way...
Not to club, is not to live!!!!!!

CLUBBING is a way of life for most 18 to 30 yr olds if you live in a City. In fact, for people older than that, I know clubbers who are pushing 60 and still burning the candle at both ends...........

Its all part of the whole socio-cultural experience of life! People go clubbing as certain clubs or club nights have become socio-cultural phenonema in themselves, ie Gatecrasher, etc. Its a wonderful experience (usually) of meeting up with friends, making new friends, social networking, hooking up with opposite sex, and a FAR GREATER experience than just 'going out'. Most peoples clubbing habits and experiences overlap into many different areas of their lives, and can be focal points for their whole social existence.

Let me put it this way...
Not to club, is not to live!!!!!!

not to club is not to live- IM DOWN WITH THAT!!!!!! just had to say this cos clubbin is in my top3 fave things to do ever!! :love:

NOT TO CLUB IS NOT TO LIVE...
could this become the QUOTE OF THE WEEK?

Liver? Whats that then? No seriously, clubbing does not always have mean knocking back endless vodka...
sometimes you can club and not drink at all.........depends on a lot of things

Liver? Whats that then? No seriously, clubbing does not always have mean knocking back endless vodka...
sometimes you can club and not drink at all.........depends on a lot of things

I never said it did mate :) Just the majority :P

NOT TO CLUB IS NOT TO LIVE...
could this become the QUOTE OF THE WEEK?

Liver? Whats that then? No seriously, clubbing does not always have mean knocking back endless vodka...
sometimes you can club and not drink at all.........depends on a lot of things

Gets my vote!!

Most peoples clubbing habits and experiences overlap into many different areas of their lives, and can be focal points for their whole social existence.

Exactly, it's not just something I do, it's part of my life!! The people I would now consider some of my closest friends are people I met clubbing.

CLUBBING is a way of life for most 18 to 30 yr olds if you live in a City. In fact, for people older than that, I know clubbers who are pushing 60 and still burning the candle at both ends...........
Its all part of the whole socio-cultural experience of life! People go clubbing as certain clubs or club nights have become socio-cultural phenonema in themselves, ie Gatecrasher, etc. Its a wonderful experience (usually) of meeting up with friends, making new friends, social networking, hooking up with opposite sex, and a FAR GREATER experience than just 'going out'. Most peoples clubbing habits and experiences overlap into many different areas of their lives, and can be focal points for their whole social existence.

Let me put it this way...
Not to club, is not to live!!!!!!

Im a prime example, look at my job.
Im a dj for between 3-5 nights a week depending on the season.
Go to clubs whenever I get the chance, and bog off to Ibiza every year (8 weeks and counting :thumbsup: ) and bear in mind that in just over 18 months time I will hit the big 4-0 :o

Come on Slim, im older than you and im still partying.
Tell you what, meet me one night and I will show you how its done :banana:

It would be a night to remember....or one you couldnt remember in the morning :hihi:

My Gawd, there's some serious clubbers here or what ? ;)

Sid, I've read the whole thread, and at first, thought the same as a few other posters. It's a daft Q. Cos I bet most clubbers don't think like u do, however, not saying that there aren't people who don't go to clubs and just want to pull. Or sell drugs, or to perv, or to get rid of their stress by dancing their socks off. As with anything in life, there are a lot of other things which puts u off, but why should u let people put u off ?

If you want to do something, go ahead and do it. Don't let others put u off.

So what, if u encountered a drug dealer ? Even if u hate that person, the next time u see one, or u come across one. Deal with it more smartly. Tell him to shove off, or avoid him or something. Normally, after a while, u know what people are like. You just know the type.

Rather than seeing the experience negatively, maybe you should view it this way. At least you know that drug dealers come in all shapes and forms. They are not necessarily the type that u see on the streets and who are always begging. If anything, it opens your eyes to the real world.

I don't regret going to clubs cos it was just 'one of those things'. I didn't have any expectation of what it is like, and neither did I go because of a specific aim. Well, I didn't when I was 18. I probably don't club as much now, cos I'm more picky about the crowd or the music. (Cos I'm so out of the scene that I don't know what is what any more.) Normally, it's a brilliant night when u go with people who have the same appreciation and taste in music. So yes, the aim is somewhat different now.

I'm not saying you are on drugs but when you say you wouldn't buy something publically it leaves it open to interpretation.
Well, then that's your judgement. Those that have clubbed or whatever know what is the score. A lot of clubbers are safer people than u ever realise. Or rather, some people are more into the music scene than the drugs. Though, each to their own. You should check out www.urban75.com sometimes.

I don't know what circles you move in Cyclone (and don't wish to presume) but I don't mix with such people and have no desire to. I didn't know him, where he came from, if he was armed in any way, how violent he might be etc. I didn't initiate contact with him, but rather he with me. He was an unwelcome and uninvited intrusion.
Well, let that be an experience, cos I can tell u honestly that I have met some quite unsavoury people that just puts me off clubbing too. One or two incidences in London scared the hell out of me. You do meet all sorts of people, and not everyone who goes are the same. All u can do is be that bit smarter. Or go with people u trust on a night out.

For me, I would go and do something cos I enjoy that something, rather than do something cos it's expected or is the norm. I'm sure a lot of people have their expectations and opinions on things, but...clubs are not necessarily just for pulling as it is an enjoyment of music.

If you're the type that doesn't enjoy the music. Doesn't necessarily enjoy the dancing either. Then maybe clubbing is not your cuppa tea. Or maybe find a club where it does have quiet areas for chatting and chilling out. Some clubs are like that.

Yes, I know that girls dressed provocatively in a club is indeed very appealing, but if it's against your taste and ethic anyway then....maybe u should review your dating strategies. ;)

I love going to a club when I can be bothered to get off my arse and go :)

Mainly it's for the socialising, music and dancing! Many clubs are different, for example a lot of the people on here wouldn't like Corp but I love it :)

If you don't do something for yourself you're never going to get any life experience. Talking to other people about stuff might give a vague idea but you have to do stuff yourself. What ever you want to do JUST DO IT :)

i totally agreed with what you said in earlier post smithson, but couldnt be bothered to quote it ....anyway on to the point...

is this a wind up thread?
i thought so,
then read more,
and thought it was serious,
then read more and thought it was a 'wind up' etc etc etc

i know the feeling about being approached by drug dealers though, when at Gatecrasher sound system the other year I had to wait 3 hours to be approached by one...:hihi:

if you are being serious slim, its seems you run into more trouble in here than in clubs, i dont believe your being serious, but funny thread anyway, its made me smile



Wake up and smell the coffee!

had a lil giggle at this, it seems slim that your being offered sniffs at drugs online too

nightclubs are great. cant stay in your bedroom all your life!