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post #1 of 48
3/28/08 at 9:09pm
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Did you ditch the dance/night club scene for bars/pubs?


My girlfriend and I have an almost weekly argument about how "old" I act.

It's all based on the fact that I like to go to a nice bar where I can actually carry on a conversation with the person next to me, sip on something other then a aristocrat and coke or bud light, and maybe hit the occasional pub for about the same sort of gathering. She would rather go to a club that's frequented by out of towner's, young kids, and overall assholes who get sloppy drunk, fight/pick fights, act like the assholes they are, all the while listening to top 40 pumped out of what I can only presume is a 80' single speaker that I can never get away from. I hate paying cover to get into these places and don't like having to put on a happy face because I'm doing something she wants to do.

I'm 23, she's 22. I know, we're both young, but at what age did you kick the ear drum shattering night clubs for relatively quiet bars?

I'm not making this a poll because I wouldn't even know where to begin on picking the age ranges.
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post #2 of 48
3/28/08 at 9:16pm
I don't think i've ever gone to a dance/night club by choice. I've been dragged a few times but i most always go to more laid back bars. There are 3-4 that i frequent in gainesville that fit the bill. From mostly older beer snob crowd, hipsters, typical college guys, to more of a musician oriented place.
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post #3 of 48
3/28/08 at 9:49pm
I started making the transition about the same age ... now its only pubs/bars with close mates ... and the occasional dance festival/gig with the same guys (next one being van buuren in a couple of months! )
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post #4 of 48
3/28/08 at 10:07pm
I ditched the clubs around 23. It just wasn't fun anymore. Girls like all that glitz and dancing crap though. You have to make a few sacrifices every now and then....
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post #5 of 48
3/28/08 at 10:41pm
I never go to clubs/dance scene, and much prefer uptight bars. Live and let live -- if you have found your place you've found it.
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post #6 of 48
3/29/08 at 12:04am
I've always preferred the non-club route. At 18, I preferred rock dives (and still enjoy them), now I'm 24 and would MUCH prefer a cocktail lounge, dive bar, laid-back bar, or upscale neighborhood place to the latest fad club. Unless you're going to get laid out of it (by a SO or stranger) I don't see the plus in a club. The music blows, the drinks suck, and the atmosphere is generally obnoxious. Luckily my fiancee prefers the smaller bars as well!
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post #7 of 48
3/29/08 at 1:36am
I'm a generation older than the OP (just hit 37), but I was never a big club guy. If I have to scream for someone to hear me, it is too loud. Always preferred a more pub place. Acoustic acts, or small pub acts (fiddle, guitar, bouzouki type stuff), stuff you can hear over.
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post #8 of 48
3/29/08 at 1:44am
i don't think it's a question of age. i'm 32 and still enjoy dance clubs if they play music i like.
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post #9 of 48
3/29/08 at 2:17am
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Originally Posted by Piobaire View Post
I'm a generation older than the OP (just hit 37),

Sorry man, it's all downhill from here. But belated happy birthday, anyway.
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post #10 of 48
3/29/08 at 2:24am
My club phase lasted exactly 1 year, from 21 to 22. I'm 22 now with zero desire to go to any clubs, though it could be that I'm not single. I will pick dinner and drinks with friends any night of the week over clubbing.
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post #11 of 48
3/29/08 at 4:22am
A nice way to solve this would be to have a dress-up date at some really nice bar neither of you have been to before that's a classy place. Maybe she's just used to the loud clubs and feels intimidated by the stuffiness of a jazz bar. Making something like a new bar your own between the two of you could be a good compromise. The alternative is to say that you honestly don't enjoy those clubs and it'd be a great girls night out for her and you're going to do your thing with your guy friends. The alternative to both of these is to shut up and go to the club : / depends on how much you care about going.
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post #12 of 48
3/29/08 at 4:47am
I enjoyed clubbing mainly from 14-15, when it was still a novelty. Since then I've greatly preferred lounges and bars.
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post #13 of 48
3/29/08 at 4:49am
I've never liked clubbing at discotheques, and generally don't enjoy places where you can't hear the person next to you. Discotheques are really best for people-watching, though.
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post #14 of 48
3/29/08 at 5:04am
If my girlfriend required me to go to loud dance clubs with any frequency, I'd find a new girlfriend.
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post #15 of 48
3/29/08 at 8:18am
I'm 24 and have in the past month quit going to clubs/pubs altogether since I quit drinking. Never looked back and don't regret it...it was getting a bit tiring and monotonous towards the end anyway, so why blow huge chunks of money every weekend on something I don't enjoy?
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