Have you ever been to a strip club?

gargleblaster

I'm just curious how many women here have gone to a strip club. If you have been, what did you think? Did you have fun? Did you go with a group or just a friend? I have been to a couple.

Once time I went with a male friend. We were out having drinks and somehow the subject of strip clubs came up, and I said I'd never been but was curious what it was like, so he offered to take me. It was really weird because I expected all the women to look like the women in magazines. :rolleyes: So it was interesting to see that although they were attractive, they weren't all amazingly gorgeous with perfect breasts. In fact I ruined it for him he said, because I kept analyzing the women. :pac: I was just so shocked. It was kinda fun, too, because the women were good at giving you the sexy eye, so that was quite novel, and I did like it.

Another time I went with another friend and a friend of his. This one was a seedier club, and I felt bad for the girls because the men weren't really paying much attention to them. I didn't know where to look, I wanted to look at the ladies cause it seemed like I should be looking at them, but the people I was with were talking so I though I should be paying attention to them and not the dancers. It was awkward and not very fun at all.

I wasn't really comfortable in either of them, but it did help me to understand the places weren't like the ones in the movies are (full of super hot women with perfect bodies) - at least not the ones I went to.

I hope this thread isn't a bad idea. I just found myself thinking about these experiences and got curious. (Mods please feel free to shut it down if this isn't a welcome topic.)

emer_b

I went once in college, first strip club opened up in salthill, galway so a group of us went. I think I was mostly curious and probably a bit naive about what went on. I haven't felt the need to go back though, my curiousity was satisfied, and being a bit older now I kinda feel sorry for the girls that work there.

Asry

I have indeed. My friend paid for a lapdance for me, and apparently I was honoured because the lady took all her clothes off and let me touch her (??). In that I was touching her in a very embarrassed 'God, I'm sorry' kind of way. I felt really awkward and didn't know where to look. The thought of paying a girl to do something like that to me just made me feel...wrong. I like my sex acts to be free, thanks That makes me sound like such a prude, but I just felt bad for her.

Eve_Dublin

Never been to one and although I'd have some degree of curiosity to see what goes on in there, I don't have enough to actually pay money and go in (I'm presuming they're very expensive). I've a feeling I wouldn't like what I see but maybe they're actually a hoot! I don't get turned on by women dancing in that manner, so for me it'd be simply to gawk at what kind of men go there, how they react to the women and what the whole atmosphere is like. If I didn't like what I saw, it'd just be another thing for me to be despairing about and I don't need that.

ztoical

Yep couple of different ones - went with a friend as I was working on an animated short that was set in a strip club so I could write the whole thing off as a 'research' on my expenses We'd a great night. Went to a straight male strip show with the same friend fairly soon after just to compare and frankly found that one a bit scary. The women in the crowd were totally OTT and frankly totally nuts and not in a good way plus wasn't impressed by the antics of any of the lads. Did end up at a gay club with male stripper show and that was much hotter then the straight male strippers but I felt very out of place and unwanted.

tan11ie

When on a weekend in Prague myself and two male friends stumbled upon a strip club and a drunken me suggested we go have a drink in it (pure curiosity on my part) Luckliy i was refused as there was a no Female policy :eek: I could only imagine the antics then:eek:

Princess Peach

Never been to a female strip club but I've been to a male strip show twice. They are a travelling group and come to the gay bar in my town a few times a year. I love it, its so much fun. Just them dancing up on the stage while the women in the crowd lose all dignity and self respect screaming at them.

A few of my female friends went to a strip club here. Said its nothing like on tv where the strippers dance on stage and poledance. Its just women in their underwear talking to men and trying to get them into the private dance room.

stargazer 68

Went to one in Bangkok years ago - strange experience. Lots of couples - like us - there as a tourist thing. Lots of married men there alone too - getting well into it!!

Very talented ladies - until one hit me with the banana (and she didnt throw it) :eek:

sleepyescapade

Like Dovies, I too went to one in Bangkok with my OH for the craic. It was ok, didn't spend all night in there but was fun to see what a show was like. And yes, lots of men there alone!

stargazer 68

Megglz wrote: »

Like Dovies, I too went to one in Bangkok with my OH for the craic. It was ok, didn't spend all night in there but was fun to see what a show was like. And yes, lots of men there alone!

With their wedding rings glinting in the lights! lol
Seemingly if you want to 'entertain' one of the girls off the premises you have to pay the owner and then the girl separately.

Links234

I've never been to a strip club, I was invited to come with some friends but I refused. I have been to a fetish club where they had various acts on stage, male and female, and some performers were doing strip-teases.

I don't think I'd ever go to a strip club, but I've no qualms about seeing similar at a fetish club. It's probably the kinda people who'd go to such places? I'd run in fairly alternative circles. Like, I'd happily trot along to burlesque night or something, but the idea of going to a strip club churns my stomach.

Maybe I'm odd?

shinikins

Dovies wrote: »

Very talented ladies - until one hit me with the banana (and she didnt throw it) :eek:

Ewwwwww!!!

I'm curious as to what goes on in them, but I doubt I'll ever visit one. My ex loved them, he once skipped out on a night out with friends claiming to be poor but managed to find €300 to spend on strippers that night-then had the gall to ask me for a loan :eek:

I know men are generally more visual creatures than women, but I'm still curious to know exactly what it is about a strip club that they like, after all, if they want to watch a woman undressing their wives/girlfriends do it every night. And I'm sure if they want a dance, all they have to do is ask

flutterflye

Nope, I haven't.

I am not curious either - Not understanding this curiosity element people keep talking about.

I can't say for sure because who knows what's going to happen in the future, but I can't see myself ever going to one.

I know a girl who does burlesque - Maybe I'd end up going to support her? Who knows.

But it's not on my list of things to do anyway!

Links234

Dovies wrote: »

Very talented ladies - until one hit me with the banana (and she didnt throw it) :eek:

I'm afraid to ask

Ickle Magoo

Dovies wrote: »

Went to one in Bangkok years ago - strange experience. Lots of couples - like us - there as a tourist thing. Lots of married men there alone too - getting well into it!!

Very talented ladies - until one hit me with the banana (and she didnt throw it) :eek:

Lol, yeah, I had the pleasure of trying desperately to avoid being hit by a ping-pong ball... :pac:

panda100

I went to one in Galway during the Galway races with a bunch of stags we had befriended earlier in the night.In summary, it was probably the most unerotic experience I've ever had in my life, and say the stags would say pretty much the same thing.
We went into a private room with two strippers, The two women were migrants, obviously, and were wearing only thongs. They started kissing each other pretty much everywhere. I thought it would just be a bit of lap dancing, but it was a lot more graphic than that! It was strangely asexual though, and the women just seemed to be going through the motions.

Shinikins, why do you think men are more visual creature than women?

Miss Fluff

Yep, went to one in Paris a few years ago near the Moulin Rouge with my BF at the time. It was really dark and lots of old lads **** at the back....classsssy

shinikins

panda100 wrote: »

Shinikins, why do you think men are more visual creature than women?

Why? I've found that men are turned on much more easily by what they see in front of them, be that a stripper, or porn or even a girl in a short skirt. If it were as clear cut as that for most women there would be more stripclubs aimed at women.

jimbobaloobob

emer_b wrote: »

I went once in college, first strip club opened up in salthill, galway so a group of us went. I think I was mostly curious and probably a bit naive about what went on. I haven't felt the need to go back though, my curiousity was satisfied, and being a bit older now I kinda feel sorry for the girls that work there.

Even in the boom times that club in salthill seemed to struggle

I'm sure all that worked there are older and wiser now too

eskimocat

This might give you a giggle:

Years ago my self and ex husband were on holiday in Paris for the weekend, we had decided to take in the Moulin Rouge, and duely set off for the show. I knew that they were famous for their shows and that there were lots of muscial numbers. I had loved the film Moulin Rouge, so was all set

Standing in the que on the way to the box office, I noticed lots of pictures on the wall, glancing every now and again, I began (slowly!) to notice that lots of the ladies in the show were topless! :eek:

Turned to ex and pointed this out mentioning that the show they put on in the past had topless women, and would he mind missing out since that wasn't the show we were going to.... between his splurts of laughter and the laughter of the people in the que behind us I managed to make out that all the shows featured topless ladies!!! oh the embarrasment lol i never realised lol, felt like a ninkonpoop!

It was a great night out, we got a table next to the stage and to be honest I was much more relaxed with the nudity than himself! Except for the snakes, there was snakes... real ones ladies, real ones...

KatieMM

the oddest thing happened to me and boyf in a strip club in Majorca. perhaps this is an unsaid rule that we were unaware of...

we were having a few drinks, the girls were unreal dancers, and i may have put my arm around boyf/shared a quick kiss- nothing more explicit than that!

next thing, while boyf was at bar, a girl (not a dancer, in professional kinda clothes, but younger than me) came over and advised me not to be touchy feely with my boyf!! :eek:was a bit bitchy tbh. made me feel that it was inappropriate!! i mean come on!!! girls shaking everything- and i mean everything- up on stage no bother, but i cant be affectionate with partner!!??

i said, 'hang on a second, me and my boyf are after putting about €50 behind that bar, and if u hav a problem with our behaviour i want to hear it from a manager'... funnily, she never came bk wit a manager. we had a few more drinks there, just to spite her :pac:

any1 had similar experience???

ATMW

I have never been to a strip club ( I am female); I've seen a few stipograms, both male and female--whilst I would never wish anyone to order one for me, I don't mind them provided they do not try and embarass the recipient. Anyhow, the following reminded me of a funny story I heard years ago on a train to Dublin:

eskimocat wrote: »

This might give you a giggle:

Years ago my self and ex husband were on holiday in Paris for the weekend, we had decided to take in the Moulin Rouge, and duely set off for the show. I knew that they were famous for their shows and that there were lots of muscial numbers. I had loved the film Moulin Rouge, so was all set

Standing in the que on the way to the box office, I noticed lots of pictures on the wall, glancing every now and again, I began (slowly!) to notice that lots of the ladies in the show were topless! :eek:

Turned to ex and pointed this out mentioning that the show they put on in the past had topless women, and would he mind missing out since that wasn't the show we were going to.... between his splurts of laughter and the laughter of the people in the que behind us I managed to make out that all the shows featured topless ladies!!! oh the embarrasment lol i never realised lol, felt like a ninkonpoop!

It was a great night out, we got a table next to the stage and to be honest I was much more relaxed with the nudity than himself! Except for the snakes, there was snakes... real ones ladies, real ones...

Sitting opposite me on the train were an elderly Scottish couple, who the previous year had been to Paris as part of a tour and had gone to the Moulin Rouge or Folies Bergere--I can't remember which--. Whilst I gather they knew what to expect, the elderly lady on the tour who was sitting next oto them did not--and she kept on trying to deny to herself and them that the dancers were topless--she kept on coming out with statements like: "Haven't the girls lovely hairstyles" and the like. At some stage in the night the dancers were introduced, and one of them was introduced as being Scottish. Apparently for most of the show the dancers had fans that most a lot of the time would cover their breasts, but for the last number they all came out in a line naked bar a hat and a miniscule G-string, the hat would have the national flag of the girl and the g-string some thing associated with the country--the scottish girl, who was last in the line had the Scottish flag on her hat and a tartan G-string--somewhat shocked the old lady turned to the man and asked "do you recognise the tartan?" !!! :pac:

gargleblaster

Mr_Hat wrote: »

Steip clubs are for Men so of course women dont get them.

What do you mean 'get them'? Women have wildly varying opinions of strip clubs, same as men.


Thanks for all the responses. I was worried this thread would die a lonely, ignored death.

Azureus

I've been to a good few strip clubs, none in ireland. First was in Prague for a mates 21st-bizarre experience, most of the waitresses were almost naked with a proportion of 80/20 ladyboys to girls. Then there was a girl pole dancing on stage who nobdy seemed to pay any attention to. Unerotic, but funny and gave the two girls there (me and one other) industrial strength vodka for free. The lads had to pay €12 a drink. Madness.

Went to a sex show in Amsterdam and that was a bit bizarre-loads of porn on big screens and then a couple going at it on stage who looked insanely bored of the whole thing. Glad I went for the experience, but not something Id go to again. Funniest part of that was my very liberal friend legging it outta there as soon as the couple took their clothes off, begging for a refund because she didnt realise thered be actual intercourse.

Went to the Moulin Rouge with a group of the girls on our last night in Paris too-was an amazing spectacular and nothing erotic about it imo, although there was large groups of elderly gentlemen enjoying it quite a lot! I would definately go to that again, although its damn expensive.

Joked about taking the fella to a strip club on holiday last week for his birthday-I have no problem with them once theres no-one being exploited and its easy enough to tell the difference between the legit and the seedy.

Pebbles68

KatieMM wrote: »

the oddest thing happened to me and boyf in a strip club in Majorca. perhaps this is an unsaid rule that we were unaware of...

we were having a few drinks, the girls were unreal dancers, and i may have put my arm around boyf/shared a quick kiss- nothing more explicit than that!

next thing, while boyf was at bar, a girl (not a dancer, in professional kinda clothes, but younger than me) came over and advised me not to be touchy feely with my boyf!! :eek:was a bit bitchy tbh. made me feel that it was inappropriate!! i mean come on!!! girls shaking everything- and i mean everything- up on stage no bother, but i cant be affectionate with partner!!??

i said, 'hang on a second, me and my boyf are after putting about €50 behind that bar, and if u hav a problem with our behaviour i want to hear it from a manager'... funnily, she never came bk wit a manager. we had a few more drinks there, just to spite her :pac:

any1 had similar experience???

Went to one in Dublin a few years ago with my fiance and a guy we met at a business lunch. There was a guy at our table who told us he was getting married in a couple of weeks. Long after the lunch was over afew of us were still in the bar chatting. I don't know how the subject came up but the guy getting married, who was in his 40's, said he never had a lapdance. Now considering we were still out when the strip clubs opened having started drinking at lunch you can imagine how my mind must have been working but I decided he should have a lapdance before getting married so we headed into one of the clubs in Leeson st.

Anyway when we went in the bouncer warned myself and my fiance not to show any affection as the customers might get ideas that the girls could be touched and held. Not that I looked like a dancer, in fairness, it was a Dublin Chamber of Commerce lunch that I was dressed for.

zeusnero

never been (unless it was during a 'The Hangover' style blackout...)

I see the attraction but I don't think I'd feel comfortable in one - not embarrassment as such, more a sense of sympathy for the girls involved...

Thomas828

I've never been to a strip club or anything resembling one and I never intend to go. I'm almost never in a pub after 7pm. In a strip club I'd be like a fish out of the water.

mickman

Thomas828 wrote: »

I've never been to a strip club or anything resembling one and I never intend to go. I'm almost never in a pub after 7pm. In a strip club I'd be like a fish out of the water.

what age are you ? 80

Ayla

I took my boyfriend (now husband) there for his 18th birthday & we both had a blast.

southsiderosie

ztoical wrote: »

Yep couple of different ones - went with a friend as I was working on an animated short that was set in a strip club so I could write the whole thing off as a 'research' on my expenses We'd a great night. Went to a straight male strip show with the same friend fairly soon after just to compare and frankly found that one a bit scary. The women in the crowd were totally OTT and frankly totally nuts and not in a good way plus wasn't impressed by the antics of any of the lads. Did end up at a gay club with male stripper show and that was much hotter then the straight male strippers but I felt very out of place and unwanted.

I went to a male strip club for a hen night and had the same experience - the women were totally out of control, and the men were kind of seedy.

However, my first experience was at a gay strip club, and it was great craic. One of my friends was a photographer, and I guess had done a shoot with one of the dancers who invited us all to come by. Most of the dancers weren't actually gay, but worked there because they made a ****load of money. They said they loved it when girls came in, and at the end of the night there were hugs all around...Although I will say, it is a very strange experience hugging a 6'4" black man hanging upside-down from a pole wearing NOTHING but workman's boots!

That's about it for me though, and I haven't really had the urge to go back.

Wibbs

mickman dial back the judgemental posting please.