Too old

Mozzeltoff

Sala wrote: »

That said, I don't think I ever really like clubs anyway, nothing to do with age

I am the very same. I don't mind going to the pub, playing a few games of pool with the OH and a few of my mates or going to a mates house for a few drinks, or going to a concert and having the craic..but you bring me near a nightclub and all the fun that I had completely evaporates and I get really bored really easy in them. I am 26 now and most of my mates are around the same age. We tend to avoid clubs as much as possible!

astonaidan

My father is 60 and still goes down to the pub, why on earth would you be considered to old for the pub.
Now clubs they are a different kettle of fish.
Regards getting wasted, think Irish people need to learn you can have a good night without this

Czarcasm

astonaidan wrote: »

My father is 60 and still goes down to the pub, why on earth would you be considered to old for the pub.
Now clubs they are a different kettle of fish.
Regards getting wasted, think Irish people need to learn you can have a good night without this

Do you think this is a uniquely Irish phenomenon or something? It's not y'know, far from it actually!

astonaidan

Czarcasm wrote: »

Do you think this is a uniquely Irish phenomenon or something? It's not y'know, far from it actually!

Ah Well Ireland and Britain would are the worst for it in fairness, we have the whole I got wasted hence it was a great night.
I actually heard a guy say that a night was a bust cause he wasnt wasted.
Theres a big drinking mentality in Ireland sure its what were known for worldwide, how many times have you been talking to someone when abroad and when they find out your Irish that they go "Oooh Guinness"

Galwayguy35

It's funny with nightclubs, when you are too young we all wanted to get into them and when we do and find out that the experience is nothing to write home about we lose interest.

Czarcasm

astonaidan wrote: »

Ah Well Ireland and Britain would are the worst for it in fairness, we have the whole I got wasted hence it was a great night.
I actually heard a guy say that a night was a bust cause he wasnt wasted.
Theres a big drinking mentality in Ireland sure its what were known for worldwide, how many times have you been talking to someone when abroad and when they find out your Irish that they go "Oooh Guinness"

I was only talking to a friend of mine this afternoon over in the States who was getting in from being out all night (the five hour time difference meant it was about 9 o clock in the morning over there) and she will tell you Americans too love a good party!

Sam Kade

I know a couple both touching 50, they have been doing the pub scene since their teens. They kept it up while rearing their family. They are serious drinkers both of them drinking pints and the wife drinking wine at night during the week. I can't figure out their fascination with the pub especially at this stage of their lives. Go to the pub get drunk talk sh1te listen to sh1te wake up with a sore head and empty pocket Their livers must be in some state, your liver will hold up for years with alcohol then when it will finally give up the fight it will be too late. Both of them are after scares he got a suspected stroke and spent a night in intensive care, she suffers from vertigo yet they believe drink is not the cause.

BillyMitchel

Never too old kiddo. Enjoy it while you can.

Y.O.L.O

Martonio

I wouldn't that there is a certain age restriction on going to pubs/clubs. I think it reflects what you want from a night out? The clubs in Ireland are pretty crap so there is no real attraction to going clubbing here but there are some great bars around where you don't have chart music. I am 28 and I still enjoy going out and having a few drinks. You just get bored of the club scene here. Pubs are the way forward me thinks.

justforlaugh

you might as well stop living and jump off the cliff if you want to stay in in the prime of your life!

astonaidan

Czarcasm wrote: »

I was only talking to a friend of mine this afternoon over in the States who was getting in from being out all night (the five hour time difference meant it was about 9 o clock in the morning over there) and she will tell you Americans too love a good party!

Yeah but what Americans consider a good party, you might consider a tuesday night. They could possibly be the worlds worst drinkers.
Late nights dont always mean alot consumed.
I had alot of late/great nights myself and had less than 7 drinks

Czarcasm

astonaidan wrote: »

Yeah but what Americans consider a good party, you might consider a tuesday night. They could possibly be the worlds worst drinkers.
Late nights dont always mean alot consumed.
I had alot of late/great nights myself and had less than 7 drinks

Ahh come on, when I said "a good party", she was monkeys uncle drunk

As do many young Americans, but you just don't hear about it as much. But if you've ever met young American tourists over here, they too like a good party and like to get drunk, and get up to all sorts just as much as Irish people do!

MadYaker

astonaidan wrote: »

Yeah but what Americans consider a good party, you might consider a tuesday night. They could possibly be the worlds worst drinkers.
Late nights dont always mean alot consumed.
I had alot of late/great nights myself and had less than 7 drinks

The Chinese are the worlds worst drinkers. I was out on a few nights with a few Chinese guys and girls that I was working with a few months ago and after 2 or 3 glasses of wine they were all absolutely buckled. Id only be getting started and they'd be ready for bed. Lovely people though. Americans party pretty hard, I've got drunk with loads of yanks I've met in college here, but generally they don't drink as much as Irish people.

I don't think 25 is too old. I'm 22 and I still enjoy clubs and I still will when I'm 25. In the summer there'll always be more 16 - 18 year olds because they aren't in school.

h2005

Sam Kade wrote: »

I know a couple both touching 50, they have been doing the pub scene since their teens. They kept it up while rearing their family. They are serious drinkers both of them drinking pints and the wife drinking wine at night during the week. I can't figure out their fascination with the pub especially at this stage of their lives. Go to the pub get drunk talk sh1te listen to sh1te wake up with a sore head and empty pocket Their livers must be in some state, your liver will hold up for years with alcohol then when it will finally give up the fight it will be too late. Both of them are after scares he got a suspected stroke and spent a night in intensive care, she suffers from vertigo yet they believe drink is not the cause.

Alcoholism?

tempura

All the emphasis is in age here !

Just do what you enjoy doing, it doesn't really matter what age you are.


I sometimes like to go to a more lively place for a drink, dance.

Sometimes I like to go to a quiet pub.

Sometimes I like to stay at home.

Sometimes I like to go for a coffee.

Sometimes I like to go and stare at the sea, with a coffee and my dog.

Im 45, female and a Mother and quite honestly I couldn't give a crap what anyone thinks about what I like to do with my time !

Age had nothing to do with any of this op, just do what you like.

solas111

risteard7 wrote: »

So when is too old to be out in pubs and clubs getting drunk?
I'm 25 and feel past it but I dont want to feel it! Am I silly and getting old before my time?
What age did you feel u had enough?

Keep going lad. You're only as old as the woman you feel.

astonaidan

MadYaker wrote: »

The Chinese are the worlds worst drinkers. I was out on a few nights with a few Chinese guys and girls that I was working with a few months ago and after 2 or 3 glasses of wine they were all absolutely buckled. Id only be getting started and they'd be ready for bed. Lovely people though. Americans party pretty hard, I've got drunk with loads of yanks I've met in college here, but generally they don't drink as much as Irish people.

I don't think 25 is too old. I'm 22 and I still enjoy clubs and I still will when I'm 25. In the summer there'll always be more 16 - 18 year olds because they aren't in school.

Hah you could be right, Ive never drank with Chinese, actually only one Asian ever and he was a take it easy drinker.

Im basing my American thing on big talkers more than big drinkers.

Anyways dont know how it happened that Ive gone off topic.

Still think we rely to much on drink for a good time

Nothing wrong going to the pub for a few

candy-gal1

Your never too old to go out to pubs etc imho anyway, if you start thinking that your just drinking too much, or not enough :pac:
Clubbing on the other hand, yes its for everyone at any age, but I think most of us outgrow it a tad by the time we hit out mid 20s, if not before :rolleyes:, it just gets boring and samey imho and VERY expensive!

Sam Kade

h2005 wrote: »

Alcoholism?

They think an alcoholic is someone that drinks all day everyday.

Daveysil15

Depends on the venue. My local club on a Saturday night would mostly have people from mid 20's to late 30's. Then they have a seperate night for the students.

Mrs Shuttleworth

I stayed in for most of my 30s and felt "past it". When my business collapsed and I started listening to new music, I started going out again but mainly in London when I moved there. I'm 40 now. Go to Ministry of Sound or Fabric on a Saturday night and there's all ages, people up to 60 who are there to hear who's playing.

I'll happily go into the depths of a moshpit if a good DJ is on, but pubs (particularly Dublin ones) are horrible. People pushing past and impossible to talk. Pubs like Kehoes are depressing.

I went out for a meal on Saturday night and bizarrely felt too young to be there - the whole restaurant was over 50 and Buble CD on in the background.

Everything is relative and depends on your stage in life and your interests.

I got worse as I got older

You're never too old to go out, the kinds of places you might go will probably change over time though.

I can't see myself giving up going dancing any time soon!

Daveysil15

Sala wrote: »

Age 28, I wouldn't go to a nightclub if you paid me and I don't like going to a pub where I won't get a seat!! I hate the way pubs often have really loud music too these days. I like to socialise, but prefer to go to a nice wine bar or restaurant. That said, I don't think I ever really like clubs anyway, nothing to do with age

Actually I used to hate pubs/clubs when I was younger. Prior to the smoking ban when you could barely see inside the place and the smell off the clothes the following morning. I'm 29 now and actually prefer it nowadays.

astonaidan

Daveysil15 wrote: »

Actually I used to hate pubs/clubs when I was younger. Prior to the smoking ban when you could barely see inside the place and the smell off the clothes the following morning. I'm 29 now and actually prefer it nowadays.

Im 27 and same boat didnt drink at all till last year, hated discos, clubs, pubs when Im younger. but now I enjoy going down for a few every couple of weeks

Doctor DooM

At about the OPs age I noticed I couldn't drink as much as I used to. When I was 18 I drank way too much though.

About 28, I'd slowed down a bit but noticed that a hangover was now a 2 day event.

By 30 I'd had the realisation that most nights out were not in anyway worth the loss of time they caused, or the money.

I still have the odd night out now, mid thirties- but they're usually special events.

I think it's a natural progression OP and no one can tell you when enough is enough- save your body.

One final thing- yeah, the drink culture and the average pubs/clubs in Ireland (especially Dublin) don't help. It's like they want to offer the most homogenous night out possible so they don't lose any potential custom. Thus ensuring they're all kinda boring. (There are some very notable exceptions, of course).

Daveysil15

astonaidan wrote: »

Im 27 and same boat didnt drink at all till last year, hated discos, clubs, pubs when Im younger. but now I enjoy going down for a few every couple of weeks

Same here. I usually go out every couple of weeks or so. I think when you're younger there's more peer pressure on you to go out and get locked every weekend. I was never a big drinker and used to get teased the odd time because I couldn't hold as much as the other guys. I was a bit of a lightweight as they say.

Now my social circle is a bit more mature. It's no longer cool to go out binge drinking. I can't remember the last time I had a bad hangover. When I go out now its just for a few drinks to catch up with some mates and that suits me down to the ground.

Granted I think the recession may have something to do with it too. I know some people who can't drink as much as they used to because they simply can't afford it. Either way I find the scene a lot more enjoyable now than I did when I was younger.

Mr_Spaceman

tempura wrote: »

All the emphasis is in age here !

Just do what you enjoy doing, it doesn't really matter what age you are.


I sometimes like to go to a more lively place for a drink, dance.

Sometimes I like to go to a quiet pub.

Sometimes I like to stay at home.

Sometimes I like to go for a coffee.

Sometimes I like to go and stare at the sea, with a coffee and my dog.

Im 45, female and a Mother and quite honestly I couldn't give a crap what anyone thinks about what I like to do with my time !

Age had nothing to do with any of this op, just do what you like.

One of the most sensible posts I've read on boards for a very long time.

"It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years".

_Kaiser_

Used to go out a lot in my 20s but as we all got older and people settled down and moved away, getting everyone together became harder - plus mortgages and wives/kids means your money has to go elsewhere besides the publican's pocket.

The price of a night out is ridiculous now anyway (or maybe I just realised how much it was costing me before), not to mention the hassle of getting home afterwards.

These days I meet up with the lads every few months and we have a Friday night/Saturday of drinking, BBQ and catching up. Other times I might go out for one or two after work on a Friday, but more often than not I will just be drinking cokes as I'll have the car with me. Alternatively I might meet someone for lunch or dinner during the week.

But not sitting in a pub/club getting pissed and pouring money down the drain is no loss to me really - late 30's in Dublin.

Daveysil15

Mr_Spaceman wrote: »

"It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years".

Now that's a great saying. It's a bit like the saying, "Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

Nemeses

Daveysil15 wrote: »

Now that's a great saying. It's a bit like the saying, "Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

But you know what they say "All work and no play..."


hehe, thats what they think