Weekend. Is staying in the new going out?

SkyBlueClouds

I'm in. It's a Saturday night. Somehow I've always preferred the company of Netflix, Sky+, a bottle of wine, Spotify on full blast with a packet of malteasers etc to going out on the town and mingling in bars or clubs.

How much of a night owl out on the town do you consider yourself to be? Does the idea of staying in at the weekend with a film and the other half sound appealing after a long week at the office? Or does the excitement of a certain bar/disco/club/latest hip joint have you jumping on the 46A faster than you can say 'Tia Maria'?

cloud493

I haven't been out on a saturday night for a year or so. Mainly cos I'm not very social, its very expensive, I don't drink, etc. Judging by my Facebook newsfeed though, I'm in a minority.

RayM

I prefer staying in - but that's mainly because I have zero interest in clubs or pubs. Haven't been in a pub in at least two years. I'd rather actually go to stuff (gigs, comedy shows, plays, etc), but most people I know seem to prefer pubs.

I go out if there's something worth going out for, that I'll enjoy and have fun doing, and I'll go out on occasion if I'm socially obligated even if I won't enjoy myself that much.

Otherwise I'll stay in and enjoy my own company and make my own entertainment.

I think most answers will be along the same lines.

pauliebdub

I feel I lose touch with people if I don't make an effort to out. I'm not massively keen on going out in Dublin as I think it's just too expensive but like to mix with people too maybe twice a month.

SkyBlueClouds

RayM wrote: »

I prefer staying in - but that's mainly because I have zero interest in clubs or pubs. Haven't been in a pub in at least two years. I'd rather actually go to stuff (gigs, comedy shows, plays, etc), but most people I know seem to prefer pubs.

I find this is the case with a lot of my friends too. Sometimes when you don't want to go to events not involving solely around alcohol it can be difficult to find mates to partake.

Henlars67

I like a few pints, but I hardly ever go out on a Saturday night.

That's when every town and city is full of the crowd who go out once a week and get absolutely hammered, fall around the place in their checked shirts looking for a row, or at the very least making a complete nuisance of themselves.

You meet a far better class of drinker out during the week. Of course the problem with going out on a weekday is that you probably don't have the following day off, but it's worth it to avoid the Saturday crowd.

Jhcx

i would love to be out having fun. but im too mature for my age and friendless. Jhcx is not impressed

Glock Lesnar

Go out during the week, get messy, pump a bird or two.

Weekends are for clean eating,training, study and smashing a box set.

anncoates

Never 'stayed in' at weekends before I had kids and thought it a bit weird to have a drink at home but since then I've realized it's a really nice way to spend a weekend evening.

That said, I still love gong out when I can so I'd never say having a night in supplants going out, rather it is equal to it in a different way.

PeteEd

get out there te fcuk you sad b@stards

Checking boards, try and cool down a little before putting me good shorts on before i head to Space. Get her bucked!

McChubbin

I find I usually have to plan nights out in advance as I live a fair distance from town and don't have much money.. To be honest, unless it's something I REALLY want to go to, I generally find that lately I stay local for the sake of expenses as I can't justify spending the bones of €20+ on a taxi home at 10pm.
If I stay local I can usually stay out a bit later so that's what I do. Also, Saturday nights are when the clubs/pubs are crowded so I tend to stick to mid-week event. There's not much to do in Swords anyways aside from the drag queen bingo in Wrights Cafe on a Tuesday.
That's the height of fun for me right there.
Now if only we could arrange a Boardsie Beers in Swords one night....

Candy_Girl

I love a good night out but I just can't deal with the hangovers anymore

SkyBlueClouds

Candy_Girl wrote: »

I love a good night out but I just can't deal with the hangovers anymore

Yep, even worse when coupled with lack of sleep.

Winston Payne

Staying in is better. No closing time and your own music.

worded

Went out fri night with 110 euro.

10 - smokes
20 - table quiz
70 - drink
10 - taxi

Got into a cab and barely made it the door. Bad pint :-(
Spent the whole day in bed sat in bits. Been a long time since I felt this fcuked.

There is a huge mental price to pay after a big night out.

Stayed in tonight.

COYVB

Used to go out 2-3 times a week. Now I'm old and married and have no desire for the effort involved in all that.

Id say I've been out out ten times in the last five years and I dont miss it tbh

ToddyDoody

worded wrote: »

Went out fri night with 110 euro.

10 - smokes
20 - table quiz
70 - drink
10 - taxi

Got into a cab and barely made it the door. Bad pint :-(
Spent the whole day in bed sat in bits. Been a long time since I felt this fcuked.

There is a huge mental price to pay after a big night out.

Stayed in tonight.

As a comparison...

Went out on Fri night with 70 euro.

10 - Chinese meal
7 - Entry
28 - Drink
8 - taxi

Some Assholes about.

Stayed in tonight.

ElleEm

I know today is Sunday and yesterday was Saturday but it never occurs to me that I missed "Saturday night". I don't really go out that much, I just can't give up 2/3s of the week feeling sh!te after a bender. I work shifts as well so I prefer to relax with bottle of wine at home on my weekends off.

suicide_circus

I do like going out with friends but the problem with outside is that you're forced to interact with the general public who are, on the whole, appalling.

I like to have at least one night out if not two per week, I really enjoying being out in the pubs. I also like to have a relaxing weekend every now and then or to have one of the weekend nights being a relaxing one so would often go out Thursday night and leave one weekend night free. I love the mental weekends too where you are out from Friday after work, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon for the cure but they are tiring.

I'd get very bored staying in at weekends and enjoy a weekend in much more when it's taking a break after a lot of going out.

smurgen

Henlars67 wrote: »

I like a few pints, but I hardly ever go out on a Saturday night.

That's when every town and city is full of the crowd who go out once a week and get absolutely hammered, fall around the place in their checked shirts looking for a row, or at the very least making a complete nuisance of themselves.

You meet a far better class of drinker out during the week. Of course the problem with going out on a weekday is that you probably don't have the following day off, but it's worth it to avoid the Saturday crowd.

Sounds like a load of **** to be honest. Most of us go out just to socialize with our friends after a hard weeks work.what monster we are.

charlietheminxx

McChubbin wrote: »

I find I usually have to plan nights out in advance as I live a fair distance from town and don't have much money.. To be honest, unless it's something I REALLY want to go to, I generally find that lately I stay local for the sake of expenses as I can't justify spending the bones of €20+ on a taxi home at 10pm.
If I stay local I can usually stay out a bit later so that's what I do. Also, Saturday nights are when the clubs/pubs are crowded so I tend to stick to mid-week event. There's not much to do in Swords anyways aside from the drag queen bingo in Wrights Cafe on a Tuesday.
That's the height of fun for me right there.
Now if only we could arrange a Boardsie Beers in Swords one night....

I live near Swords... Would you not get a nitelink rather than a taxi? You'd save a fortune if you wanted to go out in town.

I used to go out every weekend but I must be getting old because I go out once every 2 months or so now and seem to spend a lot of it thinking about how crap everywhere has gotten! Last night I stayed in my boyfriend's house, had Chinese and a few drinks, watched casualty and Shaun of the Dead and it was delightful.

bb1234567

I love going out...but its so ridiculously expensive:( A good night out could put you down 50 euro

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

bb1234567 wrote: »

I love going out...but its so ridiculously expensive:( A good night out could put you down 50 euro

50 Euro? That's not bad going.

suicide_circus

bb1234567 wrote: »

I love going out...but its so ridiculously expensive:( A good night out could put you down 50 euro

I would be delighted if it cost that

TheBeardedLady

Up until about 2 years ago, I'd be out Friday and Saturday night but my hangovers started to get really, really bad. I'd have really dark thoughts and it would depress me for the week and I used to dread them before I even went out. Going out here means you don't meet up 'till 11pm as things don't get started 'till then so you know your next day is gone. As boring as it sounds, I'm not willing to sacrifice my precious free time sitting on my couch feeling awful and would rather meet for a few drinks during thee day (as I did yesterday and will do again this afternoon) and do stuff, so I go out the odd time now and take it easy.

Tzardine

If I had a pair of breasticles I would go out every Saturday night.

Free drinks ahoy.

fleet_admiral

I went out last night for the first time in ages. Paying for it now though, im in a jock

suicide_circus

fleet_admiral wrote: »

I went out last night for the first time in ages. Paying for it now though, im in a jock

Spare a thought for the jacks!

Iranoutofideas

It costs me €30 on taxis alone to head out. Add in another €12 for a club, €2 for cloakroom and €6 for grub afterwards and that's €50 without even having a drink.

**** that.

Shakespeare's Sister

It's a getting older thing in my case. Some nights staying in is far more appealing.

I stay in most Friday nights - couldn't be dealing with a night out after a week's work - love glasses of wine in front of the TV/net of a Friday night. I go out most Saturday nights but only to the few bars that are quieter. Excessive crowds, music that's too loud - forget it. Awful way to spend an evening (although I've always felt that way - don't think it's an age thing to find that most unenjoyable).
Last weekend I went out both nights and was shattered from it.
And it's not as if they were all nighters. These days a night out finishing at 2am would be a real mad one!

This weekend: I was supposed to go out last night but cancelled as I much preferred having an entirely going-out free weekend, to balance out last weekend.

God, younger me would be disgusted. :pac: But at least I'm 36 - some people who are 10 years younger than me (and more) go on as if they've reached old age.

Actually my favourite thing to do is to go to other people's gaffs for a session - and that's always been the way. Although it was house parties when I was younger, now it's wine and nibbles. It still usually ends up as a - albeit small - house party. Weird the way wine is deemed a "classy" drink. :pac:

KungPao

I resent giving the bar man €5 +, and I feel this resentment for each purchase!...so I don't "go out" very often anymore.

I think when you reach my age (33) you start to see these places for what they are, and you get fed up standing in piss at the urinal while some idiot is drunk talking bull**** beside you.

Then the customary walk to find a decent kebab (with chips and a drink...another tenner) then a taxi drive home for another 15 - 20 euros...

I just couldn't be arsed.

I do like a few pints during the week sometimes though, watch a match in a quiet pub with a friend or two, then home early.

The Cool

When I lived in Galway I'd be out at least once a week, even if just for a pint after work. Now I live in Maynooth, and while I don't mind going out here, I despise nights out in Dublin. You spend an absolute fortune on your night and I never really enjoy it so it feels like a total waste of time and money.

The deciding thing for me though I guess is the fact that I don't have any friends around where I live, but then when I do get together with my friends I'm as happy to get a few bottles in and sit in and chat for the night. I'm in a relationship of 5 years too so I don't have the push of having to go out to meet guys.

Foxmint

Even a basic night out is too expensive by far, and full of idiots and scobies.
I'd rather spend my time more productively than paying someone a fortune to poison my system with alcohol and listen to the same shyte talk over and over.

looking_around

biased poll, being on a forum, during the weekend :pac:

I'm not a go out for the night kind of person, never was.

Go for a bike ride all day? yes please! lunch? sure. Beers/dinner? feck that!

Pumpkinseeds

I'm not really a pub/club person anymore. I'm 41 and I think I got it all out of my system between the age of 18 and 23. I'd much rather be curled up on the sofa at home with my husband, watching something on tv and muching on junk food. I hate crowded bars and queuing to use the toilet.

Shakespeare's Sister

If I wasn't so wrecked every Friday night I'd happily head out most Friday nights and stay in every Saturday night. It's perfect actually - town isn't as busy, and then you've the whole weekend to recover.
But I just couldn't be doing a night out straight after a week's work.

Shakespeare's Sister

Shakespeare's Sister wrote: »

If I wasn't so wrecked every Friday night I'd happily head out most Friday nights and stay in every Saturday night. It's perfect actually - town isn't as busy, and then you've the whole weekend to recover.
But I just couldn't be doing a night out straight after a week's work.

I love going straight to the pub from work on a Friday. Around lunch time on Friday the mouth starts to water and the thirst for pints kicks in and nothing better than being in the pub by 6pm quenching that thirst for the night!

efb

It's an age thing. If your under 25 you will be c likely to go out most weekends, under 30 some weekends and under 40 odd weekends

bitemeluis

Shakespeare's Sister

Tristian Miniature Tag wrote: »

I love going straight to the pub from work on a Friday. Around lunch time on Friday the mouth starts to water and the thirst for pints kicks in and nothing better than being in the pub by 6pm quenching that thirst for the night!

Yeh I have enjoyed doing that in previous jobs but it's not done where I work now as it's in an industrial estate that most of us drive to.

TheSheriff

Id imagine working in town is an absolute dead cert for going out for post work drinks on a friday

I work out in the south county so no hope of that!

Anytime ive been in town on a friday and see all the suits in sinnotts, the barge, cassidys I think it would be great to have the option post work with some collagues

fleet_admiral

suicide_circus wrote: »

Spare a thought for the jacks!

your right, a lot of guinness was imbibed. Think I need to ring dyno rod

LostBoy101

A few pints in the local is far better craic than town. I went to a few bars and clubs in town and it's unbelievable how loud the music is that the bar staff even find it difficult to hear what people are saying!

Celly Smunt

Everytime i go out i just want to get home.

I dont know if this is just me either, but sometimes i get all dressed showered and ready and then just can't be arsed going out.

SkyBlueClouds

Celly Smunt wrote: »

Everytime i go out i just want to get home.

I dont know if this is just me either, but sometimes i get all dressed showered and ready and then just can't be arsed going out.

Or the fear that ensues when you walk out the door and immediately want to turn back

dundalkfc10

Saturday Nights are the worst nights out these days.

Fridays and Sundays are much better

Chance The Fapper

I found that going out got a lot less exciting after I got myself a girlfriend. I much prefer a house party, you still have the music and the good buzz, but you're surrounded by friends rather than dickheads and can chill whenever suits you, and a red bull doesn't cost you €5

McChubbin

I find myself enjoying nights in with the tv and a few cans much more entertaining these days. It's too expensive to go into town for a night out IMO. (Though I must look into the Nitelink thing as someone mentioned)
Sunday night is boxset night.

begrandx

I go through phases where I won't go out for weeks and then I'll go out every Saturday night for 4 weeks in a row then get sick of it again.
I've converted to Friday nights now, far better than being squashed to death on a Saturday and have 2 days to get over it.