harr wrote: » The recurring theme here a lot of European city’s seem to close up early at night time , I found this to be true in a lot of the smaller European city’s especially midweek . I remember being in Munich and it was the same everything in city centre closed before 9 , not only German cities I have noticed it a lot in mainland Europe. I think we have the misconception that all city’s should be like Dublin on a Saturday night. I have often even struggled to find restaurants open in some cities after 9pm
artanevilla wrote: » I think a lot of these "boring" places are reflective of the people going rather than the place itself.
Signore Fancy Pants wrote: » Stuttgart. Should be called "Stupidgart".
completedit wrote: » I remember being in Santa Barbara, California for my J1. I remember our first night out we were heading downtown for a night out. Everything ended about 1am, maybe earlier and the entire beachfront was just empty after 8pm in the middle of the summer. I remember myself and my friend thinking if we were in Spain this entire area would be buzzing with life. It's probably indicative of the type of person who lives and invests in Santa Barbara that it just doesn't have any real life to it.
MaccaTacca wrote: » Maynooth or Leixlip for me. Two grey little villages/big housing estates plonked on the side of a motorway.
stuboy01 wrote: » Lisbon. Worked there for 2 days on a project, arrived Sunday morning, city was nice during the day, but everything was closed come 9 oclock. no bars, restaurants or anything. WTF? Had to go down to Docas region to get food. huge restaurant about 3 tables had people. Now maybe it was a bad day of the week to want to go out but jaysus. Sunday night!
TheIrishGrover wrote: » Helsinki. But admittedly it was at the wrong time: Summer, probably great fun with decent weather and life. Winter, even better. We went in September or something for some bloody reason. People were great and friendly and up for the craic. But it was just the wrong time of year It was so boring that I went to the cinema to see a film that 1: I had seen before. 2: Was in Japanese 3: had subtitles in 3 languages..... except for English
duffmann wrote: » Most exciting thing to do in Helsinki is to take the booze cruise to Tallinn
FixdePitchmark wrote: » Went to the Maldives - and you are on a sand bank in the middle of the ocean. The journey out to them was the best part. That is it. I know it is meant to be that and all about the loving. But I just need to get out of them resorts for a few hours every day. They can be kinda like a prison.
humberklog wrote: » Ah it'd be harsh to judge Lisbon or any other city on a Sunday night when you expect it to be buzzing. No city I know of goes out in any meaningful way on Sunday nights...except Irish ones. Even English pubs are dead after 5ish.
breezy1985 wrote: » Day drinking is the norm everywhere on a Sunday but the difference in Ireland is we demand a pub stays open for the full licenced time no matter what. London pubs a busiest between 6 and 9 or 10 on weekdays and the the last hour before closing is usually cleaning and closing down by the staff which is why they are very keen to throw stragglers (usually Irish) out the second it hits closing time
Strumms wrote: » No, sorry. It’s subjective. If you posted about a film you went to see, said you found it boring, I replied... “ I think that could be reflective of you, rather then the film itself “ Would that sound like a reasonable reply ? Or would I just take your opinion and experience of that film on face value, that you found it boring and didn’t like it... regardless of what I thought.
jmayo wrote: » Ah jaysus Helsinki is cool enough. BTW don't get between a lot of the Finnish guys, even some women, and their cheap booze on one of those ferries to Stockholm. You think some Irish are mad for booze.
hahashake wrote: » Counterpoint: There is one way to experience a film, there are a million ways to experience a city.
Cody montana wrote: » I'm sorry. But Rome is one of the most interesting cities on earth. It would take weeks to see everything. If you like history, culture, art and architecture. It's all there. Too many tourists though, same with Venice.
humberklog wrote: » Yeah, that's what I was saying about the post I quoted. To arrive in a European city on a Sunday, go out that evening and expect it to be lively, engaging and fun and judge it on that simply isn't realistic.
iamwhoiam wrote: » I think posters are taking about two completely different things Some are talking about pubs and nighlife in places and some about the place itself If I go to Rome for nighlife maybe I would be disappointed . But it wouldn’t even enter my head to go for that reason I would be in Rome for the sheer beauty and history and as an aside food . So I wouldn’t understand anyone thinking Rome boring .
Strumms wrote: » True, 100%... but each of us would enjoy a film differently.... and that can be the same for a city... I love Paris, I lived there, but a girl who I was working with and from Kildare left practically in tears, hated it, the people, everything about it.
hahashake wrote: » Obviously there is a subjective element, but part of that subjectivity is based on what you choose to do and who you met. Which is a combination of your own decisions and luck. It's not as if 2 people who visit Paris have the exact same experience unless they are literally together every second, and even then their experience will be completely different to someone else's. So it's apples and oranges for the same city. Plenty of people, including French people, told me Parians are rude but both times I went, I met a mixture of friendly and rude people. Could've easily tipped one way or the other.
Batattackrat wrote: » Dublin, what an absolute **** hole of a place.
