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Fresher's Week 2011!
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Seriously, I was never in a club before, so what do you do in a club besides dance?
Drink. Attempt to talk to people, but realise the music's too loud. Wish you could find your friends / wish you had friends. Bitch about how high the admission price was. Feel lonely and pathetic. Approach a guy/girl (delete whichever) then turn away at the last moment due to shyness/awkwardness. Eventually figure out that clubs are horrible, and that venues where you can enjoy yourself with your friends and have conversations are far better.
That help?
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Sir Ophiuchus wrote: »Drink. Attempt to talk to people, but realise the music's too loud. Wish you could find your friends / wish you had friends. Bitch about how high the admission price was. Feel lonely and pathetic. Approach a guy/girl (delete whichever) then turn away at the last moment due to shyness/awkwardness. Eventually figure out that clubs are horrible, and that venues where you can enjoy yourself with your friends and have conversations are far better.
That help?
Well, I just wouldn't know what to do there. I am certainly not going to make a fool out of myself and dance lol. For talking the music is too loud and I am not going to drink. So what is the point for me in going there?0 -
There doesn't seem to be a good reason, then. As I was implying above, clubs aren't for everyone (certainly not me). You could go to a bar with friends and drink and chat there, go to a society event, hang out at a friend's place with a gang of people and swap stories of the week so far...
Clubs aren't compulsory, and there's plenty to do that doesn't involve going to them.
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Era I wouldn't think too hard about it really and just go with the flow...this is a new experience for pretty much all of us here so you'll be in a good place......seriously though go to at least one club lol thats where the best fun is to be had drunk or sober! 0
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Sir Ophiuchus wrote: »There doesn't seem to be a good reason, then. As I was implying above, clubs aren't for everyone (certainly not me). You could go to a bar with friends and drink and chat there, go to a society event, hang out at a friend's place with a gang of people and swap stories of the week so far...
Clubs aren't compulsory, and there's plenty to do that doesn't involve going to them.TrollHammaren wrote: »thysol, I mentioned a few times that I'm a nightclub bouncer, so I'm quite biased when it comes to clubs, but if you don't drink I'd avoid them like the plague. I don't drink, and I've been to maybe 3 clubs (when not in work) and it was just shít. If you have a few mates going and they're not the kind to make fools of themselves it could be a good laugh. Unless you're going with a group of people you get on well with, I wouldn't be arsed with the clubs. The clubs and societies host things all the time. In the Judo club, we usually arrange to go to the Pav (our residential bar) or one of the local pubs after training to get to know the newbies. I'm sure a lot of the other societies do the same thing.
I said all that in more words than were necessary. Sorry about that.
Good to hear that, I think I'll just not bother with them. I hope I can socialise in societies or in parties in Trinity Hall or something.
@Emmerz + NSNO
I might actually try out a club one day but I doubt that I am going to like it.0 -
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Sir Ophiuchus wrote: »Approach a guy/girl (delete whichever) then turn away at the last moment due to shyness/awkwardness.
This is best done when you're with a group of friends who are also up for it. Get many pieces of paper, write your number on them. Go up to random guy/girl (delete whichever) and say "Hey you dropped this". Then make a quick escape.
As pathetic as this sounds it's great for a laugh. Especially when the texts start coming in.
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Maybe_Memories wrote: »Thysol, if you don't want to go to a club check out a silent disco if you get the opportunity. There might be one on in freshers week (usually is). If you're not into mainstream music it's definitely better than a club.
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Well it probably would be mainstream... but just bring an ipod/mp3 player or whatever and just listen to that!
However I wrongly assumed this was what happened anyway, but it turns out you're given headphones and you listen to whatever the dj's playing via a wireless system. But I'd imagine no one would say anything if you bring an ipod...0 -
Maybe_Memories wrote: »Thysol, if you don't want to go to a club check out a silent disco if you get the opportunity. There might be one on in freshers week (usually is). If you're not into mainstream music it's definitely better than a club.
What do you do in a silent disco, it sounds kind of boring, just drink?
I don't mind mainstream music at parties, I had actually thought of taking my speakers with me to Dublin in case we make a party in Trinity Hall.:p But then I thought you are hardly aloud to turn up the music loud enough for a party, I would probably get thrown out of college faster than I came in.:D0 -
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What do you do in a silent disco, it sounds kind of boring, just drink?
Basically it's like any normal club/disco except it's, well, silent. Everyone listens to seperate headphones, often people can even have different songs to you on. Quite hilarious to watch people randomly dancing, when no audible music can be heard by bystanders :P Like someone previously said, the DJ can wirelessly transmit the music to you, but there may be multiple DJs Definitely a must try!
Every one will obviously be different, so it really depends on which particular silent disco you attend!
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Maybe_Memories wrote: »Well it probably would be mainstream... but just bring an ipod/mp3 player or whatever and just listen to that!
However I wrongly assumed this was what happened anyway, but it turns out you're given headphones and you listen to whatever the dj's playing via a wireless system. But I'd imagine no one would say anything if you bring an ipod...
May do this and put on a bit of Led Zeppelin for myself as i cant stand chart music at all0 -
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Valid points. When its cold, like during winter, how do you guys club? With your coats and all that..
Haha, it's so obvious you're coming from a warmer climate
Pretty much all clubs have cloakrooms to leave your stuff in, generally €2 is how much it costs to leave in a coat or a bag. So you'll leave in your coat and hit the floor wearing a tshirt or shirt or whatever, like normal.0 -
Maybe_Memories wrote: »You can have it as loud as you want (within reason) until 11.30. After that you can't make much noise. But if someone asks you to turn down the music a bit, I strongly suggest you do it. and if security asks you to, then do it.
Sounds like you can't have club volume levels even at daytime. Right, then I'll only take my wee ****ty speakers and my headphones, I'll leave the big ones at home. Just thought the big ones might be handy for a party.:)I was too my first time, but it shouldn't be especially for freshers since everyone is new to everyone else. (:
Haha, I enjoy people watching, its highly amusing when they're intoxicated. I dunno about the clubbing scenes in dublin but I assume drugs are rampant in clubs regardless whedre. If you don't go hunting for it, you'll be fine. Its not as bad as the movies.
I heard that sometimes even when you order just a limo some guys pour a shot of alcohol into it, or even worse some kind of drug. I don't want that to happen to me.
By the way, why don't you answer my PM?
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Clubs are just places to go when the pub shuts :L, you're not going to worry about making a fool of yourself because you're probably going to be pretty drunk, also it's dark enough so not everyone can see you and it's loud enough so not everyone can hear you haha
Words of wisdom, this. Everyone else will be wasted, they won't remember how badly you danced or that awful pick up line you used.thysol:
DUCSS (computer science society) usually go to a nearby pub for chats and such. We get food as well, sometimes free food even. So don't feel like you should drink or go to clubs if you don't want to. At least one of us has bought a pitcher of ribena at the longstone pub.
I drink only mixers, on the rocks.Tears in Rain wrote: »Haha, it's so obvious you're coming from a warmer climate
Pretty much all clubs have cloakrooms to leave your stuff in, generally €2 is how much it costs to leave in a coat or a bag. So you'll leave in your coat and hit the floor wearing a tshirt or shirt or whatever, like normal.
I stick out like a sore thumb. :P Haha, yay! I saw this cloakroom concept on How I Met Your Mother once and the question has been in my head since. Thanks!I heard that sometimes even when you order just a limo some guys pour a shot of alcohol into it, or even worse some kind of drug. I don't want that to happen to me.
By the way, why don't you answer my PM?
They usually target girls I think, you know, to rape and all that sexual nonsense. As for the alcohol, I see my friends do it to each other for a laugh but I only ever go out with close friends so.. I'm feeling a bit paranoid now lol.
SORRY! I don't notice when I get a pm. ):
Are we allowed to blast the speakers in trinity hall? Well, not blast per se, just slightly louder than audible.0 -
They usually target girls I think, you know, to rape and all that sexual nonsense. As for the alcohol, I see my friends do it to each other for a laugh but I only ever go out with close friends so.. I'm feeling a bit paranoid now lol.
Just stick with a group of friendly people or people who've gone out for Freshers! (I assume you're a girl, yes? 
really really sorry if I'm wrong!) But don't worry about it, just be sensible Don't leave your drink down and then come back to it, even if you're going to the bathroom. Don't be paranoid! 0 -
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I heard that sometimes even when you order just a limo some guys pour a shot of alcohol into it, or even worse some kind of drug. I don't want that to happen to me.
Drugs are around in the sense that many people use them, but you probably won't even notice it. And nobody's going to pour a shot into your drink unless you request it! Christ if they did, then why would people pay extra for a drink with alcohol in it! In general, don't worry. Take every negative expectation you have and tone it down by several notches, and then you'll get a more accurate picture of reality.0
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