PTH2009 wrote: » Just after watching rise of the foot soldier life story of Carlton Leech A few things I wonder about Were bouncers in clubs in those times really that tough no **** taking maniacs ??
Adyx wrote: » I never really understand the fascination with bouncers. If a place has dickhead bouncers, then more than likely the staff, management and clientele are dickheads too. So why bother. Just go somewhere else. I can only speak from my own experience but generally the **** ones are weeded out and the good ones are the senior doorstaff you see on doors and who know what they're doing. All that said I will over-rule bouncers when I think they're wrong. They cannot be relied upon to check for ID or drunkenness and many seem confused about legal closing times in Ireland.
Sh1tbag OToole wrote: » I'd avoid pubs with bouncers altogether. Feck it yer paying for the lad(s) standing outside the door as well as the barman in those places. There is probably a reason they have decided to take on bouncers as well, similar to how the shops in O'Connell street have all got them.
Fran1985 wrote: » Most popular venues would have bouncers. in fact i can't think of 1 off top of my head that doesn't. Its very hard to avoid them. I go out and enjoy myself. I dont do a head count when i go somewhere, to see how many staff ill be paying for on a given night. They're used for more than stopping trouble. Its so the bar staff dont have to worry about serving underagers too, not to mention theres always one ejit on a nightout looking for a barney. Ludicrous to think a place with bouncers is dodgey. And yoi'll find security on shops throughout town, not just oconnell street.
Sh1tbag OToole wrote: » It is usually a certain type of pub that has bouncers, not the type I'd be going to unless someone dragged me in there
Giana Damp Switchboard wrote: » Go on, for the craic type cast the pub which would typically have bouncers for us.
Sh1tbag OToole wrote: » Ok so :cool: They would usually double as a nightclub or at least have a late license, professionally designed logo outside the door, if it opened recently it would have leveraged social media heavily to hype up its opening day, perhaps taking on a 'rent-a-mob' from a marketing firm. Pub is owned by a 30-something entrepreneur with a cheesy grin and a well trimmed beard. Inside it would be usually quite industrial looking with large posters and big screens covering up the otherwise 'unfinished building' look. Inside you'd have young, often clueless but well groomed bar staff with dyed and / or spiky hair all wearing the same clothes (possibly branded). Some of the staff may have a poor grasp of the English language and give back the wrong change but ya wouldn't mind too much because on a busy night you'd get your own back by passing off any ould worthless foreign currency as 1 and 2 euro coins. They wouldn't have too many taps at a time running either. The jingleberries would tend to be loud and fairly sh1te, yet not the absolute worst, no Justin Bieber or anything, not much vocals in an attempt to keep it neutral. You'd get some of the more unusual stuff on tap like Hoegaarden and a couple of popular craft beers for the hipster vote but nothing mad eccentric either. There'd usually be a little upstairs part with no Guinness tap and possibly no stout at all. There'd be a cocktail menu but it would only have stuff that's easy and quick to make. In one of the corners you'd have one of those mist or fake smoke generator thingies and you'd go and sit close to that hoping it was real smoke and wishing it would drown out the smell of farts from lads who'd be off their heads flailing around the place with skinny jeans and white t-shirts thinking they're the bee's knees.
Tombi! wrote: » Sorry, but regulars only. And no, just because we let that 15 year old in with no ID but their prematurely massive tits that's never been here before doesn't mean anything.
Fran1985 wrote: » You should get out more.
Breanna Elegant Cactus wrote: » Never been refused entrance to a club... Forgot to mention, I've never been to one...ever:)
KKkitty wrote: » Meant to say I'm 25 sorry
PARlance wrote: » What I always found a bit weird was the way some bouncers will brag about it being great for pulling women.... That's just borderline creepy for me. I'm all for drunk sex when both people are, but personally I wouldn't feel right sleeping with someone on a different level sobriety.
Merv the perv wrote: » Most bouncers who drink have a big piss up in the bar after they've finished work.
mynamejeff wrote: » really ? Granted it was a long time since I worked doors but one or two pints at most don't count as a huge piss up. bar staff like to go home too ......
Greenmachine wrote: » I think the professionalism of bouncers in general has changed over the past few decades for sure. Bouncers tended to be much rougher round the edges, not saying all of them, but it would not have been unusual for guys to literally be thrown through fire exit if they were too drunk or if they snuck in club. A Polish bouncer mentioned to me, how he had been fired for punching a female patron, as he was getting changed next to me in the gym locker room like it was a normal thing to do. This was around 2007-2008, by which point, I found bouncer pretty much everywhere polite and chatty, and generally helpful. The only times they tended to be abrupt was if the needed to break up a fight or if there is a safety issue. I don't get the impression that things are the same in UK, going on what I have heard from lads I know, who bounce over there, but then they could be just bigging up. Some of these guys are characters.?
Simon2015 wrote: » Bouncers now are alot more reasonable than they were in the Celtic Tiger years. Back then I used to get refused from alteast one pub/club over the course of a night. Now its only in a blue moon when I get refused from somewhere.
