too many bad experiences! (Clubbing in general)

Member Name: sparky111

Product:	Clubbing in general
Date:	23/11/08 (207 review reads)
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Advantages: the dancing

Disadvantages: groping drunks!

I used to go clubbing when I was younger but have to say I am not a huge fan of it.

I live on the outskirts of town in a rural location, so it does cost quite a bit in taxi's to get home at night. I think its an expensive night out anyway as they charge £5 just to get in, then you have drinks on top which are not cheep.

The best part about nightclubs for me is the dancing, I love to have a good boogie!!

I have found that some nightclubs in my area are more like meat market's, and for me I dont get enjoyment out of being groped or getting my bottom pinched constantly. And as the evening finishes everyone is completly blotto! Then they dont care what remarks they say to you, it does not make for a great evening!

The last time I went to a nightclub was a couple of years ago and had a bad experience as I had my drink spiked.

I went out with my friend at the time as she was having a get together with some of her old friends and asked me to come along, but she then decided while we were out to go back to her boyfriends flat and left me with her friends. I knew one of the lads there as I had been out as a group with him before, so decided to stand and chat with him. He bought me a drink from the bar, it was a bottle of reef. When I had finished the bottle I went to the bar to buy him one back, and then went to the toilet.
Whilst in the toilet I started feeling a little strange and quite aggresive, I ended up having a row with someone in the toilets which was very unlike me, I am such a quiet person and not one to start trouble. Luckily I was aware that something was not right, so without even saying goodbye to the group I just got my coat and left for home in the taxi which were parked outside the club. The taxi driver then knew I wasn't completly with it so decided to over charge me, and in turn I then had a go at him too. Once I was home I had a glass of water and threw up twice, I knew I wasn't drunk as I hadn't had that much to drink. So I then went off to bed. I woke a few times in the night and the room looked hazy and was spinning round.

In the morning my father in law came round to bring my daughter home as he had been looking after her the previous night. While he was round I made him a coffee, and while we sat drinking it I had several turns and the coffee ended up all over me. I have a mild form of epilepsy and something had triggered it off and I was having them left, right and centre.

My father in law was concerned something had happened so he got in touch with my brother in law as he is a paramedic. He knew it wasnt the drink and asked if I had left my drink as maybe it was tampered with.

I dont know if it was the lad I was with but I did end my friendship with my friend as a result. And funnily enough she kept texting me to say this lad was interested in me and wanted to see me again, so in the end I replied and told her I wasn't interested in him. It did stop after that.

The other thing I dislike about nightclubs, especially in the city I live near is the amount of trouble there is, my brother in law goes many a time to stabbing's and violent glass attacks and is often left frightened himself.

The best advice I would give to women is to ensure you look after your drinks, and make sure you dont let it out of your sight.

I am now 33 and as a mother with a young child I very rarely get the chance to go out anyway, but when I do I much prefer a nice quite drink in the pub or going out for a pizza and a bottle of wine.

Summary: make sure you look after your drinks