A Good Or Bad Experience? You Decide! (Clubbing in general)

Member Name: xjemloux

Product:	Clubbing in general
Date:	11/12/08 (112 review reads)
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Advantages: you can have a good time, get stupidly drunk

Disadvantages: drink leads to alot of trouble

I think I'm "past" my clubbing time, I've been doing it since I was 16 (underage I know), I am now 22 in a weeks time, have 2 boys and like to think I've grown up a little. Not that I'm sayin clubbing is 'childish', but where I live I find it is. The clubbing scene is different in all areas, but the city I live in has gone downhill fast people seem to think there is a reputation to keep up with etc and you seem to find this whilst out clubbing. But I used to love it ! I used to love everything about my night out to Newport EVERY friday and Saturday. I'd pour my vodka, get my gladrags on and plaster my face in make up like I was using Dulux paint! Lippy would go on and I'd pout my lips.. Mmmm beautiful! NOT! Drunken babble in the back of the taxi on the way in, straight into our usual first club, a small but popular reggae/rnb club! So small nobody could move, I loved the music though. I'd fall out of that club into another, trot and stumble up to the top floor after paying my hefty entrance fee, although I can't actually remember how much I just gave her or whether I put my change back in my purse. Did I have any change? Doors would open and the reggae rhythms would pump through my veins. I'd dance and sway as if I had a body of a goddess, when in fact I was an overweight flump and everyone looked at me like DAMMNNN she's drunkkk !!! When really I wanted people to think DAMMMNNN she's fine! 4AM would come and I'd fall out of the club, wait in a taxi rank for over half an hour, finally get in a taxi pay god knows how much to come home! BRILLIANT night! I used to love that?? It was the same every week for me.

Where I live clubs are not that big and are not that popular, the clubbing scene is not as exciting and alive as some of the major cities. Apart from where I live I've only ever been to Cardiff and Bristol, they are ten times better than Newport. Newports so small for a city, same people in every club every week, same clothes, same smells, same s**t different day as people would say.

My idea of clubbing is going out drinking, socialising with friends, letting your hair down, having a dance and having fun especially. Which most of the time I have done all of this out clubbing, probably because of the amount I've drank though.

No matter what city or town you go to theres allsorts of clubs to suit different people, playing different genres of music, R&B, Rock, Indie, Reggae, Oldies, Pop, Dance etc. Large Clubs, Small Clubs Zanzibar, Escapades, Oceana, La Bamba, The Page, Glitterball, Mojo's, Tiger Tiger, Liquid they are a few random night clubs. You usually will find the same group of people in a particular club when you go out as they only like one type of music or are just comfortable going there.

My experience has been both good and bad. Yes I have loved the binge drinking, getting stupidly drunk just to boost my confidence for a few hours, and I have loved blowing my money on more drink. Waltzing into a club like I own the place (thats the confidence boost right there) and dancing the night away (well at least trying to dance). It was good back then anyway.

Now I find when I go out clubbing it's full of 'Kids', I know I was only 16 then and people probably thought the same when they seen me out on the razz, but obviously I was oblivious then. I waste so much money, taxi into town £4-5, entrance into a club £5-8 maybe more on special occasions such as Christmas Eve, Boxing Day etc., £20 plus on drinks I really didn't need. I drink before I go out, now I drink before I go out so I only need to buy maybe one drink when I am actually out. It makes it hell of alot cheaper for me and probably safer. Drink affects people in different ways, but like I said there are alot of 'kids' out where I go clubbing, and consuming alcohol is one of their strong points, actually controlling it though definitely is not. They stand and stare, you only need to look at them once and they want to start a fight. You could walk into someone in a club, sorry means nothing to them it's an excuse for them to shout and spit at you and purposely cause a fight. In each club I've been to lately theres always a little group standing in a corner somewhere or by the bar, the group people steer clear of because if you go too close they growl and hiss, pour drinks over you. Why? Oh and the pulling part of clubbing, O.K so we go out we see someone attractive, chat for a bit and at the end of the night have a little kiss. No in fact, we go out get totally blotto, wear our beer goggles think ANYBODY is attractive and take them outside or home for a quick fumble. Once I was coming home in my friends car and we had to drive through town to get where we had to go, we stopped in a car park to get something to eat. While I sat in the back of the car waiting for my friend to get back with food I could not believe my eyes, "OH MY GOD!!" There in front of my eyes was a girl bent over with a boy behind her, you can figure out the rest. She had no clothes on, you could see absolutely everything. Thats degrading yourself surely.

I know I'm not innocent, I've gone out got extremly drunk, and snogged somebody I will never see again in my life but that, that's disgusting. At least if you are going to do it, do it in your own home. Now if I do fancy going out to socialise with the girls and have a little drink I tend to go to my local pub, especially if the footys on.

I know I'm painting a bad picture about the whole clubbing scene, but this is mainly about where I live. So if ever you want to try somewhere different for clubbing, don't go to Newport (Lol). I have been other places clubbing though. Been into some amazing clubs and met some fantastic people. I've walked into clubs where the atmosphere as soon as you walk in is friendly, and people will smile at each other without wanting to slap you. Music has been different, but suits everybody in the club. I do like trance music, but I can't dance to it so I'm more of an R&B/Reggae girl. If you were to see me in a club and a top reggae/r&b tune come on you are bound to see me winding in the corner I can't help myself.

I do find going out drinking, clubbing, dancing etc is a good way to let your hair down for one night. Meet new people, listen to music you maybe havn't heard before. But I'd rather not go out if all its going to lead to is trouble, or a total waste of money. Clubbing can be a really good experience, but I suppose a clubbing experience is what you make of it most of the time.

Another thing which puts me off clubbing in general is the whole bad press thing about needles being stuck in peoples arms as they just walk past, drinks being spiked etc. The attacks and rapes etc. Although sometimes I believe some people cause their own bad misfortunes. For example A girl goes out wants herself to look good dresses in a tight mini skirt, shows all her cleavage, is extremely drunk but wants to pull and chats up every fit male she sees, it could all be innocent but it could come across another way to a fella. Girls are big lead ons and teases when they are drunk, or maybe thats just me (lol), how do they expect a bloke to act when they are flaunting what they got in front of their face.

I know I've made the whole clubbing scene sound dangerous and scary and basically rubbish. But if you find the right place, and the right clubs you can have a fantastic time. You can dance the night away to top notch songs bellowing in your ears. Lights flashing, people smiling, singing, laughing and genuinely having an amazing time.

Summary: i dont reccomend clubs in newport thats for sure