<p>I was at a trendy nightclub last night and I just felt overwhelmed by the absurdity of it all. It was a Thursday night, I had guzzled down a $6 40 oz. before I showed up, and I see 21 yr old guys buying $300 bottles of grey goose like it was nothing. Girls everywhere covered in make up, wearing skin tight designer jeans, doing their best Paris Hilton impression. Guys with their euro-trash shirts unbuttoned, exposing their fake tanned chests. I don’t know what I was looking for, other than that a couple cute girls from a sorority were supposed to show up. When they did finally show up, they stayed for 10 mins despite having paid the cover and coat check, and decided to go to an equally expensive club across the street. I just felt stupid, like everyone was trying to fill this void by making others jealous with their conspicuous consumption and vapid, self-absorbed physical appearance…
I’m going to a hockey game tonight, enjoying a brew, and goin home. </p>
<p>just felt like throwing out a few random thoughts…</p>
<p>If you’re not comfortable doing a specific activity, then don’t do it. Your post implied two things; 1. that you don’t see the point in “clubbing”, and 2. that you’d rather go to hockey game and enjoy a beer instead of the former. What’s the problem? If you like sporting events more than partying, then let those who are comfortable with wasting hundreds of dollars for less than two hours of partying at an overrated club be and enjoy yourself at the game. You’ll be better for it.</p>
<p>What I read between the lines in wutangfinancial’s post is that he wants to meet cute girls but doesn’t know how to go about it. The club scene with the conspicuous consumption really bothered him (a good sign regarding Wutang’s beliefs, IMHO), but the hockey game won’t really fulfill him either (it will be entertaining, but he feels he will not be meeting girls). So the question is, where (or how) can Wutang meet pretty girls with a social conscience?</p>
<p>Can I just ask what kind of 40 you’re spending $6 on!? That’s ridiculous for a 40. You can easily get Colt or OE or Steel Reserve for between $2 and $2.50.</p>
<p>I know that wasn’t the issue at hand…sorry.</p>
<p>Incidentally, I’m going out tonight with some attractive girls. Difference is, I’m going to Vinyl, which is plenty hip, but more of a chill lounge spot, not some euro-trash nightclub. </p>
<p>I live in Montreal (McGill). Also, I get around plenty, esp. considering I’m not going be mistaken for Brad Pitt any time soon. My point is, if you have to spend $300 on a bottle to get girls, why not go to a strip club and buy a hotter girl for $160? I’m morally opposed to both, that’s all (and yes, I have done both when I was still an immature freshman).</p>
<p>I agree with poster above-why do something that doesn’t bring you pleasure, and wastes your money?</p>
<p>I lived in Manhattan so I’m very familiar with all of this… I think clubs like that are just for people with more money than they know what to do with and for them it’s really not about getting the most for the dough. It’s just another night.</p>
<p>First, if you go clubbing you have to have the right mindset and clothes. Second, you must be willing to dance because clubs are essentially female territory and women like to dance.
Third, most girls at clubs are not girlfriend material because:
a) They just want to have a one night stand
b) They’re gold diggers
c) They’re just there to have fun with their girlfriends (girls night out sorta thing)
Finally the type of club you go to dictates how much fun you’ll have. Now me, personally (I also rock out with my cack out in the 514) I avoid any clubs that are mainly made up by out of town McGill students because out of towners are idiots. Old Montreal, St.Denis and some parts of St.Laurent can be okay if you’re in the mood. I find the clubs on Crescent St. to be pretty pathetic, in terms of clientele and music.</p>
<p>^I’ve discovered all of the above the hard way, i.e. trial and error</p>
<p>BTW, Stereo is a gay club, don’t let anybody tell you otherwise, it’s not “mixed”…
Tokyo is for high school dances
Orchid is for the canadian wankster crew
Upperclub is for rich McGill kids
Time is pretty classy
so is 1234, and Tribe</p>
<p>Club Lambdie (sp?) is sick…but I saw the illest DJ ever there, so whatever…</p>
<p>I don’t know about 1234, I find it to be pretty lame. I kinda like Orchid and Tokyo to be honest. Orchid on certain days can be good. Tokyo is alright on certain days too. I haven’t been to Time or Tribe (I’m not much of a club goer). </p>
<p>My favourite though? Que-Le-Le (or however you spell it) in Old Montreal. Very French, rarely any dumbass McGill students (the ones that do go are pretty cool though).</p>
<p>Really there are clubs for everyone in Montreal, if you don’t like Eurotrash (or as we call them, gino) ones, you can find so many different ones that will cater to your tastes. The one thing Montreal does lack though are honest to God celtic bars. There are sometimes where I only want to go out and sing and dance like a dumbass while wearing flannel and holding two pints of Guiness in my hands while singing Home for a Rest. That is sorely lacking in this city.</p>
<p>the problem I see you have is that you are going to a yuppie bar, which is usually full of rich, preppy, metrosexual trash. If you like hockey, enjoying brews, etc… don’t go to places like that. Find some good sports bar or Irish Pub or some other “dive” that pricks like that don’t go to. And anybody spending that much on alcohol should be shot. Seriously. Unless its a hundered year old wine or something.</p>
<p>It’s so weird, most of the kids in my classes are very smart. Yet when I go to McGill events, all the ■■■■■■■ come out of the woodwork. A lot of the girls seem to be apathetic and spoiled. Fortunately, McGill has a low retention rate for idiots, unless they’re in education or sociology.</p>
<p>As with a lot of things in our society, clubbing has become a culture unto itself. It’s supposed to be a thing to do to disengage for a few hours after a week of work. You shouldn’t have to set aside a cache of money just to go to a club.</p>
<p>Unless you like people watching (which can be fun) clubs are horrible spots to get drunk. $6 for a 40 isn’t all that bad at a club BTW. I no longer drink, but I go exclusively to sports bars or whole in the wall type places. You can get some action at any bar if you know what you are doing, but if you are looking for a girlfriend, don’t try to find her at a bar.</p>
(yay econ majors)</p>