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Thom_Fuleri
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06 Apr 2010, 6:48 am

I hate nightclubs as they feature so many things I hate - crowds, flashing lights, drunken people, incessant noise and the sheer boredom. The only thing clubs had going for them was the possibility of sex, and when I discovered the internet I found a much better way of getting it.

That said, I have discovered that loud music can be very helpful. I've found that playing something loud on my iPod is a very effective way of stopping myself from thinking - it gives me a bit of peace from the constant noise my own head produces. And I do like to dance, though I am certainly no choreographer - generally I sing and dance at home while pottering with household chores, which is a source of some amusement from family members (and envy from my partner, who cannot do either).



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06 Apr 2010, 7:24 am

Aspie_Hems wrote:
This happens to be my first post on WP and i feel this subject is probably one of the most aggrivating, tedious and confusing subjects for me there is. Going out. I don't just mean like down to the shops for bread and milk. I currently attend college and will be turning 18 in a few days and this same thing keeps cropping up. All my 'friends' (people who i can tolerate in moderately short doses) go out to clubs and sh** almost every other day and i see the FaceBook pictures and wonder to myself... what is it you actually do there?

It looks like an attempt to blind and deafen your senses in one go whilst embarassing yourself in front of other people with the same intentions. Normally i wouldn't give it a second thought, but the way these people keep going on about it, how it's so fun etc keeps nagging away at me. Being the age i am you're some sort of freak if you have no friends and i would quite like to lead 'normal' life, if there is such a thing, so the logical step forward would be to go with them on their nights out occasionally.

So what i wanted to ask was if anyone here has been to a club and can tell me what it is you do. If i ever went, i get the impression i would probably stand there for a few minutes before getting extremely dazed and confused, then leave and not speak for the next 24 hours. Also, should i ever actually decide to attend one of these things, are their any tips? For instance, dancing to me is just ridiculous, unless it's something like ballet or those Fred Astair movies where they appear so elegant and majestic. Oh and sound... would probably be another big problem. Gah and the amount of people there too.. all touching. Crap. 8O Maybe it's best i just never do it and become a hermit. Mmmmm hermit... the good life.

Anyone else in the same boat as me? Toodlepip!


I'm with you in thinking it's stupid. I've actually been to a nightclub before and I hated every second of it. I have no plans to ever go back to one again.



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11 Apr 2010, 10:34 pm

As someone who hates loud noises, crowded places etc. and is allergic to drunken idiots (it has been decided!), if you feel you must go to an event like this, wear ear-plugs! Having been dragged to such an occasion within the last 48 hours, I can testify that they make a huge difference. It means that I left after a couple of hours, rather than refusing to go outright.
Maybe you could try to find somewhere that plays acceptable music, and leave after a couple of hours? Some nights have fewer people than others, maybe that is an option?
Also if in the UK, the smoking ban has made such places more tolerable for those who hate the haze of smoke that used to be a permanent feature of pubs and clubs.
Don't, however, feel pressured into doing this. University life is about much more than getting drunk at some club. If that's not your thing, don't worry - you're not the only one!


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