Clubbing: the alternative

Being a teenager in a world where social media allows you to view what everyone else is doing all the time, I often see pictures of people my age at clubs, it has become almost a way into adulthood partaking in going clubbing and those who don’t like clubbing are seen as outcasts. 

The honest truth is that clubbing is just not for everyone and for every one night which has been really good I have had ten other nights which have just been a failure, so for your amusement and some knowledge for those of you who have not yet been, here are my reasons for why clubbing sucks:

Lifts

Before you even go out you have the stress of being able to find a lift home, unless you live near a club so a taxi wont cost you a ludicrous amount or you are actually able to walk chances are you will be relying on either a friend or a parent for a lift. 

Money

There is no two ways about it, going clubbing and regularly going is expensive. So you’ve got the cost of you getting home, the cost of going into a club and then the cost of actually drinking overall you are left with a headache and a hole in your pocket. 

Horny

What is it about being surrounded by 100’s of other sweaty, smelly human beings whilst being intoxicated that turns some of even the nicest of people into horny sexual predators? 

Ghost Grinders

So there you are dancing with your friends when you suddenly realise that you have a man attached to your behind trying to grind his way into your pants. This is not fun or pleasurable, no just no. 

Music

I can vouch for it when I say that most clubs wont be playing Nirvana or Radiohead and if they do it will be some shitty remix which will leave you questioning why someone would even make it in the first place. Most songs will share the same repetitive beat to allow ghost grinders to get maximum hip swinging momentum. If you have any respect for your ears just don't go, you’ll be left feeling slightly deaf with ringing ears. 

Clothes

It doesn’t matter how nice you look at the start of the night by the end of it you will be sweaty with makeup half down your face and your feet in a stupid amount of pain. Come on girls who actually invented heels? They are torture devices which leave your butt and legs looking fantastic but you feeling pure pain. 

Social media addicts

There are some and I can say that I have been one of them whilst being a club who just can’t put their phone down. Every moment is a chance for a new selfie, the chances are endless. 

I can see the appeal of being surrounded by you friends in a pool of endless pulling opportunities being offered free drinks, girls bond in the toilets and suddenly everyone is your best friend. For me though, I find a good house party or night at the pub far more enjoyable than having some ghost grinder trying to pull me.