Life isn’t about solutions, but trade offs. Nowhere are we better able to analyse this predicament than when we ask ourselves the question of “when”? When is it time to depart the bar stand, or the dance floor? When is it time to exercise self-restraint? When is it time to call it a night?
Story of every clubber’s life: having to come up with a way to nicely let down that guy who’s damn persistent. I like to call them ‘stage five clingers’, and I believe that should become an actual dictionary term because some people can be overly obsessive. Stage five clingers will usually shower you with ridiculous pick-up lines and wreak of desperation, and their clinginess knows no bounds.
So have you ever felt the need to add fuel to the fire to see how big the blaze can get? Ever seen the stern look on a security guard’s face and felt the need to try get a reaction out of him/her? It’s like trying to get a reaction out of those soldiers with the big black bearskin caps; it can be funny in a totally disruptive way, yet you don’t think about the consequences until you poke too much and cop what you deserve (uh oh!).
While writing my review of Waterslide Bar, it occurred to me that I’ve been legally allowed to go out drinking for ten years now. Having said that, I go to bars much more than nightclubs these days. Part of this is circumstance, but then I realised that my taste in venues to drink at have changed. That’s not to say I don’t like raging parties anymore (hell yeah, I do!).
The key to having a great interview for a bar or nightclub is to be a balance of fun and business. You don’t want to be one of those staff members that either don’t have a clue about what they are doing or are so stuck up themselves that it makes you wonder why they even got into the hospitality business in the first place.
Typical female response, there is no right answer for this, it depends on a number of factors. From being the barmaid in this situation, I’ll pass on some attempts that have worked and others that have failed miserably. Hopefully it will stop barmaids from being rudely hit on everywhere.
Clubbing expectation: A cute guy/girl bumps into you at the bar. Flirty chit-chat is had over a few drinks, followed by dancing. You make out for the rest of the night.
Clubbing reality: A guy/girl bumps into you at the bar. Whilst they talk about their stamp collection, you pretend to listen while thinking of an escape route. They stalk you all night.
If you haven’t already seen it on the news, the notorious Kings Cross has been under scrutiny in the media once again. Sydney teenagers Thomas Kelly and Daniel Christie were sadly both bashed to death in the area on separate occasions over the past two years by being “king hit”, a one punch attack that causes a fatal blow.
Often when you go out with a group of buddies, there’s usually one person who won’t be drinking that night, or at least not too much. While it’s of course their choice to drink or not to drink, do they have to act so arrogant about it? Seriously, whenever I’m drinking and someone isn’t drinking, it makes my drinking less fun and makes me look like the bad guy.
Starting a brand new business must be so nerve wracking, easily one of the most stressful things a person can do. Putting all this cash you’ve gotten from various investors and sources (not to mention out of your own pocket!), everyone wants to make sure the business is going to be successful. But if your new business happens to be a nightclub, there is so much more than money to consider.