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USA Nightlife Vs UK Nightlife
Has anyone been to both countries and experienced both? London has got some really good clubs, but how do they compare to the ones in the states?
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Re: USA Nightlife Vs UK Nightlife
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| Originally posted by Lukescotty Has anyone been to both countries and experienced both? |
i'd factor in the time a club stops selling alcohol. in california they can't sell beyond 2 am but most stop selling at 1:30ish, which imho is lame.
how is it in the UK?
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| Originally posted by Acton Yes... but damn, the one time a decent looking thread pops up, I'm too pissed to comment on it coherently (I've tried to articulate my thoughts for the past 15mins, but I failed). It also took me 5mins to write that. |
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| Originally posted by Spacey Orange i'd factor in the time a club stops selling alcohol. in california they can't sell beyond 2 am but most stop selling at 1:30ish, which imho is lame. how is it in the UK? |
Apart from the States and Canada, I've only had the pleasure of clubbing in Germany & Belgium. If the UK scene is anything like it is farther East, in Europe, then I expect most clubs in the States would seem lame by comparison. They seem to put so, so much more effort into their clubbing establishments overseas.
I've always wanted to hit up Sub Club, in Scotland.
IMO, the best "clubbing" in NY takes place outside of clubs entirely. The underground techno & house scenes here are ideal, and usually take place in lofts, on rooftops, and inside warehouses. They're often illegal, and almost always pack impeccable sound systems, makeshift lighting (including everything from lasers & strobes, to 3D image mapping & holograms, to absolutely no lighting whatsoever
), friendly unpretentious hosts and patrons, buttloads of drugs, and the stench of sweat from people dancing & enjoying themselves.
I've worked the front door of underground techno events around the city for the past year or so, and tourists from all over are usually extremely pleased if they've happened to stumble into one of these parties, by chance.
The only CLUB club that I'd still consider setting foot in in NY would have to be Cielo... The sound system in there is quite possibly the best on the East Coast. Also, it's quite gorgeous.


I'm most curious about the underground scenes in the UK (among other parts of the world). Anyone care to enlighten?
^ that place looks pretty awesome.
Clubs in USA IMO are just full of people and few are jerks. It's hard to tell how nice it is because they are soooo packed sometimes!
Those pictures of cielo are crazy because it looks nothing like I would expect because it's empty.
London clubs are wayyyyy better. at the beginning of the night the chicks are so posh but by 3 am theyre just walking up and making out with you and none of them know where canada is on a map!
I enjoy the club scene in Miami but never been to the UK.
In the UK save for the odd spot in Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester clubbing is dire north of London.
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| Originally posted by Spacey Orange i'd factor in the time a club stops selling alcohol. in california they can't sell beyond 2 am but most stop selling at 1:30ish, which imho is lame. how is it in the UK? |
Clubs in U.S. generally suck. As a whole it feels like people in US don't really know how to have fun (example stop selling alcohol at 2). Everything is too rigid and there are too many rules, and then of course you have the fat and ugly chicks, not that the girls in UK are any better looking. If you want to experience some great clubbing try Eastern Europe or Latin America just be careful not to get your ass kicked.
here in Colorado we'll get a handful of nights a year that are actually worth going to. We always have a good time when we go out, but it's a small community. You pretty much see all the same regulars at every good event.
I guess I never really thought about it much, but our clubs are pretty humble. Areas like Los Angeles and Miami I'm sure put us to shame. So if Europe blows those away that's got to be something to experience. I'm interested to check out some other clubbing areas before I get too old hehe. 
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