You always troll, you’re just failing really badly this time.
Locke, that’s not helping the situation.
I’m sorry, my life is shit and I’m posting from a bar on my phone because I can’t hear my friends, because the music so loud, and I’m broke after paying $16 for a rum and coke that didn’t have any rum in it. I thought I was having a good time, but now, obviously that’s impossible.
Told you.
It’s weird that you guys don’t agree, even though you both know everything.
I love you guys.
I feel like RPGC is revived again when there are flame wars like this. Keep it going, guys! Maybe we’ll attract a new Setz and we can laugh at him while he has sex in a bathroom at a bar. With his GIRLFRIEND!
trip report: hot noisy crowded and a guiness was six dollars
So you liked it then?
I didn’t think that Hades is saying people can’t enjoy bars. I was more thinking that he personally doesn’t enjoy bars, and that so many people only go to bars because they lack imagination on what fun things one can do as an adult OUTSIDE the confines of a bar. To think that such an atmosphere suits everyone is just silly. I do believe that how much fun one has at a bar would depend on their temperament as well as the quality of bars in the surrounding area. Apparently the London in Ontario is horrible in this regard. Syracuse also had some God awful bars. They’re either dives, sports bars, or karaoke bars. Ugh.
I did almost enjoy myself at a bar in Oswego, but I was with friends. I would have had more fun if I didn’t have a girlfriend, because I was hit on like 304830 times that night. Of course, since we broke up like two years ago, I haven’t been hit on by anyone interesting.
I’m not even saying I don’t have fun at bars. I’m just saying that they turn what could’ve been an amazing night into a merely tolerable one. I can have fun in spite of them, but never, ever because of them, because they make everything less social. Every connection you can ever have with anyone, bars seem out to break it. And I can even see why that’s desirable sometimes, but I can just stay at home if I want that.
The weirdest thing I noticed in Montreal was when we walked into one bar and the news was playing on one TV, a hockey game on another, and gay porn on the one right by our table.
I’m not really a big drinker in general, so bars already aren’t my scene. But I did enjoy a piano jazz bar I went to with my friends. The bartendress was rather attractive, and the guy at the piano was catering to us since we were the foreigners. I enjoyed the atmosphere in the place, even with paying $8 for a margarita. That also could have been because I was having quite a nice conversation with one of my friends though.
Totally agreed with this post. I think the diagnosis is obvious based off of what Hades defensively replied to
The prognosis is obvious, as well.
Ever just walk into a dive bar for a few because you had nothing better to do, and just see what happens?
I’ve done this 
To tell you the truth I don’t really like bars, though. bars are not suited to my personality, they’re too loud and there’s too much going on, at least at the college bars. I guess its alright if you like that, or if you want to go somewhere where you know women are trying to get laid.
More than anything I enjoy drinking at home. It’s much cheaper, and lord knows its safer. I like going out to the bars, usually during the week when they have cheap specials. (6 dollar AYCD taps and rails, 2 4 1, 50 cent taps, etc,) I don’t like going out by myself, A because it makes me feel like a lonely barfly and B I just get bored and I don’t like sittting there staring into space. If I’m with a friend or two then It’s a blast. Just went out for a friend’s 21st and it was the best night I had in a good long time. I see why someone doesn’t like it. I understand Hade’s points, and he’s right. But like others have said, it depends on the bar you’re at, who you are with and if you even like going to bars at all. There really isn’t any bar one can go to that would change their mind if they don’t like going in the first place.
Well I had a damn fun night at the pub last night which had loud music that made conversation louder but not impossible, just because the music was so hilariously 80’s/good that it was just a fun place to sit after a weekend of activity to just chill out and have fun at the expense of no-one.
I also enjoy going out to the bar after some of the clubs/societies at college because it’s a convenient place to go for a few hours and have a large-ish group of people there without having to worry about mess or when’s a good time to leave. We do go to the ones that are quiet enough to just sit and talk at, though. And usually the ones with cheaper drink.
In fact in about 20 minutes I’m gonna go spend a few hours hanging out with my friends in the bar playing mtg because it’s a convenient place that won’t kick us out, is large enough to accommodate us and serves good food.
Also, I find it funny that you complain about bars preventing all social interaction (utter bullshit, you’re thinking of clubs) but then make comparisons between prices to get absolutely smashed. I’m of the opinion getting smashed prevents all important interaction two people can have in any situation. Though that’s not to say I don’t drink, and haven’t drunk to excess. I don’t regret it because of anything stupid I did, but I still think my time would have been better spent had I been less drunk.
So yeah, I guess the main point would be stop the bullshit about nobody enjoying themselves in bars. It’s just not true.
I’ll agree with GAP that it’s annoying when people try and force you to hook up.
My standard D&D place for years was a hookah bar. Which is still a bar. It totally counts.
The point was that I don’t get smased, but if I wanted to, I wouldn’t go to bars to do it. Also, you had fun in spite of being at a bar, not because you were there. If you had other options you wouldn’t have gone. This is what I’ve been saying the whole time, so uh, yeah, I guess should cut the bullshit and start disagreeing with you? Because I haven’t yet. K.
Well it’s cold outside and my ride is delayed so I got another 20 minutes.
Also no, I didn’t have fun despite being at the bar last night. My level of fun was greater there than it would have been anywhere else because it somehow managed to get exactly what I needed. I’d had a long weekend which was fun but tiring because i had to deal with people more than I liked to. Then I just wanted to hang out with some friends and the presence of the bar made that experience more enjoyable and convenient.
And when I say we go there after the societies are done, or tonight, it’s not because there are no other options. There are, we could go to someone’s house, we could just not go out or we could wander around for a while. Personally I’d prefer to go to the bar that provides someplace warm, with comfy chairs and something nice to drink and hang out for a few hours than go someplace else and have the slight annoyance at causing a mess for someone else, or having to spend money that I’d rather save since we’re only meeting up for a few hours.
Plus the place we’re going tonight does the best pizzas in town.
And if you don’t get smashed then don’t make that comparison. Just say it costs more to get drinks out. : P
One of the appeals of bars is, if you want, you can order a large variety of drinks. Parties are fun, but there’s usually a keg or two of one type of beer, maybe some cases in the fridge, and potentially one liquor to mix with various cokes. At a bar, you have a wide selection of beers, and you can order a wide variety of mixed drinks (assuming you’re at a bar that makes decent mixed drinks). Then there’s shots. I dare you to find a party where you can decide, on a whim, to have a Newcastle, followed by Crowne and Ginger, followed by a shot, followed by a gin and tonic, followed by whatever else you want. Bars offer the luxury of being able to order a wide variety of drinks depending on your mood.