Anyone else enjoy going to bars or pubs?

[mariannle]

I like to go on special occasions. Birthdays, shows, etc., I like the atmosphere, even at clubs, but it has to be when I feel particularly festive and can overcome any potential sensory overlowad. One downside is that I hate what sleeping late and alcohol do to my body and my emotional well being. I have complex mental health issues and my tendency to depression is incompatible with partying often.

 

[Aspie_With_Attitude]

I like going to bars

 

[LadyBird84]

I used to enjoy going to bars. I had my favorite ones and my favorite DJ's and my favorite friends to go with and tried to stick to those. One of my friends at the time had epilepsy and therefore didn't like to go to places with a lot of flashing lights and neither do I so that worked out perfectly. I did/do like dancing more than talking. With the music and the people and everything talking kind of becomes a chore. Nowadays I mostly enjoy going to small festivals. I'm not one for groups that much anymore either. I enjoy wandering alone but some people see that as an invitation unfortunately.

 

[Jeff :)]

There's a great place here in Bendigo called The Dispensary. They have an amazing drinks list - usually I order a cocktail or aperitif like Rin Quin Quin, and the food is delicious too. The interior is nice and intimite and the staff are really friendly.

Kagamine, I really like that manga My Brother's Husband... though I haven't checked anything else by Tagame. Just noticed your avatar.

 

[tlc]

There are a couple of places near where I live where I enjoy to go alone, get a small table to myself, sip a beer or two, and watch the people around me while enjoying the dim lighting and the music on the jukebox. Even better is when I go to a place that has a live band. Even if the band sucks, I still usually enjoy the atmosphere. I may be alone and not really interacting with anybody, but I certainly do not feel lonely in such a place.

I typically don't go to bars because of the alcohol and what it does to people, I don't want to be around when they start fights and drive drunk. I also don't like the taste of alcohol.

But what you describe, I can appreciate it totally. Sitting back alone, relaxing, appreciating the talent of any musicians you see. Makes me think of our work Christmas parties. They typically cater into the shop and while most people go home after the food, a bunch of people drink and play cards into the night. I do like you, I sit back away from everyone, in the dim light, listening to the music, enjoying my kind of drink, just watching the atmosphere and relaxing. Knowing that if I go home, there's tons of things for me to do, but sitting there is like a little ticket away from it all and my mind can unwind. They used to ask me to join in but after 20 years they know me and what my thing is.

 

[Ezra]

I'd really like to go to the Irish pub in town with my dad and or cousin. But alas I have to wait until I'm 21.

 

[Kayn-Ishmael]

No. I never leave my house for "leasure activities". I'm hate-filled and can't just dismiss people I don't like. This aversion is almost like an existential dread of sexual intensity. It tores me apart.