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To be or not to be… comfortable, that is.
Sometimes there’s nothing better than meeting up with your friends to have a few sociable drinks and put the world to right.
Then there are the other times when leaving the house is the last thing you want to do and we’re here to reassure you that you shouldn’t feel bad for it.
Here’s our list about why staying in is infinitely better than going out.
1. You can spend time interacting with people you like
Do you know where you never run into people you don’t like? Your home.
Unless the people you don’t like also live with you, in which case you’ve got bigger problems than this list is qualified to help deal with.
2. You can hear yourself think
Conversations were not meant to be conducted while screaming over ‘Fly On The Wings Of Love’ in a boiling dark room.
3. Your musical choices for the evening are not at the whim of a mad person
Some DJs have an intuition for what people want to hear. And some DJs, God love them, are no more than glorified iPod owners.
Staying in negates the stress of having to listen to a series of songs you either don’t know or don’t like in a constant row for upwards of four hours.
Still, spare a thought for the humble niteclub disc jockey, trying their best to get people excited while dealing with a queue of know-it-all’s requesting that song… you know the one…. it used to be on the radio all the time by the band that begins with a T?
4. You can have food whenever you want
For the person who doesn’t like queuing up for overpriced fast food in a mosh pit of drunks at 4am.
5. Money
Nights out add up. Here’s a quick breakdown:
Cost of transport: €30
Drinks: €50
Entry into club: €20
Food after: €10
Be kind to your bank balance every now and then by staying in.
6. That boxset isn’t going to finish itself
Sure, that lad from secondary school who you no longer have anything in common with wants to meet for a pint to discuss his landlord problems, but do you know who might be more craic?
Mr. Robot. Or Pablo Escobar from Narcos.
Seriously, we’re living through a golden age of television and there are only so many hours in the week. Instead of meeting in the pub, why don’t you and that lad from secondary school watch Stranger Things? Maybe Eleven could teach them a thing or two about resilience.
Or they can forget their worries by binging on 720 minutes worth of story in one sitting.
7. Shorter queues for the jacks
Eternally the least glamorous part of going out (unless you enjoy taking selfies in toilets or just like the smell of toilets), everything about the experience of using the jacks on a night out is wretched.
The queues. Small talk with strangers. Potentially disgusting facilities. No toilet paper. Someone banging on the door the second you sit down.
In other words, misery.
8. Your dog isn’t allowed in your local
That’s pet prejudice, pure and simple. You and your best friend deserve better.
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