Do you agree?
After finishing up work on Saturday, I received a text message from my mate who was in a nearby nightclub watching the England v Wales match. The venue was about a 20 minute walk from where I was so I had two options.
Run the risk of missing the start of potentially one of the best games in the Rugby World Cup or pop into the ‘old man bar’ around the corner.
The choice was an easy one to make but that got me thinking about some of the reasons why visiting a pub is much better than a club.
1) Distance
Not everyone lives within walking distance of a club which isn’t exactly helpful whenever you develop a sudden thirst.
I’d wager that quite a lot of you though have a few watering holes that are close to your gaf which is also very helpful if you have a tendency to stagger home.
2) Dress code
Your local pub doesn’t care if you show up wearing ripped jeans, a Led Zeppelin t-shirt and Converse but this look doesn’t always fly with those men in black at the door in your nearest club.
I’ve heard stories about lads putting their black socks on over their runners in a bid to make them look like shoes. You know who you are.
3) Cover charge
As you get older, you realise a golden truth about your social life and it’s ‘feck any place that charges a tenner at the door.’
That’s the price of two pints. Sod that.
4) Music
There’s a good chance that the bartender working in your local pub will have their iPod on behind the bar and I’d much rather hear this tune than some of the ‘mainstream’ shite that’s in the charts.
Yes, I’m very aware that this comment makes me sound like I’m 90 but I’m happy with that.
5) Queues
There’s never a long wait to get into your favourite pub which is something that can’t always be said for certain clubs on a busy Saturday night.
Sure, who doesn’t love freezing their arse off while standing out in the rain for 10 minutes? Then again, you do meet some characters in the queue but it’s just not for me, it wastes precious time that could be spent drinking and having the craic.
Coppppeerrrrssss! Wore my best jacket & I'm still in the queue @CopperFaceJacks 😉#TaytoSwag pic.twitter.com/jdADPy0E03
— Mr.Tayto Ireland (@MrTaytoIreland) September 20, 2015
6) TV screens
Have you ever tried to watch a match/fight in a club as opposed to a bar? They usually have the volume turned down and the commentary is muted
Not ideal, especially because you miss out on moments like this.
7) You can actually hear your mates
I’m happy to admit that my hearing is absolutely atrocious whenever I’m in a nightclub and my mates regularly have to scream into my ear just so something registers.
This is just too true.
8) You know the bartender
We’ve previously discussed the painful things that all bartenders go through but there’s a lot to be gained from knowing the people that work in your favourite bar.
Much like Moe in The Simpsons, they’re usually pretty interesting people and good craic to be around. Plus they might just let you stay back to finish your drink while everyone else is cleared out.
Just don’t ask about what goes on behind closed doors.
9) Pints and price
Everyone should know where you can get a decent pint in your town, especially if you’re a fussy (really annoying) Guinness drinker like me.
You probably know the pub which has the best and cheapest pints available and in my own opinion, I’ve always trusted the barrel in pubs over clubs.
Maybe I’m just paranoid.
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