I don't want to say Im a reclusive, but I have to admit I don't get out much to the normal 'places of gathering'. I've often gone to a bar when some co workers dragged me there, and I guess the whole thing is better with friends than just showing up yourself, but If I wanted a chance to get out, meet new people, or.. something. My knowledge on the whole thing is pretty limited but a big city like Vancouver can't be hard to find a good place to get out and socialize.
Anyone got any suggestions?
I've never gone to a club or bar to meet new people. I typically only ever go clubbing with my friends to dance and get shit-faced and have hilarious stories to try and remember the next day.
Sorry that's no help. Uhm, I don't know but from clubs specifically you don't really go there to 'socialize' in the conventional way. From my observations of people who go there to meet people, the intention is to get wildly inebriated and grind up against people on the dance floor, potentially earning a 'one night stand'
Yeah, thought as much.
: weremagnus April 18, 2012, 09:20:56 -06:00
From my observations of people who go there to meet people, the intention is to get wildly inebriated and grind up against people on the dance floor, potentially earning a 'one night stand'
I agree with this guy naturally!
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As for my two sense I usually just like to hang out with my usually crowd, either it be the art gallery or adventuring the concrete around town, I don't usually have to look for anyone to hang out since my nickname is well known "Wobbles" So on occasion I do end up having a entourage of peeps I wander with and cause legal mischief! :P
I would like to widen my social life apart from the one I have now! I don't usually hang out with furs, but I've seen the odd few from either them seeing my tattoo or asking the question of point topics "are you a furry?" I draw it and have attended AC09 and the occasional Rainfurrest, still bothers me that i missed out Vancoufur! xD
But yeah I'm open to hang out anytime of the week, my schedule isn't that busy asides from work and school programs, so usually I suggest is to add me too facebook!? lol
I've never personally had any luck with the club or bar scene... I think weremagnus's description about sums it up perfectly.
If you want to meet new people, i've usually had much better luck meeting people through my friends, or through furmeets.
If it's your thing, you might have a bit of fun with it.
In addition, I guess I usually correlate these scenes with loud music and all that, with the music literally shaking through your system. And you don't want that while having downed a strong spirit or something along that line right? Not to mention that these places are packed to the brim with people. If I have to, I rather attend a club and bar when it is not night time, and when it is quiet and all that. It is only then I can enjoy my drink.
We had a Sin City night as a small furry group a few months back (Sin City is a bi-monthly fetish party at Club 23 West on Cordova... TOTALLY AWESOME gig if you're comfortable around people wearing bondage gear and stuff). We should try to plan another outing like the last one... I'd definitely attend! And they love fursuiters there. I don't have a fursuit, but I ended up going in my mesh-shirt and some collars and bondage stuff and had a great time with some of my friends who WERE in suit.
: Naetholix April 19, 2012, 07:35:01 -06:00
We had a Sin City night as a small furry group a few months back (Sin City is a bi-monthly fetish party at Club 23 West on Cordova... TOTALLY AWESOME gig if you're comfortable around people wearing bondage gear and stuff). We should try to plan another outing like the last one...
Absolutely! I'd go to that...
: weremagnus April 18, 2012, 09:20:56 -06:00
I've never gone to a club or bar to meet new people. I typically only ever go clubbing with my friends to dance and get shit-faced and have hilarious stories to try and remember the next day.
Sorry that's no help. Uhm, I don't know but from clubs specifically you don't really go there to 'socialize' in the conventional way. From my observations of people who go there to meet people, the intention is to get wildly inebriated and grind up against people on the dance floor, potentially earning a 'one night stand'
I think Weremagnus summed it up fairly good here. This has typically been my experience as well.
Yeah I heard about that myself. Sounded neat. I really have no idea what I want to do now :(
Sin City is definitely fun :3
Hopefully this time there will be no stomach cramps, no broken high heels, and no stupid wait for a darned taxi! XD ahaha
Club and bars are supposedly great places to meet people, though the key is being outgoing and take the willingess to meet people. In the past there were rare occasions I met people in a club, but the loud music totally prevents of engaging in a conversation. Hence which is why I typed into my phone messages like "Sorry too loud, let's talk outside" or "One Ginger Ale, no ice", the latter for the bartender :P. Yet I have to find a club in Vancouver that plays either good quality techno trance or 80's music.
Bars can just be as loud, though recently I attended a few events where above the music everybody yells out of their lungs. By the end of the evening I nearly trashed my voice, though I did it for networking purpose, which is a whole different story.
BC Furries (also consider Meetup.com) seems to have a lot of events to go and socialize, though as mentioned before you may go to places where you may not know anyone. Being able to strike a conversation with strangers is a skill and asset to have be it for professional or social purposes.