Night Life - clubbing/bars

Clubbing, or going to discos, is a very interesting experience.















1. You're allowed to smoke in the clubs, so by the end of the night you smell HORRIBLE. The stench stays in your hair for 2 days (even with multiple washes).

2. Apparently we americans dance a little differently than the people here. Here everyone dances while facing the stage...even if no one is on the stage... weird, yes. They know you're not from here if you are actually dancing because most of the people I saw weren't moving a ton.

3. The clubs here open til 4ish, so while I'm usually ready to go by 1 or 2 (when US clubs close)... people keep coming in until 2am. If they have a star performance, they usually don't go on until 1am, so be prepared to party.

4. Right now one of the most famous clubs is club Luxy. They're known for their bartenders' performance (fire and all those tricks). Wednesday night is Ladies Night, so girls get in free but you still have to pay for drinks. Guys must pay $600 NTD, or about $18 US, and they get a beer. If you go on a fri or sat, everyone pays $800 NTD, about $25, and you get one drink ticket.
Other clubs to try are Room 18 and Mos...which I'll talk about later.

5. Bars are like clubs except tiny. A 5-10 minute walk from the dorms will get you to VS (Vacuum Space). Its $600 NTD, or $18 US, for all-you-can-drink and all-you-can-eat. One trick is that they make you use the same cup over and over...so you must finish your previous one or try to find a place to dump it. You need to make reservations if you want a table for the eating...but who wants to eat when there's alcohol and dancing?

6. All bars and clubs have competitions. At Luxy they have a "Hype-the-crowd" type thing where you try to get the most applause. VS has boxing... real genuine go fight someone with gloves boxing... very interesting stuff. I have yet to find out what everyone else does.

7. What to wear - GIRLS - the girls here are tiny, so some of them get pretty scandalous. My definition of scandalous is a bikini top and a very short skirt. Some of my friends wore jeans... bad idea. The clubs are soooo packed and soooo hot that everything'll just stick to you, so wear skirts or something airy. GUYS - they really don't have a dress code. My guy friends wore jeans and tennis shoes and they let them in. (maybe because they're European or maybe because they have no dress code)