Clubbing Culture

CLUBBING CULTURE

Nowadays, night clubs are very famous in all over the world especially among teenagers. There is a night club in every part of the country. Today, teenagers prefer to hang out in a pub or a night club rather than just go to the cinema and chill out in a cafй with their friends. Recently, partying at a club is regarded as a hobby for the rich. For example, the Hollywood famous jet set people; Paris Hilton and Nichole Ritchie. They go to the club almost every night. Clubbing also make teenagers become lazy and often wake up late. It also causes damage in their body. Usually, people who go to the club did not only dance instead they usually drink alcohols and sometimes they take drugs to keep them fit throughout the night and so their able to dance all night long. Doping is a kind of drugs which is very popular among clubbers. Some people said that doping is like multivitamins that will keep you on your feet throughout the night. I think clubbing culture is an interesting topic for me to talk about and discuss as part of my culture project.

Firstly, I would like to talk about the history of clubbing. A night club is an entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. A night club is always associated with a dance floor, disco lamp, and a bar. The difference between a night club and a pub is that a pub has got limited space for people to dance on and no DJs. In 1955, Pub is known as the place for cowboys to hang out and drink a beer. Pub is quite famous among cowboys. In early 1970's, people started to get to know about discotheque. However nowadays people refer to it as a nightclub. Basically, a night club enables its customers to do a floor show, to dance and to socialize with other clubbers. The music which is also mixed by the DJ's ranges from jazz, country, pop, and blues all the way to electronic music such as techno and trance, houses, bass and drum. Gathering in night clubs usually involves music by a DJ, dancing and the most important thing is of course, alcohol.

Nowadays, a modern night club is a common place for people who want to get drugs especially ecstasy. Clubs are often advertised by passing out of flyers on the streets, a cafй, record shops, and at other clubs or events. They are often eye catching and highly decorative. A modern night clubs usually features lighting, smoke machines, colorful flashing lights and moving lights beams. One of the most common item found at a night club is a disco ball. A disco ball is a rotating lamp ball which is covered with a small flat mirror and alight beam directed on it. The size is of a disco ball is almost as big as a football size. The reflection of the moving light spot is directed on the people and on the dance floor. Some night clubs usually throw a foam parties once or twice a month. Foam party is where the dance floor is being filled with soap suds.

From time to time there are various night clubs located in all over the world. For example, USA has got a non-smoking, alcohol night clubs as well as the gay night clubs. There are also restaurants or supper clubs that provide live music and entertainment that are similar to that of the night clubs. Although, the difference is that the food is the main attraction at these establishments. Right now, I would like to discuss about clubbing culture in some country.

Teenagers in Argentina usually hang out with their friends on Saturday night. The night clubs usually opens at 2am and finish at about 6am or latest at 7am. During summer, the clubs usually finish at 8am. In Buenos Aires, the ticket for clubbing cost about 50 peso. The DJ's usually plays the country's traditional music. It is their culture to dance in the night clubs with their traditional songs. In Argentina, the beer and alcohol is very cheap. The weirdest thing is that beers are cheaper than any soft drinks! About 70% teenagers in Argentina always go to the night club every weekend. It is quite easy for the teenagers in Argentina to socialize with other people when they are in a night club. For example, it is easy to get a girl for a boy who opens a bottle of alcohol in a night club. That is how they communicate with each other especially with a people of the opposite gender. There is an unusual culture in Argentina, if a boy can make a girl get drunk in the night club then makes the girl dance on the floor with him more than 5 minutes, he will own the girl for the night. It is quite normal in Argentina for teenagers to make out with her boyfriend or even strangers.

According to a website, a survey of club-goers