The 40 year old man propping up the nightclub bar
Northcroft
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Hi all
When I was a lad of 20-25 I used to go clubbing every weekend.
Mostly in the same places so after a while I'd recognise a lot of the clientele
There was one bloke, he was from the next village to me. Well he used to prop up the bar every week
He was and is a complete nobhead, but what stood him apart was he was 40 at the time.
When you're 25, the age of 40 seems ancient, and me and my mates used to laugh and sneer at him as he sat there eyeing up the local teenage chicks.
He bagged one this particular week and was doing unmentionable things with her at the bar, she was liking it and we thought it could be the turning point
No, a month later he was back single, and trying it on with the sixteen year olds again.
The reason I type this is I'm 40, and inside I still feel like a young snipe. And I reckon I could prop up the bar of that night club.
But, nowadays, do you think I'd be sneered at and called a saddo?
Or with the greater tolerance in society nowadays, do you think I'd be welcomed?
When I was a lad of 20-25 I used to go clubbing every weekend.
Mostly in the same places so after a while I'd recognise a lot of the clientele
There was one bloke, he was from the next village to me. Well he used to prop up the bar every week
He was and is a complete nobhead, but what stood him apart was he was 40 at the time.
When you're 25, the age of 40 seems ancient, and me and my mates used to laugh and sneer at him as he sat there eyeing up the local teenage chicks.
He bagged one this particular week and was doing unmentionable things with her at the bar, she was liking it and we thought it could be the turning point
No, a month later he was back single, and trying it on with the sixteen year olds again.
The reason I type this is I'm 40, and inside I still feel like a young snipe. And I reckon I could prop up the bar of that night club.
But, nowadays, do you think I'd be sneered at and called a saddo?
Or with the greater tolerance in society nowadays, do you think I'd be welcomed?
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So when you go and do exactly the same thing and the young men of 25 see you and think you're a saddo, why would you care?
Oh I wouldn't care. Not that I'm saying I'm off clubbing to pull all the girls who'd be impressed with my manner and chat,
What I guess I'm asking is if you're younger, what do you think of a 40 year old bloke in a nightclub
16 is perfectly legal.
...and if I pulled a 16-yr old I'd put it in the paper myself
I used to go to raves in the 90s up to early 2000s and the "veterans" got a lot of respect of us young uns.
I'm a big believer in doing what makes you happy though and if going and standing in said studenty nightclub makes you happy then you go for it! Sod what anyone thinks.
Presenting all those TOTP's
Now you know why a lot of twenty-somethings are so annoying
We will tolerate.
Yep. I'd probably be considered a "veteran" now.:D:eek:
One of the cruel facts of this world is that it's not so much your age but how old you look. A bald wrinkled guy at 25 could easily be made to feel out of place in a night club where a 40 year old who looks 30 would be fine.
So, moisturise people.
I think though in relation to today's genre music, I don't think I'll last very long.
I'm flattered though by the younger girls looking at me, but never the less, a lot of people in their 40s now have aged better.
It's down to how you feel OP, but you gotta try and leave all the preconceptions at home and just try and enjoy yourself.
True on what somebody mentioned here that the rave scene in the 90s basically welcomed everyone and that they enjoyed themselves and had a good time.:)
Bright university then.
Why did you tell him? I started uni at 23, I never let on my age!
A 19 year old thought that a 21 year old was 'too old' for them?
What a plonker.
Very wise. To an 18 year old, 23 *is* ancient. Nothing worse that being defined as a "mature student".
That's pretty normal though. It's just like in school, where different years could essentially be different species, even though some people would only be a matter of days older/younger than each other.
I remember when I was 18 - and 23 didn't seem old. May be when I saw a slightly wrinkled face did I think that they must be thirties or forties, which seemed old at the time because they stood out more - but it wasn't their age per se.