Joe Kinglake

This is awful. Having previously experienced someone putting something in my drink whilst I HELD the thing, it's scary, but was lucky enough to have had a stranger alert me Keep hold of your drink whenever you can, put your hand or a coaster over it, buy & pour your own drinks https://twitter.com/MsJuneGiraffe/status/1297931534234718211 …

.. Avoid sharing drinks. Go to the bar with someone if they're buying you a drink. Check your drink if someone bumps into you. (I'll never stop this habit again) Most of this applies when you're in a club or with people you dont know very well. Stay safe & be alert, friends.

I'm legit curious about this mindset of going to bars and clubs. I don't understand the appeal of it. Can you explain it to me? The bars I've been to are "mind your own business" affairs and clubs would kill me (asthma and noise/light sensitivity) so I've always been curious.

It's totally a preference thing, it's honestly not for everyone. The vibes differ a lot between cities, venues, etc. Bars in Sheffield, UK where i am now are pretty informal, chilled out & nice ways to be stood/sit for a quick drink or two and catchup with someone. (1/2)

I don't really like clubs in the UK as they tend to be a bit rowdy. But when i was living in Amsterdam i used to love them for the music, dancing and as a way of meeting new friends in a city i didn't know (I actually also met my wife in a club on halloween!).

It's definitely a bit hit & miss though, a few bad experiences have mostly turned me off of anything other than a quiet pub with a few friends outside of rare occassions.

That's fascinating. It sounds like those quiet kinds of bars/pubs wouldn't have as many spikers in them either due to the cozy "everyone knows your name" atmosphere. Thanks for the perspective. Our bars just sucked. Except for biker bars. Bikers love me for some reason.

I mean both my parents were bikers but they were hobbyist 99%er bikers. Y'know, they liked harleys and meeting people and that was about it. No memberships or anything. Maybe bikers can smell the connection in my blood :P