Mar 04 2013
The 6 Greatest Ways to Look Lame in a Bar
No one wants to be the Debbie Downer at the bar who stands in the corner, sulking because they just got dumped by their girlfriend.
But after seeing last night how it can happen to everyone—even a dude who looks like he should be on American Gladiators—it’s fair to say we need to give some dudes advice.
That’s why we remind you to avoid doing these six things at the bar—unless you enjoy looking like a Dr. Lame-o?
Stand Alone in a Corner
You may think in your drunken mind that no one’s looking your way—or worse, that they one are because you “seem cool”—but let us tell you that every single person around the bar sees what you’re up to, and you look like a total creep.
We’d suggest trying to talk to somebody, anybody, to give yourself more of an appealing look.
Your best bet to start is the bartender—since them playing nice usually ups their tip.
Even More Uncoachable Stuff
I’d like to add another one: bothering strangers who are trying to enjoy themselves. Example: I have a friend who’s a photographer and she usually brings one of her big expensive cameras out to social events. We then invariably get at least 3 drunken people stumbling up and saying “Take myyy pictchaaaar!” and they refuse to leave until she does. Nevermind that they’d never actually see the picture since we don’t know them, or that she’s clearly faking pressing the button. Thanks for interrupting our conversation to make yourself the centre of attention for a bunch of people who now hate you. Good job.