My study days in England (2)-Bars and people

I used to be very obedient. Listen to your parents and teachers. Although there is an extremely rebellious beast in his bones, he has been imprisoned in the deepest part of his heart, afraid to release it, and can't release it. Probably the design of life. Everyone is playing themselves in the eyes of others, and after a long time, they really become that kind of themselves. So subconsciously, bars are places where actors have fun, not where girls should set foot. It was not until I came to England that I discovered that drinking and having fun was their normal pastime, just as China people like to have two or three friends together to watch movies and eat at weekends. Different from China's concept of time, it is difficult to find a figure in the street at nine o'clock in the morning in Britain, but the busiest time is two or three o'clock in the morning, wearing hot pants and heavy makeup, stepping on annoying little women who can poke people, while men are more keen on cross-dressing-middle-aged, obese version of "Captain America" and two-thirds scaled-down version of "Spider-Man", standing in the little place of annoying people.

Maybe you will be curious about the difference between the three. I didn't understand until I got to England. Pub gives people the feeling of simplicity and elegance, revealing the quaint British style. Every time I open the door, retro decorations and relaxed music immediately come to my face. With the ancient British decoration style and quite old antiques, wooden tables and chairs and fireplaces, everything began to look aristocratic. And the bar may be similar to the "bar" in China. More inclined to drink and chat, it is the favorite communication place for young people, with lively atmosphere and more modern decoration than Pub. These bars are mainly distributed in downtown areas of the city, and less in rural areas with few people. In the evening, the business peak of the bar, especially the night with a ball game, is almost full. British people like to gather in bars to watch football matches and enjoy this crowded atmosphere, which is also a unique football culture in Britain. Clubs are more similar to Chinese bars. Different from other bars, nightclubs open late, you can dance, you need to buy tickets, drinks are more expensive, and the nation is younger. Therefore, it has become the practice of many people to have a few drinks in the bar before entering the nightclub, also known as pre-drinking.

In Britain, there are three kinds of bars, namely, clearing bar, noisy bar and gay bar. I was lucky enough to visit the first two. Anyone who knows a little about Britain knows that Britain is called a corrupt country. Here, gay and lace are both a kind of culture. Men wearing rainbow hats and rainbows walk hand in hand in the street, always forming a beautiful scenery. Later I learned that they are the least threatening when you travel at night, because they will never surprise you when you pass by. "Hello!" Or "Sawadika!" I really scared you. After all, people are supervised by their partners, haha. The first time I went to a bar, I went to that famous club with my new classmates two weeks after the end of the course. It can be said that it is both exciting and nervous.

Dry ice is the standard of the club. Find a place to sit down and order a cocktail. Even if you sit next to each other, speak loudly. Mottled lights, smoky dance floor and sensual music suddenly activated the little beast in my heart and felt something scratching your heart. After drinking a glass of wine, I rushed to the dance floor and found that high heels and miniskirts were the best clothes for the club. Men are more coquettish than women in pole dancing, and I am wearing sweaters, jeans and hook shoes, just like a primary school student who has infiltrated adult places. If it weren't for my passport birthday, it is estimated that the eldest brother at the door wouldn't let me in. No wonder he stared at me many times. Even so, I can't hide the enthusiasm of English men. An English little brother is always hanging around me, skipping face to face with the music, getting closer and closer. Slowly, I began to feel the heat released by his breath and the smell of tobacco on his body, so my sensitive taste buds and physiological instinct made me push him away. Little brother opened his hand and was naive. He told me that he just wanted to be friends with me. I said I was sorry again and again, then turned around as quickly as I could, and suddenly I bumped into a girl in her early twenties and a fat middle-aged uncle kissing in French. The people next to him didn't seem to see it, and they danced themselves into Mei Chaofeng. Taking a deep breath, I fled the dance floor. I shared my experience with my friends in my seat, playing the game "Right there", laughing loudly, shouting loudly, drinking if you lose, drinking if you win, and not being drunk or unhappy. The bridge in the movie turned out to be life here, and the excitement was extreme.

The second time I went to the bar, I was with my friends and followed the "string bar" action of a huge group of more than a dozen people. The so-called "string bar" is not limited to a bar, but a mood. The bar I entered this time was from bar to pub and then to club. The first two are completely different from the feeling of the club. Strangers can talk to each other by saying hello. Rows of wooden tables and chairs, several people sitting together, winking at the counter girl, ordering a glass of English draft beer and chatting. There is no heavy metal music to grind the nerves, no wild and coquettish dance floor illusion, and the scene in front of us is like a large-scale fraternity. You can still see some interesting people and things here. A boy from Scotland told me that he came to England to study architecture. I like to drink in bars when I have time, but I never pick up girls. He thinks it is detrimental to his integrity. This is the first time since I came to Britain that I have heard what they call ethics from the local population. What impressed me the most was that an uncle in a suit and tie came up to me and asked me if I wanted to go to school. My future career planning simply refreshed my three views! It's hard to imagine that besides talking about love and dancing, you can also talk about those possible or absurd dreams without worrying about right or wrong. We all meet once anyway. I vaguely remember that my uncle asked me to go to London for development many times, saying that for us "foreigners", there are more opportunities, wider horizons and wider acceptance. I asked him curiously what he did. He said that he was an educator and would come here at night to soak in pubs and chat with young people. It's also interesting to extend education culture to bars! There are also American students who talk about Hillary and Trump's policies. They control the right to speak as locals and tell obscure current situations and current events. To my surprise, there are more than a dozen people having a heated discussion. The British seem to be very sensitive to politics. Most girls are wearing suspenders, wiggling slightly with the rhythm and discussing all kinds of gossip. The catalysis of alcohol and the cure of music can always paralyze many troubles that I don't want to remember at the moment and steal a moment of happiness.

I put on smoky makeup for the last stop of the club. There is always a scene of "dancing with the devil" in front of the clubhouse, with all kinds of bare legs and belly buttons, strange clothes and addictive beauty. The emotions accumulated by people during the five-day working day can be exaggerated here. After entering the club for a while, a little black brother came up to me and made a gentleman's invitation and asked if he could dance with me. I have to sigh their musical talent. With the music, the dance steps follow, as if they were composers of these songs. Trilogy dance, I said I was tired, but he didn't insist. I don't know if it's because we have different skin colors from Europeans, and we have an indescribable sense of intimacy from home. The head of the club invited me to drink a coke and whisky. While chatting, a sister of the club called to say that she had an appointment at 9 o'clock and was going to climb the mountain. I took out my mobile phone and looked at it. It's almost 3 o'clock, and she has no intention of leaving. I began to ask anxiously if I needed to go back to rest. Several brothers in the club smiled skillfully, as if they had explained the problem to others before. It turns out that even if the British stay up late, they can still go to the appointment the next day. In their eyes, clubbing is as relaxing as sleeping, which is their national temperament. I took a deep breath and felt ashamed. I was the one who slept until noon.

After coming to England, I found that it is not enough for you to learn about a city or a country just by traveling. It is necessary to penetrate into the lives of local people and integrate their breathing frequency into the local rhythm of life, so as to feel the pulse of local humanities and realize its powerful gas field. Later, I went to my roommate's friend's house several times, met a handsome guy who can play saxophone, met a tourist reporter who filmed customs and culture, and heard the sadness behind the girls who tied their lips and tattooed their arms. Many interesting stories were written into my mind in this way. Whether the experience is true or not, it is better than boring. To tell the truth, English is not as bad as we think, just like many times, we are not as good as we think. If you come to England, please don't forget to go to the bar.