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18 differences between going out in college and going out in your 20s
THERE IS ONLY a few years in the difference between college and your 20s, but they can have a seismic and important impact on your nights out.
And you never even see it coming:
1. In college, pre-drinking starts about 4pm just because
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2. In your 20s, nobody is ready to meet up until way after that
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Dinner plans and everything else just gets in the way.
3. In college, pre-drinking in the gaff was the everything
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Nothing else mattered.
4. In your 20s, people seem to actually want to socialise in pubs
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Which is a little more hassle, all things considered.
5. In college, midweek nights are where it’s at
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6. In your 20s, midweek nights are usually on the couch like
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Netflix, though.
7. In college, county colours are an acceptable fashion choice
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8. In your 20s, county colours are confined to actual GAA settings only
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And going out after the match, of course.
9. In college, there is always some straggler who doesn’t have their ID
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Making everyone nervous about whether the group will get in.
10. In your 20s, getting asked for ID is a major compliment
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11. In college, people are allowed to wear gas things to the bar
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12. In your 20s, everyone thinks they’re too cool for that
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13. In college, the quality of drink purchased is solely determined by price
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14. In your 20s, you might upgrade on quality and decrease on quantity
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The premium brand is calling.
15. In college, you’re the youngest people in the club
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16. In your 20s, you feel like this
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“It’s like a creche in here” is heard about seven times per evening on average.
17. The morning after in college feels like
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18. And the hangover in your 20s is more
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You wouldn’t change either experience for the world, though – such is the unique charm of each.
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