The twilight is too loud

Cant belive I missed writing a blog about the most popular topic in a students life- the nightlife. Nightlife dont mean that you are talking about wildlife after dusk, it means the lifeforms that act wild after dusk in the crudest of description.

In Uppsala I realised that having a student card wasnt enough to get to entertained on a weekend evening. Here, being a student usually doensn't mean squat. Its just another card that shows your mug shot with affiliation to a specific university. With my student card in Aberdeen I could get free entry to watering holes in town specific for students. Over there drinks were cut price ranging from a pound for any beer ( Corona to Guinnesss) and cocktails with offers like 2 for 3£ and the likes. Pool tables were on a wait list and sometimes on a 'winner stays on' basis. The music was from a jukebox with a fantastic collection of music, right from Pink Floyd to the latest Brit pop genre. I loved it then.

Entry was only to students so that no over paid professional would make better use of it and hence the entry based on student cards.





Over here, we have to be a part of the 'Nations'. A group of 12 large buildings located all over town with access to students in Uppsala. The nations are named after provinces of Sweden. To name my favourites-Norrlands, Kalmar and Vastgota. More info -
http://www.uu.se/en/node317
One could be a member of any of the 12 nations for a term fee of 250SEK. With that you could get invites to regular activities like dinner parties and 'Fika' or a get together over coffee. The also have scholarships that you can apply to. Once a member you are issued a card which along with a proof of identification can get you access to parties on weekends. You can also look for part time vacancies to serve as a barman or an assistant chef. Yes, all of nations is managed by the student lot.

Access after 9 PM is chargeable if you are going to a nation that you arent a member of. That ranges from 60SEK onwards. The drinks in general are expensive as alcohol is a heavily taxed commodity. The cheapest beer is charged 24SEK. Even hanging coats is charged. Rest assured, you can find your coat when you want to leave. No nicking seen so far. The music is a list of common songs played over and over again by a man who is dressed as a DJ. None seem to bother much about it as they dance to any tune. The brightside, a MJ fan like me is content. I must say, I dont remember ever listening to an MJ track during all of time in bars of Britain. Its ironic when his last concert was supposed to be in London.

A bit of a description about the dance of courtships. Yes, the floor is with rucks of people dancing like 'bellends' to the 'I m too good to dance' lot. When you try and get a girl to dance with you, it starts with holding hands and swirling each other a couple of times. I have seen guys getting swirled around by girls too. I cant put it any more clearly. I am more like Napoleon Dynamite on a prom night. All I can hope is that someday I can rock the crowd out like he did.