JOIN USLate night not a norm anymore
Remember the days when everything was alright when it came to having fun. The college days where you would dance all night and do crazy things while you were still high.
Late nights were a norm and nobody cared about classes the next day unless you were a dork. But most good things come to an end as do wild partying days.
Young people who have jobs to handle feel that with age, the concept of partying changes drastically and sobering down is inevitable. “I don’t think I’ve partied in a long time. But yes, partying in school was all about music and dancing to impress the girls, hoping that eventually you would dance with them,” says Ashvin, an IT professional.
Others agree, saying that different things seemed exciting at different stages of life, changing from school to college to work life. “During student life, it was the new- found freedom which made one try to test one’s limits. Also since we were young and more carefree, it was easier then. It is not so in professional life,” says Chaitanya, a marketing professional.
A lot of people think that in student life, partying really meant boozing and getting wasted. “During college life, going out with the girls is high on priority which changes once you start working. Partying doesn’t remain the same,” says Aditya, a professional.
Almost everyone has memories of just being high and talking nonsense with friends. “In college, once the six of us had three bottles of booze daily for 28 days,” says Chaitanya. “But now I wouldn’t even think of doing that,” he adds.
Young professionals agree that while some things seemed exciting earlier, the level of interest dies a slow death. “Now, I wouldn’t care so much if some guy tries talking to me or gives me a compliment when in a club,” says Suchi, a marketing professional. “You are just over all that after a certain age,” she adds. “A lot of things seem silly as you grow.
You know exactly when to stop drinking to avoid a hangover the next day,” says Aditya, laughing. “I think you sober down in professional life and the thrill of doing something outrageous declines especially if you have already done all of that,” says Sadiq, an IT professional.
After a while, you find yourself sitting on the terrace of a night club having a conversation while the young kids burn the dance floor and get high. And sometimes even worse. “Nowadays, parties mean mostly chatting up with colleagues holding the dinner plate, watching some blokes from office gyrating on the dance floor, like the goons from Omkara during the Bipasha song,” says Ashvin.