City Centre Pad Is Best Right?...Maybe Not:
I always thought that city centre pads were the most legit way to close deals. You're close to the centre right? Close to clubs right? Close to bars right? Gyms? Well sometimes but the centres of cities there seem to be dead in late evening mainly because population figures for centres are much lower than in the suburbs. Centre of cities are made up of retail establishments built into Stalinka buildings. Banks and cell phone shops. It's not dense in terms of numbers of people living there. So where are the people at? They're out in the burbs, millions of them crammed into apartment buildings at the end of the metro or bus line. And out in the suburbs are places catering to the residents. On a Sunday night myself and a buddie hit the suburbs, we entered a bar at about 9pm and it was packed with people dancing and drinking, women in swimsuits danced on the bar. Three attractive women walked out and smiled and engaged us in conversation usually we had to approach them. Meanwhile in the centre of town the place was quiet. On another occasion in the burbs we hit a bar surrounded by apartment buildings, the guys in there hearing American accents immediately insisted on buying us drinks and pulled a girl over to meet us. The girls at tables were looking over and smiling inquisitively.
The point I am highlighting is that action is happening, particularly on a work night, in the suburbs where there are bars and clubs catering to the huge population numbers and the people who don't want to travel into the centre. Responses in the suburbs are also much better. In the suburbs locals are much more intrigued by you as you are a rarity unlike in centres. It's not that the locals have not seen a foreigner before that gets the positive reaction. It's that they have not seen a foreigner in their suburban drinking hole that gets the reaction. Like "what the fuck are you doing out here?" but in a good way. Added to this is the much lower rents, probably 40% less and cheaper prices in supermarkets or bars. Suburbs also have everything else you need at lower costs like gyms etc.
The down side is the lack of wow factor when you pull the 'do you want to see where I live' swoop but that is compensated by the higher numbers of responsive women you are meeting. It's a trade off but a good one imo.
I always thought that city centre pads were the most legit way to close deals. You're close to the centre right? Close to clubs right? Close to bars right? Gyms? Well sometimes but the centres of cities there seem to be dead in late evening mainly because population figures for centres are much lower than in the suburbs. Centre of cities are made up of retail establishments built into Stalinka buildings. Banks and cell phone shops. It's not dense in terms of numbers of people living there. So where are the people at? They're out in the burbs, millions of them crammed into apartment buildings at the end of the metro or bus line. And out in the suburbs are places catering to the residents. On a Sunday night myself and a buddie hit the suburbs, we entered a bar at about 9pm and it was packed with people dancing and drinking, women in swimsuits danced on the bar. Three attractive women walked out and smiled and engaged us in conversation usually we had to approach them. Meanwhile in the centre of town the place was quiet. On another occasion in the burbs we hit a bar surrounded by apartment buildings, the guys in there hearing American accents immediately insisted on buying us drinks and pulled a girl over to meet us. The girls at tables were looking over and smiling inquisitively.
The point I am highlighting is that action is happening, particularly on a work night, in the suburbs where there are bars and clubs catering to the huge population numbers and the people who don't want to travel into the centre. Responses in the suburbs are also much better. In the suburbs locals are much more intrigued by you as you are a rarity unlike in centres. It's not that the locals have not seen a foreigner before that gets the positive reaction. It's that they have not seen a foreigner in their suburban drinking hole that gets the reaction. Like "what the fuck are you doing out here?" but in a good way. Added to this is the much lower rents, probably 40% less and cheaper prices in supermarkets or bars. Suburbs also have everything else you need at lower costs like gyms etc.
The down side is the lack of wow factor when you pull the 'do you want to see where I live' swoop but that is compensated by the higher numbers of responsive women you are meeting. It's a trade off but a good one imo.