| What are you doing for New Year? It's the | | | | tenner can take anywhere from 15 to 45 |
| question that everyone starts asking each | | | | minutes. When you've finally got your drinks, |
| autumn when thought's turn to Christmas and | | | | you've probably lost your mates, and when you |
| the end of another year. There seems to be a | | | | do finally find them, the music is so loud |
| great deal of pressure to do something big at | | | | that you can't hear what they are saying |
| new year; go out to a top nightclub, get | | | | anyway. And to anyone trying to get a taxi |
| completely plastered to a big name DJ like | | | | back home - good luck! |
| Pete Tong or Judge Jules, or see the New Year | | | | |
| in at a massive street party along with | | | | Though, of course most people have a great |
| thousands of other revellers. Whilst such | | | | time at New Year, many wake up on New Year's |
| party plans seem like a great idea on paper | | | | day with an expensive hangover and the |
| the reality doesn't always live up to the | | | | nagging feeling that maybe New Year's Eve is |
| hype. | | | | a little over rated. |
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| One of the biggest set backs to a big new | | | | Because of the high cost and often over hyped |
| year is money. Every pub, club and bar owner | | | | nature of going out on New Year, more and |
| sees New Year as a huge opportunity to make | | | | more people are choosing to stay in. But |
| big bucks and they will ramp up the drink | | | | staying in doesn't mean being boring; more |
| prices and normally charge a hefty entry fee. | | | | and more groups of people are clubbing |
| It's not unusual to pay £50 or more for a | | | | together and renting a holiday cottage and |
| ticket to a nightclub on New Year, but you | | | | having their own party for the New Year, |
| won't get any more for your money compared to | | | | often choosing a remote location in a |
| any other night of the year, in fact you | | | | beautiful part of the UK or mainland Europe. |
| probably get less - less opportunity to get | | | | |
| to the bar, less opportunity to sit down and | | | | Here, all of the problems associated with New |
| less space on the dance-floor! | | | | Year are solved; you're guaranteed to get a |
| | | | seat, buying booze won't require a bank loan, |
| Thus brings us to another problem associated | | | | the music will be as loud or as quiet as you |
| with a big New Year - the crowds. Getting a | | | | want and there's no need to get a taxi home, |
| seat in a bar is next to impossible and | | | | because your bed is just upstairs! |
| trying to attract the bar maid with your | | | | |