The newly rich Chinese partygoer

Until now, I have mostly encountered the Chinese as intrinsic party animals. In this area, they fulfill the stereotype of the ambitious and quiet Chinese very much, just as it is imagined in the West. One reason for this is certainly the strictly regulated life in China. The students I have met sometimes have lectures seven days a week, and the power in their student dormitories is cut off at 11:00 pm. It is rather difficult to have an informal party there.

It's different for the Chinese who are in their mid-20s and can rely on the money earned by their parents. However, they have not achieved anything in life themselves. They received good grades at university and school as gifts from their teachers. But nevermind, they can still think they are extremely cool and hot. You can meet such people in Chinese clubs. Now I want to elaborate on this and explain why I wanted to write a complete article on this topic. After all, it only concerns a small part of this huge population and has nothing to do with the normal life of a Chinese person. But you will see shortly that it is definitely worth it. :D

To give this chaotic article some structure, I will start with the evening planning of Western students in Hangzhou. If you want to spend as little money as possible when partying as a "Westerner", you go to a Chinese club. In advance, a promoter is contacted for this. This promoter arranges a table in the club for the group of Western, party-loving young adults. The group should arrive there by 11:00 pm at the latest and will then be taken to their table. This is for free. And with for free, I mean it literally. Waiters bring fruit, glasses, spirits, and something to mix with. Depending on how crowded the club is, all these items are replenished more or less quickly once they are empty. All these things are free of charge. But what's the catch? There isn't really a catch. The operators of these clubs quickly recover the money for the fruit and alcohol. On the one hand, they charge their Chinese guests a lot of money, and on the other hand, the quality of the spirits cannot be surpassed. My neighbor Sisi described it as "They are selling gasoline". Like everything fake in China, fake alcohol is certainly cheap.

But why do the Chinese pay for us Westerners in the clubs? The Chinese find everything that comes from the West extremely great. This applies to products, brands, and also the people from there. So, Chinese newly rich young people are willing to pay a small surcharge. Afterwards, they can say that they are partying in the same club as the Western students from Hangzhou. There is practically no catch. It is a win for all involved. We drink for free, the Chinese feel super cool, and the club operators make their money.

Nevertheless, I avoid these clubs very much. Maybe I am too spoiled by extremely cool parties with punk rock and laid-back evenings with Mäxle and good music. But the Chinese discos are pure torture for me. The next morning, you wake up with at least a tinnitus caused by extremely bad but loud techno music. Because the music is not bad enough, the DJs have to encourage the audience to participate at least twice per minute. The English vocabulary is limited to "Jump jump!