What do you think of the atmosphere of the city centre on a Saturday night?
“It’s just a load of drunken people, being obnoxious. Some people enjoying themselves, but it’s not a very nice atmosphere I think. But then, I’m always working, I’m always sober for it.”
Will Stuart, 31, bartender.
“We don’t have this “carnage” in Germany so often. We drink in Germany too but it’s not the same. Here, people are screaming and so on.”
Toby Fischer, 23, masters student.
“It doesn’t really bother me – I’m a part of it to be honest. People make a big deal out of Cardiff but it’s like that in every city. If it’s a problem it’s probably a nationwide problem. The papers sometimes pick on Cardiff.”
Lawrence Dickson, 21, undergraduate student.
“Cardiff is a city of youngsters. As a city of universities, there is a majority of youngsters. That’s why there is a different nightlife.”
Inam Jamali, 29, banker at Barclays.
photo: Maciej Dakowicz
Carnage hit Cardiff earlier this month, but for many the atmosphere is beyond the pale most weekends. The pub crawl event charges £10, and admits the bearer of a Carnage-branded tshirt to any of the venues that have signed up.
Sponsored by lads mags like Nuts and Zoo, the “pimps and hoes” themed night saw hundreds of women dressed as stereotypical sex workers booze in Cardiff city centre. Women’s groups condemned the theme, but the night went ahead and was a predictable success or travesty – depending on your perspective.
This is not the first time Cardiff’s nightlife has been negatively publicised in the media. The Daily Mail is fond of running these photos every few months, with drunken revelry in the Welsh capital a weekly affair.
What do you think of the atmosphere of the city centre on a Saturday night?
“It’s just a load of drunken people, being obnoxious. Some people enjoying themselves, but it’s not a very nice atmosphere I think. But then, I’m always working, I’m always sober for it.”
Will Stuart, 31, bartender.
“We don’t have this “carnage” in Germany so often. We drink in Germany too but it’s not the same. Here, people are screaming and so on.”
Toby Fischer, 23, masters student.
“It doesn’t really bother me – I’m a part of it to be honest. People make a big deal out of Cardiff but it’s like that in every city. If it’s a problem it’s probably a nationwide problem. The papers sometimes pick on Cardiff.”
Lawrence Dickson, 21, undergraduate student.
“Cardiff is a city of youngsters. As a city of universities, there is a majority of youngsters. That’s why there is a different nightlife.”
Inam Jamali, 29, banker at Barclays.