Nights Out in London

I've noticed one common theme in my few nights out in London, actually more than one:

1. People like to start the night off pretty early...and usually with beer, as opposed to harder liquor.
2. The night begins at a pub. As the night progresses you move to more bar/club type establishments.

Green Man Pub - A common option to start a Friday night

There are many more, but these are the two main themes, I'd say. So far, I've noticed it pretty typically to go grab a beer or two (usually ends up being ~6) immediately after work on Friday. Usually this is done with co-workers, but as the night progresses the crowd grows to include other friends, friends of friends, and the occasionally random.

It's actually a long night of drinking (starts at 5:30PM, ends no earlier than 2AM, if not later), but loads of fun. Since I'm still new to the city and still meeting people, I love running around "pub-hoping." So far, all of the places I've been to have been interesting in their own way. They've ranged from small pubs, to more typical American-style bars, to even a few night clubs. Just as how the venues vary, the people populating them vary just as much, if not more so. I've meet a wide range of people, from Spanish, Italian, to Australian and New Zealand (or Aussie and Kiwi as they're referred to here).

I'm excited to keep exploring and seeing what else this enormous city has to offer. Part of the intrigue is the fact that I don't really know what to expect, so it will definitely be a unique experience...