Or maybe they risk their lives to protect you and the club while they get through school, support their kids, advance in their career? (like 90% of bouncers) 🧐🧐
I did bouncing before in my younger days. I was no were near the arrogance of them in the video. One night I was in the bar on my day off. The bouncer there was being kinda a dick newer guy. Long story short dude came back with his homies and he barely made it out alive. Cause I call pd the dude look to be in a gang and when I heard say that I kinda had a feeling he wasn't kidding. I never had no major issues tho just the kids trying to get in with a fake ID. Being a dick is never a good thing cause you never know who or what someone capable of.
@@zebra7462 Go be a bouncer and tell me how easy it is. I’ve been bouncing for 5 years and we’re essentially glorified babysitters for inebriated adults. There wasn’t a single thing in this video that they were wrong about. People think we just stand and look at IDs but at the end of the day we’re responsible for everyone in the club and if they get too drunk or cause an issue, that’s on us to deal with. We’re not therapists, we’re not there to be your friend, we’re there to make sure you and everyone else is safe and you bothering us and taking focus away from that isn’t helping anybody out
you'd get pissed too if you had to deal with shitfaced degenerates trying to convince you to stay within the establishment you are working for in which they had just defacated or urinated themselves, or urinated or vomitted in which. evidently someone who cannot tell right from wrong
I once was in a bar in Paris with my sister and my cousin and she went out quickly for a smoke while I stayed inside. Obviously she wasn’t going to smoke inside, then I got this text from her saying the bouncer wouldn’t let her back in, I went to the bouncer and started trying to tell him to let her back in, sure I got a little persistent but I was nice throughout it all and was never condensing in any sort of way, I even talked to him before while waiting to go to the bathroom and till that point I thought he was a nice dude, but then after trying to let my sister back inside because obviously I wasn’t going to let her stay outside, this dude suddenly snaps, grabs me by my neck and pins me to the wall and started cursing at me in french! This 6’5 buffy fat black dude had me against a wall. I was just so shocked that he did that and obviously didn’t put up a fight he would’ve shredded me, I just left and went to another bar. This just shows the level of respect they have towards other people, especially towards tourists. Bouncers in Paris are the absolute worst, not only that guy I had another experience with another one, their ego is all the way to the top to the Burj Khalifa. And yes, trust me, I don’t feel entitled as a tourist, but I do expect respect everywhere I go just as I show respect towards others, I had great experiences with bouncers in Madrid, Rome, etc, but Paris is just the absolute worst cesspool of bad and disrespectful bouncers. In conclusion, f!ck bouncers in general
Everyone needs a voice, that’s why Americans have free-speech. It works in your favor too, idiots will just make themselves look stupid. So nothing to worry about.
@@Brando-wc8fz the majority of people wear sneakers, you sound like a child or robot saying that heels and dress shoes is 'grown up.' it really depends on the environment though
They should treat work the way you probably do? No thanks, I'll take someone who actually takes their role seriously. Have you stopped to consider how quickly things escalate with drunk people? Or the fact that if they fuck up and something happens, losing their job is easily the best case scenario?
Yeah, you’ll feel different when someone pulls a gun, or a knife, or a broken bottle, or any kind of self defense tool and starts fucking you up and you’ll be looking for someone to save you, and guess who’s gonna come running? The big guys with the black on that you think should “relax” we wouldn’t have to relax if people could learn to act right/ fuckinh defend themselves
The idea and objective was good but these bouncers were not ones for informative advice in all honesty. I don't entirely blame VICE for the clear lack of professionalism among these bouncers.
parties around here are ruined because of law requiring security, nobody fights here so theyre useless or wants to party coz of some creepy guys staring at everything they do acting like youre nazi for ordering a beer
@@321cast6 in my country and city every nightclub/bar has bouncer/security, they are all chill tho i know like 90% of them they only dont allow underage kids to enter and thats it, of course prevent fight and shit but most of night they just sit and talk with guests, once i played with one guy red gloves/slap game
Its completely understandable if they wanna keep smelly people, drunk people, rude people out, but when it comes to a point where their judging your style and what your wearing, thats when it stops making sense.
It is their job to bring in hot chicks and guys with lots of money. That is how the bars make money. Sorry that you have to hear it this way, but if you are a poor ugly guy, you are not getting in even if you are behaving very well
Lol. Not really. Bouncers can't have the mentality of American police officers or rent-a-cops. American police are trained to escalate and aggressively assert authority "until people comply". Most bouncers get their start after a club or bar owner runs into them on the street, sees how they hold themselves and interact with hostile people, and offers them a job pending they can qualify for their guard-card. I'm not joking. A bouncers job is to not get pushed around, not allow people to get pushed around, but also to stay fk'n calm and descalate even when people are intoxicated irrational confrontational assholes.
I was a doorman in the UK, I used manners, respect and customer service, I was never once assaulted or abused. I even fell out with other doorman as they didn’t like my approach,
@@halfdayofthejackal9372 I live in the city part of where I’m from too so I’d see people around who I’ve had to deal with before so I built a good reputation where customers would even say hello and wave at me in the street 🤣
in the security world that's what they call a "Cooler" honestly one of the best kind of bouncers in my opinion... Less fights.. everyone generally has a better time because there's not this aggressive presence lurking in the corner.. my best friend was my co security and he was the more aggressive type so we ran the place with an approach I handled 99% of the interaction and 1st contact unless a fight physically broke out he just sat at the door and checked IDs.. very rarely with that kind of a combo does the more aggressive bouncer have to come out of his corner.. and while I was a cooler myself I never ran into a situation(unless it was multiple guys I was trying to coral) that I couldn't handle it solo.. Just talking and mutual respect definitely ended most conflict.
It's part of the job, owners have dress codes and expect clientele to be dressed reasonably to the owners standards. We just enforce the rules, if I let you slide wearing something you shouldn't then someone inside, likely the owner/manager will see you and demand you get tossed anyways.
Bouncers end up making a lot of money to be honest. I always did concert security because the clubs seemed boring but then I realized the bouncers are making like 90k a year
serious question. you cant wear sneakers to clubs and bars in the US? like just normal Nike or adidas Sneakers? because thats perfectly normal in Europe
@Dreamstate I wouldn't say I'm being abused or treated horribly, so I'm not really bothered about doing the things you suggested. And going somewhere else isn't really an option because most bouncers are like that.
A guy I knew was a bouncer and even HE admitted they're mostly assholes and the smaller you are, the more aggressive they'll likely be. The bigger someone is, the more chance you'll see bouncers use reason and manners to calm someone down.
@@IHXnumber1 Exactly, the aggression is there is because the smaller you are, the more confident people are to pick on you. Not something to do with that bullshit op just said
@@ilovebittingrumps181 Yeah. If you’re small or “small”. You can make up with personality. It can make you look bigger. But don’t over do it. Only fight when you have no other choice.
@@IHXnumber1 that's I'm trying to say, the actions are all relative to the current situation. Although there are some dickheads out there that get carried away.
@@ilovebittingrumps181 Plenty. But in the end I think it’s your ability to fight and not your size. Only problem is later third parties getting involved. Best to stay away from the bs. So it’s not just a “small” problem.
I don't think the bouncer is an idiot. I think the bouncer is a j3rkhauf These people are a huge part of the reason why I always loathed the idea of clubbing. The woman was particularly insufferable.
I was designated driver and not drinking one night at the valley (club central in Australia) and walked past a bouncer and he makes a remark how I can’t walk straight and have been over the shop all night, too which I reply “mate I’m sober”… haven’t seen a bouncer look so stupid in my life. Unfortunately all these people reminded me of him.
Have known a lot of bouncers over the years. They all fell into the following groups, or a combination thereof: 1. Egomaniacs 2. Sex pests 3. Small men with something to prove / chip on shoulder 4. Women with something to prove / chip on shoulder
@@andreaslind6338 right! since bouncing I've become illiterate, babysitting drunk people with fragile egos that become irate when you tell them they cant use the emergency door... but thanks for being the spellcheck police. you're awesome!
Actually, that's a remarkably ignorant comment. Where I worked we didn't hire morons, one had a phd, another was a barrister, many including myself were studying at university. Assessing who to approach first in a fight, and how to handle them so as to minimize damage (to all parties) while adrenaline is pumping and music blaring can be extremely challenging. I dare you to try it, but if you ever did, then I would be more inclined to listen to your pathetic mewling. Go back to your bridge.
I work for the city government. One of our co-workers wants to become a cop. My supervisor never promoted him because this kid let's power go to his head real quick. He's also an amateur bodybuilder. And everybody is scared out of their minds of the prospect that this kid is going to be giving a badge and a gun.
@@Subhasis44597 why do you keep commenting this everywhere? Not throwing salt.. just want to know if you know a bouncer that’s not just a heavy overpaid pansy
I remember being younger and uglier and not being able to get into any club, the way they would disregard you and treat you like you're not even a person. And even go to physical agression when all you're trying to do is ask why you aren't allowed in is the reason why my hate for these fuckers will never leave. Now I never get refused by bouncers i've come to realize the best places to party are places where a bouncer isn't required in the first place. Because usually that means that the bar doesn't have issues with either social/Racial discrimination or actual thugs.
@@2010RSHACKS there are clubs that wont let you in because you groups guy/girl ratio is too high. 5 guys 2 girls? pce boys but the ladies can go in if theyd like.
Flawed logic, dress codes are for various reasons that are completely unrelated to someone puking who has been over served. So many obnoxious patrons forget that it's not a free place to chill, it's a business and typically, reasonably dressed spend more and cause less of a scene. Based on that premise, if you look like you just rolled out of bed wearing the same pjs you've had on the last 4 nights, I won't let you in. Not because of some power Trip or whatever bullshit you wanna think up to throw blame on me, but because you may come in and snag a couple beers and meanwhile that group of nicely dressed people going out to spend plenty of money after work/some event decide to go elsewhere because half the people look like bums. Nobody walks into a venue, sees people decently dressed and decides it's sketchy, let's leave, but people absolutely have walked into venues I've worked and walked back out because everyone was dressed in some mix of uncaring college senior/crack addict/ pants sagging visibly to their knees. Dress code isn't to turn a club into a black tie affair, it's to ensure that you don't get the rep as the shithole bar that no decent person goes to. You get that rep and it becomes reality and before long every customer is either the type to come buy one 3$ beer and nurse it for 4 hours or ready to cause a scene with the first person to bump into them.
@@kylethekidable Who in their right minds would wear a suit and tie to a night out. the most prestige nightclubs in Europe dont have dresscodes. these bouncers a the definition of cringe americans
I am brazilian, and one of the biggest culture shocks in Europe were that bouncers deny entrance to people on clubs for no reason. Here in Brazil they will only deny you for a lack of ID, or maybe if you are violating the dress code(which we rarely have). In Europe I learnt pretty quickly that I would be sometimes denied if I am alone, so I would have to call my friends out so they let me in.
one of the reasons i never went clubbing. not only a wasteof time and money, but a waste of your life. people theredont like you, they only want you to spend. be it the club, be it the broads. it doesnt matter. its all garbage.
I’m Mexican and I once got denied at a so called “Latino music club” called Medellin in Paris. Apparently that night they were only letting Parisian people inside… like bro what?? How could you have a latino club with only Parisian people inside?? Bet they don’t even know the lyrics to half the songs… Sh!tt!est club ever. Paris has probably one of the worst nightlife in Europe and has probably the worst bouncers you’ll ever find around the world.
But yes in general there are a lot of different reasons you might not get in, here in Europe. I must have been the only person not shocked at the sneakers rule, thats very common for a lot of bars here. Also unironed shirts, jeans, cargo, shorts, some places even recquire women to wear heals and men to wear belts. I've also seen people being rejected for lgbt-looking outfits in places that arent specifically lgbt-frindly, and the more common situations like being alone, being a dude, especially if you're not conventionally hot, and being too old for the club's target audience.
@@martimrocha9067 they ll let women in easily because thats how they make money. they know men will buy women drinks. lol as a man, how the hell are you still clubbing? you re being a cashcow for these mfs.
I'll be honest, I've seen another video though it was in Russian, on the topic of what pisses off a bouncer, and he spoke way more chill and even gave examples why he did not let people into to the place (being drunk, puking, disrespecting staff/other patrons in line) like less dress code, more real issues.
Yeah, that's what the job of a bouncer is supposed to be, instead of feeling superior to other people by not letting them in for wearing sneakers and making up other bullshit rules
Most russian bouncers have a certain aura around them and you can tell by their physique, they do martial arts instead of some of the examples shown in this video. I have been to certain russian clubs and the bouncers were always cool, never looked down on people and no matter how drunk people. were, they never acted up because they knew not to mess with the bouncers.
I am a professional bodyguard and security bouncer and that is what our job entails. I do not know why these security guards think they can make their own rules. Safety is ALWAYS the number one priority. You MUST be very patient, alert and friendly to some extent. If you do not have patience, safety is not your concern and you’re making your own rules you should not be in the business period.
What else is new, if you put a human in a position of power the vast majority of them are losers and will ambiguously reinforce whatever the fuck they want when they want because power, no consistency.
Maybe it's the "responsibility" that got to their heads. Keeping a large group of people safe is hard enough when they're sober. Have you dealt with any drunk people lately?
Rigoberto McFarlane one of them literally said sth in the lines of "I don't like people wearing sweats, this is a social event, you gotta be social", while another said "Don't wear sneakers". There are times when it's a club rule, here it seems it's their preference based on which they decide who to let in and who not to
“Do ask how my night is. Do not talk about the weather with me...” You seem like the type of woman that’ll get mad at a dude for holding the door open for you. At the same time you seem like you’d be mad if I let the door close on you too. 🤷♂️ #nowinning
Wow… Really great attitude towards your customers. The thing is, there is this clichee of bounders talking down to you and thinking they are above you because they are in a situation of power and authority, and I‘d always think that‘s just a picture movies and TV shows give us… But damn, some of these guys really try to play into that stereotype!
Nifty advice from a group of professional doormen, excuse me, “bouncers”. Extremely ego centric attitude regarding a night gig designed to help with the flow of customers into a bar. Nothing more, nothing less. You work as a doorman, sorry, “bouncer” and you complain about drunk people? Mate, thats your job, quite literally dealing with drunk people.
Tobias Adams I’m partially deaf and I thought it was my hearing aid that was messed up, so I put it up to my good ear and it wasn’t my hearing aid, thank goodness.
How to actually treat a bouncer: shake something shiny and have your friends sneak by while the Neanderthal is distracted. You may not get in but you’re not missing much and your friends appreciate the sacrifice.
@@vietnamrebel bouncers actually make a ton of money. You work for like 4 or 5 hours a night meet a lot of girls and go home with anywhere between 200-1000+ a night
@@benberk8541 making a ton of money while constantly being at risk of being shot, stabbed or otherwise maimed. Yeah, super smart. It's like being a cop without the legal authority to actually be a cop. I make that sitting at home in my pajamas. 😂
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You dont want to go to a club where a robot lets everyone in that has ID and you have to wait for the police to respond to defuse a situation. A robot wouldnt know what to say to defuse situations you would have drugs all over the place, women getting raped and groped (way more than they do with big ass bouncers walking around), people being stabbed, people falling off tables and breaking their necks, people dying from alcohol poisoning cause nobody will be there to kick out over intoxicated patrons, stuff getting stolen, literally puke piss and even shit everywhere you wouldnt believe the places people think is a good spot to use the bathroom when they are drunk. Needless to say you would need a fully intelligent AI that cant even be called artificial anymore. Once you have fucking I-robot instead of a bouncer you are gonna talk shit about it too cause its gonna be the exact same as a human bouncer
We need a reverse video of party goers, telling bouncers how to treat them. I’ve personally almost only had bad experiences with bouncers which did not originate on my side!
I got punched by a bouncer for having a can of beer in my jacket. Sure it wasn't allowed and I was rather drunk. But never was I disrespectful. Asked him if he would smack a girl like that afterwards and sadly had to run as the small dick guy lost his cool in 0.001 sec.
@@josephhughes2429 in US lots of them are little control freaks lol, when i was over in the UK/Ireland around 16-17 i had far fewer problems with bar security than i do in my 20’s in US.
(In Denmark) I was once rejected from a bar after the bouncer asked me for ID. I showed him my drivers licence and my passpork, he told me I had no proof that it was me, I then showed him my student ID, my health insurance certificate and even a credit card that matched my name. He said it was all fake and that I looked like a polish refugee. I responded "so I'm a polish refugee, with a danish name, that speaks danish, lives and studies in Denmark?" Then he pushed me down a flight of stairs where I hit 8-10 other people. He then came down the stairs to put me in an armbar and punch me in the stomach. I was nothing but civil and showed absolutely no aggression. Ive also gone out from a bar to smoke a cigarette, and then not being allowed back inside for no reason what so ever. Wouldnt give me an explanation - and my coat, wallet and phone was inside the bar, which I was not allowed to collect either. So many bouncers are legit powerhungry psychopaths.
@@superchangoale lol but the thing is, obvious is off the table when babysitting drunk idiots. People will literally drink themselves to the point of pissing themselves in public if we let them. My favorite overly drunk idiot was a guy I turned away for being plastered...he then proceeded over the span of 15 minutes walk away and try to come back in line like I forgot him in the last 3 minutes
Unless you actually have done that kicked the shit out of them and then they had to call the cops and you had to get the fuck out and then you didnt get to go into the club because your picture is on the wall and your banned for hospitalizing the bouncer
@@honeybadger1755 also may i ask what give anyone the sense that bouncers are fucking all invincible? Bud ive done kenpo, jujitsu and aikido for years. Im friends with bouncers who i HAVE fucked up. At the end of the day the lesson here thiugh is get a sense of hunor.
Rule #1, don’t disagree with the arbitrary and random opinions of the douche-faced, power-trippin bouncers. Rule #2, be a normal human being by dressing appropriately and not acting like a frat kid in line. Thanks Vice, this video was so insightful.
I was a bouncer for 10 years, guy with the beard has the best attitude, guy in the gray t shirt has a horrible one. Bouncers really have 1 job, and 1 job only, keep everyone safe, that's all it is, if you don't understand that, you don't have any business being a bouncer.
No, a bouncer's job is to be a good witness, not lay hands on people. You're only hired for insurance purposes (certain insurance providers require it), not because anyone wants bouncers around.
@@Makachuk Bar fights do happen, but security guards in the U.S. are NOT legally required to intervene or protect anyone unless they're personal bodyguards.
If you think this is a power trip you need to get out your basement. They seem pretty normal and friendly, especially for how annoyed they must get every night on the job. You probably say to the cashier "I guess i'l have it for free then" when something doesn't scan right.
@@Xenamos I was in the basement earlier today, but I was only doing laundry down there...now I'm in my living room. But that's beside the point. I'll admit not the biggest power Trip I've seen, but def a trip nonetheless.
Truest shit 2k19, bouncers ALWAYS have social complexes that they project on their customers. They dont get that they are there to protect the clients and that the clients fund their fucking job.
When I worked as a bouncer we were taught to maintain professionalism despite any circumstances. That entailed keeping our composure when someone throws a burrito at you.
michele vitarelli I don't think so. The have a job to do, and just because it hurts your feelings, or you're offended somehow, doesn't mean they need to change. It's hard work keeping ppl like you out of the club!
michele vitarelli They're babysitting grown, drunk adults lol. It may not be as laborious as roofing, but there are many aspects of the job that would send a roofer back to climbing ladders under the hot sun.
Just don't smell like shit, don't act like a child, and follow the rules. That's difficult for many people, and that's why the job exists in the first place.
I am a lifelong martial artist, and whenever I hit a new place with with bouncers, I introduce myself and let them know that if I end up scuffling it won’t be because I started it, and that I will not swing on any bouncer. I have ended up talking martial arts systems with bouncers for an extended period of time. Respect almost always receives respect. And not a bad way to be noticed by ladies across the room. I finally fell in love and stopped rolling solo in strange cities. But I never had a problem with any bouncer and some if us hit it off well. It helps that I am way beyond karate at a strip mall & some of my teachers were well known. Iaido under the hughest ranking iaido master in Japan fir example. Martial arts past a certain level is a brotherhood. Independent of style. Some women have it too. A friend used to own a club. You nailed it. Matt’s dad Dan
Guyana Redbone you’re gonna miss out on a fun, sociable experience just because of a TH-cam video? Wow my dude you need to get out more and realise there’s more to life than the internet :|
Wayne Kerr I do a lot of rock climbing and hiking. In fact my gym has a bar at it for afterwards. Never really was interested to go to a nightclub, and this video plus the comments seals the deal. There’s a lot better things out there in life. I’m sure I’ll do it once just for the experience. Smoke some weed and climb a mountain with a friend. That’s a good time.
Guyana Redbone okay I’m really not interested in your life story, I’m just saying don’t knock it til you tried it, especially not on the basis of one video of some moron bouncers.. they’re no bother on a night out, if you give them no trouble they’ll give you no trouble
Honestly I bounced at the club and truth be told it is hard to fill the void and a lot of unexperienced people are sloppily hired. I do agree with big groups of guys being a problem. I had instances where I'm tossing a drunk from a larger group of guys and they start dragging the guy back in so I find myself tossing a group of 6 people at once. It doesn't matter your size as long as you're alert.
Glad I was not the only who noticed. She sounds like her nose is congested. I think her microphone is covered by the shirt and sweater and picks up the strange muffling sound.
Eh , I almost got bounced out of a club for sitting in a corner , minding my own business, enjoying my drinks, keeping an eye on my friends drinks and watching others do their thing and have their fun. I was causing fewer problems than the fight that broke out behind him.
Actually we can go into any fuckin club we want because we’re all friends and let each other in, and help out when little pricks name chase have too much to drink and think their chuck Liddell..
@@dill5500 let's cut out the middleman. Setting yourself ablaze whilst drinking in a cornfield and then having your searing bones be used to cook the corn into moonshine is the purist form of alcoholism.
I always find curious the whole reason to wear sneakers-sweatpants-hoodie-cap in a expensive night out at the club. I get that when you are famous and rich you will get away with a lot of stuff, that is the pleasure on that... but regular people? Like... why some men go to a expensive place wearing overpriced toddler clothes that sometimes are not even original stuff? I'm all fine wearing this on regular activities not related to job [well, jobs were you have to look "professional"]... but to go to a nightclub or bar?
I have worked and still work part time as a armed security officer in Chicago at a lot of different night clubs mostly around River North and Goldcoast like Moes Cantina, Tunnel, Tree House, Joy District,Soundbar, Liqrbox, Detention, ROCBAR, Spybar, Bounce, Rino, The Original Mothers, Hubbard Inn, and almost at every club the bouncers act just like these guys. A little bit of authority and dudes start power tripping. Imo Moes Cantina and Treehouse have the most polite bouncers out of all listed above.
Own the damn place? These rules are set by the ones who own the damn place and they are paid to enforce them but the truth is there are idiots in any line of work i know one bouncer who was an idiot for many years and now he is paralyzed. Do i think he deserved it? Absolutely not but he had it coming.
Performer orders single Beer: Bouncer: Okay thats it youve had enough do you wanna get handcuffed ill call police If you order second 9.99 costing beer. .. wait why is our place so empty guys?
No, you are just stupid. For one, he isn't someone going to the club and probably isn't on the job as he is doing an interview (pretty fucking obvious). Sneakers aren't formal or plain, but T-shirts can be, also they don't imply you may be a problem later like sneakers and joggers/tracksuit bottoms would (According to the bouncers). If he was wearing something with a stupid print yeah, but you're reaching hard.
I once got told by a bouncer that my gf can go on in but i can't because "i look like a trouble maker"...mind you i was completely sober and was laughing with my gf at the time.
Why do bouncers act like their guarding the chamber of secrets. Like mate, you stand at a door for a club and look a id’s
craig199 fucking oath 😂 I’ve come up against some who think they’re fucking Gods gift
Or maybe they risk their lives to protect you and the club while they get through school, support their kids, advance in their career? (like 90% of bouncers) 🧐🧐
#NEMSWORLD I’m not denying that, but it’s more the arrogance of a lot of bouncers taking there job too seriously
@@BIGNEM You can't seriously be making up random statistics and expect people to believe them right?
Roast Lord Good thing it’s not random statistics. Bouncing helped me make some extra cash while I was in college.
I love how everyone collectively agreed that these people are absolutely insane and egomaniacal.
HAve you seen the bartender version of this video? same thing
every one of these people sound like complete assholes lmao
Lmao yes they think they are so above everyone else but they're just bouncers lmao chill out.
I did bouncing before in my younger days. I was no were near the arrogance of them in the video. One night I was in the bar on my day off. The bouncer there was being kinda a dick newer guy. Long story short dude came back with his homies and he barely made it out alive. Cause I call pd the dude look to be in a gang and when I heard say that I kinda had a feeling he wasn't kidding. I never had no major issues tho just the kids trying to get in with a fake ID. Being a dick is never a good thing cause you never know who or what someone capable of.
@@zebra7462 Go be a bouncer and tell me how easy it is. I’ve been bouncing for 5 years and we’re essentially glorified babysitters for inebriated adults. There wasn’t a single thing in this video that they were wrong about. People think we just stand and look at IDs but at the end of the day we’re responsible for everyone in the club and if they get too drunk or cause an issue, that’s on us to deal with. We’re not therapists, we’re not there to be your friend, we’re there to make sure you and everyone else is safe and you bothering us and taking focus away from that isn’t helping anybody out
“why are you wearing sunglasses at night”
why are you wearing a beanie indoors
I wear my sunglasses at night because I’m Corey Hart.
Same reason she's wearing a coat: Bouncers stand in doorways. It was probably cold out.
Gottem
That's nowhere near compared
Because it's cold
Always thought that bouncers had attitude problems. After watching this I realize that I wasn't wrong
you'd get pissed too if you had to deal with shitfaced degenerates trying to convince you to stay within the establishment you are working for in which they had just defacated or urinated themselves, or urinated or vomitted in which. evidently someone who cannot tell right from wrong
I once was in a bar in Paris with my sister and my cousin and she went out quickly for a smoke while I stayed inside. Obviously she wasn’t going to smoke inside, then I got this text from her saying the bouncer wouldn’t let her back in, I went to the bouncer and started trying to tell him to let her back in, sure I got a little persistent but I was nice throughout it all and was never condensing in any sort of way, I even talked to him before while waiting to go to the bathroom and till that point I thought he was a nice dude, but then after trying to let my sister back inside because obviously I wasn’t going to let her stay outside, this dude suddenly snaps, grabs me by my neck and pins me to the wall and started cursing at me in french! This 6’5 buffy fat black dude had me against a wall. I was just so shocked that he did that and obviously didn’t put up a fight he would’ve shredded me, I just left and went to another bar. This just shows the level of respect they have towards other people, especially towards tourists. Bouncers in Paris are the absolute worst, not only that guy I had another experience with another one, their ego is all the way to the top to the Burj Khalifa. And yes, trust me, I don’t feel entitled as a tourist, but I do expect respect everywhere I go just as I show respect towards others, I had great experiences with bouncers in Madrid, Rome, etc, but Paris is just the absolute worst cesspool of bad and disrespectful bouncers. In conclusion, f!ck bouncers in general
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That's the temperament that gets them paid partner, can't blame them too much.
Somebody needs to reinforce masculine power in society. Alot of crymments
If the bar DOESN'T have a dress code why does security think it's their job to make one
King hazy yessss. They like have too much power haha
To make their job easier, they have a general idea of what demographic they want in the bar, which avoids fights or people being too messy
King hazy true 👍🏼
Jalkie oh yeah if I don’t fw dress shoes I’m definitely gonna go in there and suplex the first person I see
@@wafflezyup5089 you're not capable of suplexing anyone dude you would probably get knocked over by a brisk breeze. sit down
The sneaker policy is just absurd.
*I wear White, Running Shoes!!!!*
*Are they aka Sneakers???? I Really don't know the word sneakers!!!!*
I agree
@J P is that a joke?
That includes my cactus jacks?
so is the sweatpants one
After watching this I just realized something... not everyone needs to be given a voice.
So true lol
Seriously why was this made? Nothing interesting was said at all.
This is exactly why everyone should be given a voice.
Everyone needs a voice, that’s why Americans have free-speech. It works in your favor too, idiots will just make themselves look stupid. So nothing to worry about.
at least not her annoying voice..
Finally, a bouncer that says no to sneakers. I can drink in peace knowing I won’t get dunked on
😂
MJ FADED WAY
this dude wants everyone in dress shoes and heels wtf
@@Andrew-kx1sq Dress like a grown up once in a while
@@Brando-wc8fz the majority of people wear sneakers, you sound like a child or robot saying that heels and dress shoes is 'grown up.' it really depends on the environment though
Most bouncers think they are fbi level Cia security clearance, dude just relax and stop thinking it's your place you are just an employee.
In most places it's the managers not the bouncers that are the problem, bouncers mostly just follow the managers orders
They should treat work the way you probably do? No thanks, I'll take someone who actually takes their role seriously. Have you stopped to consider how quickly things escalate with drunk people? Or the fact that if they fuck up and something happens, losing their job is easily the best case scenario?
what's funny is they act like that but most can't even tell a fake ID
Yeah, you’ll feel different when someone pulls a gun, or a knife, or a broken bottle, or any kind of self defense tool and starts fucking you up and you’ll be looking for someone to save you, and guess who’s gonna come running? The big guys with the black on that you think should “relax” we wouldn’t have to relax if people could learn to act right/ fuckinh defend themselves
Bro facts
This was the least informative video VICE has ever done.
98% of Vice videos are garbage
The idea and objective was good but these bouncers were not ones for informative advice in all honesty. I don't entirely blame VICE for the clear lack of professionalism among these bouncers.
vice has just evolved into a shittier version of buzzfeed, and buzzfeed was shitty to begin with.
Best tip: Dont go to bars with bouncers.
And what bar/nightclub doesnt have bouncer or some sort of security?
parties around here are ruined because of law requiring security, nobody fights here so theyre useless or wants to party coz of some creepy guys staring at everything they do acting like youre nazi for ordering a beer
@@321cast6 in my country and city every nightclub/bar has bouncer/security, they are all chill tho i know like 90% of them they only dont allow underage kids to enter and thats it, of course prevent fight and shit but most of night they just sit and talk with guests, once i played with one guy red gloves/slap game
Truest statement. If they have to be there, it's probably full of substandards
a lot of pubs don't have bouncers
Its completely understandable if they wanna keep smelly people, drunk people, rude people out, but when it comes to a point where their judging your style and what your wearing, thats when it stops making sense.
Keep drunk people out so they'll buy their shitty overpriced drinks.
It is their job to bring in hot chicks and guys with lots of money. That is how the bars make money. Sorry that you have to hear it this way, but if you are a poor ugly guy, you are not getting in even if you are behaving very well
bouncers don't make up the dress code dummy, the owners/managers do
They work for strict clubs/bars
Have you seen how some people dress?
Standards may not be theirs, but order of owner.
Yes. Because wearing sneakers changes your social interactions.
Yes, its cultural.
You should see me in this moment, sitting here in my suit at work and lit addidas sneaker on.
Horse and Pony show in those places.
I want no part of it. Fuck them snobby MoFo’s.
We all know who their trying to keep out of their bars😁
Omega Strange nah we don't care to enlighten me?
"I always wanted to be a cop, but they won't let me!"
- Every bouncer ever.
lol cops are pussies , draws a badge when in trouble , protected by law , bouncers on the hands , two different worlds .....
Why so triggered?
Lol. Not really. Bouncers can't have the mentality of American police officers or rent-a-cops. American police are trained to escalate and aggressively assert authority "until people comply". Most bouncers get their start after a club or bar owner runs into them on the street, sees how they hold themselves and interact with hostile people, and offers them a job pending they can qualify for their guard-card. I'm not joking. A bouncers job is to not get pushed around, not allow people to get pushed around, but also to stay fk'n calm and descalate even when people are intoxicated irrational confrontational assholes.
Lmao, a bouncer definitely gave you a smack in the mouth huh?
@@cloudsongon728 Lmao, nope. Huh.
You should make a video called: How bouncers should treat customers
Um, that was covered in Road House
Yeeeeesss👏👏👏. So fucking true .
@@honeybadger1755 so scary, sounds pretty gay
Corvo's Ignorant Videos yeah you do
@@robbiepollock7443 bouncing is far form minimum wage...
I was a doorman in the UK, I used manners, respect and customer service, I was never once assaulted or abused. I even fell out with other doorman as they didn’t like my approach,
Best thing for you mate, if thugs don't rate you, you're doing something right
@@halfdayofthejackal9372 I live in the city part of where I’m from too so I’d see people around who I’ve had to deal with before so I built a good reputation where customers would even say hello and wave at me in the street 🤣
in the security world that's what they call a "Cooler" honestly one of the best kind of bouncers in my opinion... Less fights.. everyone generally has a better time because there's not this aggressive presence lurking in the corner.. my best friend was my co security and he was the more aggressive type so we ran the place with an approach I handled 99% of the interaction and 1st contact unless a fight physically broke out he just sat at the door and checked IDs.. very rarely with that kind of a combo does the more aggressive bouncer have to come out of his corner.. and while I was a cooler myself I never ran into a situation(unless it was multiple guys I was trying to coral) that I couldn't handle it solo.. Just talking and mutual respect definitely ended most conflict.
This is the exact same thing I do and have experienced.
Lies again? Zouk Out USD SGD
Maybe they should focus more on oh idk.... Security? Rather than not letting people in because of sweat pants and sneakers
It's part of the job, owners have dress codes and expect clientele to be dressed reasonably to the owners standards. We just enforce the rules, if I let you slide wearing something you shouldn't then someone inside, likely the owner/manager will see you and demand you get tossed anyways.
Its also can be a safety issue. Ive seen guys try get in with sandals or open toe shoes and be stopped at the door.
i mean sweat pants is understandable
@@Hailz12211 sneakers are not sandals, what are you trying to serve the conversation to.
I mean I get sweatpants but fucking hell I wanna wear my sneakers at the bar because God forbid somebody attacks me I can run away
"Don't think the bouncer is an idiot, he's more intelligent than you" - mate, you should be a comedian, certainly pays more than your current job
Chill bro, murder is illegal
Why do you think Drunks are smarter than a sober bouncer?
So should you
Bouncers end up making a lot of money to be honest. I always did concert security because the clubs seemed boring but then I realized the bouncers are making like 90k a year
@@benberk8541 bs they are making that 99% are min wage
Thanks for protecting us from the sneakers 🙏🏾
I honestly don't know what I would do without these guys. They're like gods or something
@@obi-wankenobi5416 Where's Anakin? Is he safe?
Haha 😂🤣
And sweatpants. My god those vicious sweatpants
serious question. you cant wear sneakers to clubs and bars in the US? like just normal Nike or adidas Sneakers? because thats perfectly normal in Europe
I always thought bouncers thought they were waaay more important than they really are and this segment has proven me right
Some of them do think that, but you haven't seen the DJ or other staff at the club especially the DJ entourage.
Any chance bouncers could not talk down/refuse to acknowledge people when they've done nothing wrong?
@Dreamstate I would prefer people just save money, usually the stupid like to gather in masses.
You did something wrong.
@Dreamstate I wouldn't say I'm being abused or treated horribly, so I'm not really bothered about doing the things you suggested. And going somewhere else isn't really an option because most bouncers are like that.
@@jmbarts6790Lol someone didn't get invited to girls night out
@@rainernotes Interesting, have a good day.
A guy I knew was a bouncer and even HE admitted they're mostly assholes and the smaller you are, the more aggressive they'll likely be. The bigger someone is, the more chance you'll see bouncers use reason and manners to calm someone down.
Because they know they will have their asses wooped. People pick their battles to some extent.
@@IHXnumber1 Exactly, the aggression is there is because the smaller you are, the more confident people are to pick on you. Not something to do with that bullshit op just said
@@ilovebittingrumps181 Yeah. If you’re small or “small”. You can make up with personality. It can make you look bigger. But don’t over do it. Only fight when you have no other choice.
@@IHXnumber1 that's I'm trying to say, the actions are all relative to the current situation. Although there are some dickheads out there that get carried away.
@@ilovebittingrumps181 Plenty. But in the end I think it’s your ability to fight and not your size. Only problem is later third parties getting involved. Best to stay away from the bs. So it’s not just a “small” problem.
Bouncer: "That movement you make, yeah don't do that"
Me: "What, breathing?"
Bouncer: "Sorry, we just closed!"
@@RedemptioINN Only want them to stay out of my face.
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I don't think the bouncer is an idiot. I think the bouncer is a j3rkhauf These people are a huge part of the reason why I always loathed the idea of clubbing. The woman was particularly insufferable.
The bouncer who was sitting down need to be humbled - his ego is at a 10, needs to be at a 2.
Leave The Situation alone
The situation 😂😂😂😂😂
Yeah,he thinks he's sooooo smart
mah man just stands at a door and thinks he's important.
yeah with that sneaker problem
All this video did was make me hate them more. am I alone?
Too many bs don'ts
You are not alone, all I am getting from them are the talking down attitude.
I’m with ya man. Some of the stuff said in this video does kind of make sense but most of it is just bullshit.
I honestly didn’t even hate bouncers until I saw this video nor have I had any bad experiences but this video was definitely a bad experience
It's really difficult for me to have any less respect for roided up thugs.
In fact I don't think it's even possible
these bouncers behave like the ppl they dont let inn.
Exactly!
true xD
Worse, they just wanna be like em
hahahaha yes. Just like cops and robbers.
I was designated driver and not drinking one night at the valley (club central in Australia) and walked past a bouncer and he makes a remark how I can’t walk straight and have been over the shop all night, too which I reply “mate I’m sober”… haven’t seen a bouncer look so stupid in my life. Unfortunately all these people reminded me of him.
Happened to me, wasn't let in tho because he thought I was drunk af. I only had 1 pint... Lmao
Have known a lot of bouncers over the years. They all fell into the following groups, or a combination thereof:
1. Egomaniacs
2. Sex pests
3. Small men with something to prove / chip on shoulder
4. Women with something to prove / chip on shoulder
Youve never known a bouncer. youve playcated and used bouncers, but youve never known a bouncer.
Not true. Even shared apartments and houses with some of them.
Also, *placated.
Rocknroll, unpopular opinions is probably a bouncer himself, hence the spelling.
@@andreaslind6338 right! since bouncing I've become illiterate, babysitting drunk people with fragile egos that become irate when you tell them they cant use the emergency door... but thanks for being the spellcheck police. you're awesome!
@@unpopularopinions5188 * can't.
well, they're not getting paid for their intelligence
😂😭
These door people will only back down when a gun is shoved in their face.
@@Subhasis44597 i bet u would to, lol
@@johnmalkowski9485 this dude is bulletproof bruh 😂😂
Actually, that's a remarkably ignorant comment. Where I worked we didn't hire morons, one had a phd, another was a barrister, many including myself were studying at university. Assessing who to approach first in a fight, and how to handle them so as to minimize damage (to all parties) while adrenaline is pumping and music blaring can be extremely challenging.
I dare you to try it, but if you ever did, then I would be more inclined to listen to your pathetic mewling. Go back to your bridge.
bouncers be on some stanford prison experiment flex
LMAO, nice one!
So trippy I was watching the experiment last night ahaha so messed up how pussies act when they get a little bit of power
I work for the city government. One of our co-workers wants to become a cop. My supervisor never promoted him because this kid let's power go to his head real quick. He's also an amateur bodybuilder. And everybody is scared out of their minds of the prospect that this kid is going to be giving a badge and a gun.
😂😂
Damn, the accuracy!
“We get paid to baby sit you.” She’s acting like she’s gonna come in and feed me my beer from a baby bottle
These door people will only back down when a gun is shoved in their face.
@@Subhasis44597 or when a bigger gun is shown to them
@@PirateCat822 Exactly.
@@Subhasis44597 why do you keep commenting this everywhere? Not throwing salt.. just want to know if you know a bouncer that’s not just a heavy overpaid pansy
@Nuke em' you got me. I want to check ID’s outside a bar but I’ll never make it that far in life :(
I remember being younger and uglier and not being able to get into any club, the way they would disregard you and treat you like you're not even a person. And even go to physical agression when all you're trying to do is ask why you aren't allowed in is the reason why my hate for these fuckers will never leave. Now I never get refused by bouncers i've come to realize the best places to party are places where a bouncer isn't required in the first place. Because usually that means that the bar doesn't have issues with either social/Racial discrimination or actual thugs.
A bouncers job is to check IDs and enforce maximum occupancy, not to profile people
@nothing lol some clubs do that! Idk just don’t go if you don’t wanna get profiled!
@@2010RSHACKS there are clubs that wont let you in because you groups guy/girl ratio is too high. 5 guys 2 girls? pce boys but the ladies can go in if theyd like.
@@joshuafurlong5270 you need girls to get men to spend money in your club
Clubs don’t want poor people, they want people who can spend real money, it’s not real discrimination, grow up lol
I feel like there's a lot of wiggle room between puking on the floor and wearing sneakers.
Flawed logic, dress codes are for various reasons that are completely unrelated to someone puking who has been over served. So many obnoxious patrons forget that it's not a free place to chill, it's a business and typically, reasonably dressed spend more and cause less of a scene. Based on that premise, if you look like you just rolled out of bed wearing the same pjs you've had on the last 4 nights, I won't let you in. Not because of some power Trip or whatever bullshit you wanna think up to throw blame on me, but because you may come in and snag a couple beers and meanwhile that group of nicely dressed people going out to spend plenty of money after work/some event decide to go elsewhere because half the people look like bums. Nobody walks into a venue, sees people decently dressed and decides it's sketchy, let's leave, but people absolutely have walked into venues I've worked and walked back out because everyone was dressed in some mix of uncaring college senior/crack addict/ pants sagging visibly to their knees. Dress code isn't to turn a club into a black tie affair, it's to ensure that you don't get the rep as the shithole bar that no decent person goes to. You get that rep and it becomes reality and before long every customer is either the type to come buy one 3$ beer and nurse it for 4 hours or ready to cause a scene with the first person to bump into them.
@@kylethekidable ok
@@kylethekidable You’re not wrong man, every time I wear sneakers I go ballistic on anyone I see
@@kylethekidable Who in their right minds would wear a suit and tie to a night out. the most prestige nightclubs in Europe dont have dresscodes. these bouncers a the definition of cringe americans
@@kylethekidable that's a respectable take
I am brazilian, and one of the biggest culture shocks in Europe were that bouncers deny entrance to people on clubs for no reason. Here in Brazil they will only deny you for a lack of ID, or maybe if you are violating the dress code(which we rarely have).
In Europe I learnt pretty quickly that I would be sometimes denied if I am alone, so I would have to call my friends out so they let me in.
one of the reasons i never went clubbing. not only a wasteof time and money, but a waste of your life. people theredont like you, they only want you to spend. be it the club, be it the broads. it doesnt matter. its all garbage.
It does really depend on the club though. I always go to parties with a ticket and they basically can't deny entrance, except if you're pissed af.
I’m Mexican and I once got denied at a so called “Latino music club” called Medellin in Paris. Apparently that night they were only letting Parisian people inside… like bro what?? How could you have a latino club with only Parisian people inside?? Bet they don’t even know the lyrics to half the songs…
Sh!tt!est club ever. Paris has probably one of the worst nightlife in Europe and has probably the worst bouncers you’ll ever find around the world.
But yes in general there are a lot of different reasons you might not get in, here in Europe. I must have been the only person not shocked at the sneakers rule, thats very common for a lot of bars here. Also unironed shirts, jeans, cargo, shorts, some places even recquire women to wear heals and men to wear belts. I've also seen people being rejected for lgbt-looking outfits in places that arent specifically lgbt-frindly, and the more common situations like being alone, being a dude, especially if you're not conventionally hot, and being too old for the club's target audience.
@@martimrocha9067 they ll let women in easily because thats how they make money. they know men will buy women drinks. lol as a man, how the hell are you still clubbing? you re being a cashcow for these mfs.
You know that homie took that Snickers bar 🤣🤣
hell I WOULD have taken the snickers LOL
Rename this video "DOORMEN ON POWER TRIPS"
Thx
'you're here to socialise, wear something good.' *is literally wearing a crackhead outfit... ok buddy
ungratefulmetalpansy exactly he's there to work at a professional job at a professional venue where literally everyone dresses nice so
I work in nightclubs. It’s all a power trip, cause when it’s time to break up a real fight only 2 guards will step in out of 20.
This didn't give me many DO's...aside from Basic Common sense, no real information here.
Welcome to the new vice
@@tylergarrison3848 honestly though. it's so disappointing
It's a shame common sense isnt really all that common
The trust you have in most people having common sense is hilarious.
@The Prodigy Settle down
I'll be honest, I've seen another video though it was in Russian, on the topic of what pisses off a bouncer, and he spoke way more chill and even gave examples why he did not let people into to the place (being drunk, puking, disrespecting staff/other patrons in line) like less dress code, more real issues.
Yeah, that's what the job of a bouncer is supposed to be, instead of feeling superior to other people by not letting them in for wearing sneakers and making up other bullshit rules
ahh, otlichna drug. ya hochu eycho practikavasta, pozaluista, pomogite.
Most russian bouncers have a certain aura around them and you can tell by their physique, they do martial arts instead of some of the examples shown in this video. I have been to certain russian clubs and the bouncers were always cool, never looked down on people and no matter how drunk people. were, they never acted up because they knew not to mess with the bouncers.
@@olynerikson3723 first learn Russian Cyrillic
I am a professional bodyguard and security bouncer and that is what our job entails. I do not know why these security guards think they can make their own rules. Safety is ALWAYS the number one priority. You MUST be very patient, alert and friendly to some extent. If you do not have patience, safety is not your concern and you’re making your own rules you should not be in the business period.
Sounds kinda like the "power" got to their heads but idk
In what way? they had some valid points (reasons to why I dont go to clubs).
What else is new, if you put a human in a position of power the vast majority of them are losers and will ambiguously reinforce whatever the fuck they want when they want because power, no consistency.
"dont piss on the floor" yeah look at this power trip
Maybe it's the "responsibility" that got to their heads. Keeping a large group of people safe is hard enough when they're sober. Have you dealt with any drunk people lately?
Rigoberto McFarlane one of them literally said sth in the lines of "I don't like people wearing sweats, this is a social event, you gotta be social", while another said "Don't wear sneakers". There are times when it's a club rule, here it seems it's their preference based on which they decide who to let in and who not to
"my bar"
bro you work for $10 an hour stood in the cold it's not your bar 💀
The boss pays them that $10 an hour to throw you out
@@bddbjvjbvbjlame bouncer get a real job
“Do ask how my night is.
Do not talk about the weather with me...”
You seem like the type of woman that’ll get mad at a dude for holding the door open for you. At the same time you seem like you’d be mad if I let the door close on you too. 🤷♂️ #nowinning
Amen
"Hey how's your night been?"
gEt tHe hElL oUT oF *mY* bAr
Funny how you compared two entirely unrelated situations and singled out the woman. I wonder why that is.
She's standing outside all night, she doesn't need your weather report... not her fault that's your only topic of conversation
@@hb6747 It's not that she and women like her just seem.stuck up.
How to treat bouncers according to 4 (four) bouncers.
Four scumbags
4 first timers
@@griffinmyers6618 KB them
I'm confused... Who do you think should be giving this information... Should we have guests and telling us how they want to treat bouncers???
@@SankofaNYC bare minimum 5 bouncers. Although 6 is preferable.
They could kill themselves by jumping from their ego to their iq
Hahaha
Nice one actially
Wow…
Really great attitude towards your customers.
The thing is, there is this clichee of bounders talking down to you and thinking they are above you because they are in a situation of power and authority, and I‘d always think that‘s just a picture movies and TV shows give us…
But damn, some of these guys really try to play into that stereotype!
Nifty advice from a group of professional doormen, excuse me, “bouncers”.
Extremely ego centric attitude regarding a night gig designed to help with the flow of customers into a bar. Nothing more, nothing less.
You work as a doorman, sorry, “bouncer” and you complain about drunk people? Mate, thats your job, quite literally dealing with drunk people.
Agreement well written!!!
its actually doorman that is the more "polite" term lol
@@quinnmarchese6313 gorillas
Vice, why did y’all upload this with audio of the chick being so scratchy and muffled? 🤦🏼♀️
i thought my speakers were messed up but this audio hurts my ears
Tobias Adams I’m partially deaf and I thought it was my hearing aid that was messed up, so I put it up to my good ear and it wasn’t my hearing aid, thank goodness.
her voice is just annoying asf that's why
After watching this atrocity im wondering why they uploaded it at all... regardless of the piss poor audio lol.
Its not poor audio, she just has a terribly obnoxious nasally voice
How to actually treat a bouncer: shake something shiny and have your friends sneak by while the Neanderthal is distracted. You may not get in but you’re not missing much and your friends appreciate the sacrifice.
If you shake a steak around and throw it you have 10 seconds to get in
By something shiny do you mean a needle filled with steroids?
"Don't tell me about the weather". Here's a mad thing, it could just be someone being nice and trying to talk to you as a human being
"he's probably more intelligent than you" best joke of 2019 😂
Very profound statement he made there
joker 2019
If it were true, they'd probably do better than being a bouncer. 😂
@@vietnamrebel bouncers actually make a ton of money. You work for like 4 or 5 hours a night meet a lot of girls and go home with anywhere between 200-1000+ a night
@@benberk8541 making a ton of money while constantly being at risk of being shot, stabbed or otherwise maimed. Yeah, super smart. It's like being a cop without the legal authority to actually be a cop.
I make that sitting at home in my pajamas. 😂
How to become a bouncer: Get bullied as a kid.
No, they WERE the bullies.
Lol. True these guys are so stupid
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Jon Ramey you sound like one of the guys we pay bouncers to kick the fuck out of the bar
777jones that's when you charge back for the night and never come back. Thanks for the free drinks
777jones FREE DRINKS!
Never met one who wasn't
@@777jones You sound like one of those guys that thinks he looks better than everyone else
Lmao no club or bar has ever refused me for wearing Jordans lmao
Heres one profession I wouldn't mind being replaced with a robot.
Get on it Elon musk.
No kidding... dealers are living zombies that barely speak English
You dont want to go to a club where a robot lets everyone in that has ID and you have to wait for the police to respond to defuse a situation. A robot wouldnt know what to say to defuse situations you would have drugs all over the place, women getting raped and groped (way more than they do with big ass bouncers walking around), people being stabbed, people falling off tables and breaking their necks, people dying from alcohol poisoning cause nobody will be there to kick out over intoxicated patrons, stuff getting stolen, literally puke piss and even shit everywhere you wouldnt believe the places people think is a good spot to use the bathroom when they are drunk. Needless to say you would need a fully intelligent AI that cant even be called artificial anymore. Once you have fucking I-robot instead of a bouncer you are gonna talk shit about it too cause its gonna be the exact same as a human bouncer
As a bouncer I take offense to this. How about we replace your job with a robot.
BouncerBot
@@benberk8541 i think he was talking simply about the doorman.. not the security inside
We need a reverse video of party goers, telling bouncers how to treat them. I’ve personally almost only had bad experiences with bouncers which did not originate on my side!
Good idea
I got punched by a bouncer for having a can of beer in my jacket. Sure it wasn't allowed and I was rather drunk. But never was I disrespectful. Asked him if he would smack a girl like that afterwards and sadly had to run as the small dick guy lost his cool in 0.001 sec.
i've never had a bad experience, its usually just show ID and your in. Here in the UK before the SIA licence things were fucked
@@josephhughes2429 in US lots of them are little control freaks lol, when i was over in the UK/Ireland around 16-17 i had far fewer problems with bar security than i do in my 20’s in US.
How to treat egomaniacs according to egomaniacs.
Lol so true
@@cphoover11 No
(In Denmark) I was once rejected from a bar after the bouncer asked me for ID. I showed him my drivers licence and my passpork, he told me I had no proof that it was me, I then showed him my student ID, my health insurance certificate and even a credit card that matched my name.
He said it was all fake and that I looked like a polish refugee.
I responded "so I'm a polish refugee, with a danish name, that speaks danish, lives and studies in Denmark?"
Then he pushed me down a flight of stairs where I hit 8-10 other people. He then came down the stairs to put me in an armbar and punch me in the stomach.
I was nothing but civil and showed absolutely no aggression.
Ive also gone out from a bar to smoke a cigarette, and then not being allowed back inside for no reason what so ever. Wouldnt give me an explanation - and my coat, wallet and phone was inside the bar, which I was not allowed to collect either.
So many bouncers are legit powerhungry psychopaths.
Yall complaining but don't piss on the floor is solid advice.
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOR ETERNITY FOR THAT COMMENT.
OK, I guess this is the most obvious and stupid advice you can get. Or maybe "don't take a shit on the floor"
AND ITS SOO DAMN HARD FOR SOME PEOPLE! LIKE DAMN!
@@superchangoale lol but the thing is, obvious is off the table when babysitting drunk idiots. People will literally drink themselves to the point of pissing themselves in public if we let them. My favorite overly drunk idiot was a guy I turned away for being plastered...he then proceeded over the span of 15 minutes walk away and try to come back in line like I forgot him in the last 3 minutes
"Why are you wearing sun glasses at night?"
She hasn't been on the job for a long time.
What do you mean?
Or has just never let someone doing something stupid like that in
@@lilgodzillr drugs.
This.
SMOKEU they’re fucked up
This just makes me wanna argue with bouncers... anyone else?
dont do that
I'm definitely gonna do it
Go for it fellas...but if you argue for anything but the best of reasons you'd just get your ass tossed anyways lol
fuck them, worthless people
Unpopular Opinions oh god it’s Captain Action in the comments again
Can genuinely say I've never had a SINGLE positive interaction with a bouncer
just don't try to fight the bouncers and you will be mostly ok
mostly...
Unless you actually have done that kicked the shit out of them and then they had to call the cops and you had to get the fuck out and then you didnt get to go into the club because your picture is on the wall and your banned for hospitalizing the bouncer
Big Bud lol cool story bro
@@honeybadger1755 its a joke brotha grow a sense of humor
@@honeybadger1755 also may i ask what give anyone the sense that bouncers are fucking all invincible? Bud ive done kenpo, jujitsu and aikido for years. Im friends with bouncers who i HAVE fucked up. At the end of the day the lesson here thiugh is get a sense of hunor.
Well if you fight and beat them,bitches on deck bruv😁
I always thought many bouncers are way far up in their own arse, glad seeing people feel the same way.
Definitely
Most are a joke
The guy who said, "don't think bouncers aren't intelligent," seemed like the dumbest one. Stop worrying bout sneakers, man 😑
Tell me you're insecure without telling me you're insecure
Rule #1, don’t disagree with the arbitrary and random opinions of the douche-faced, power-trippin bouncers. Rule #2, be a normal human being by dressing appropriately and not acting like a frat kid in line. Thanks Vice, this video was so insightful.
What we don't like, are arrogant bouncers... Lawyers eat them and the owner of the clubs for lunch.
Barrier Boy ooo look at you, hard man... I bet you get paid less than half of what they get and know nothing
@Barrier Boy Nice try... But you're still some lame working a door...
@@je6874 Yeh, he gets paid about two bucks more a hour than someone taking tickets at the Avengers movie showings...
@Dreamstate yep there is working the fuckin corner lmao
@Dreamstate Yeh but it's not cool living in a studio apartment at 40 because you're still working a door after dropping out of high school...
I was a bouncer for 10 years, guy with the beard has the best attitude, guy in the gray t shirt has a horrible one.
Bouncers really have 1 job, and 1 job only, keep everyone safe, that's all it is, if you don't understand that, you don't have any business being a bouncer.
No, a bouncer's job is to be a good witness, not lay hands on people. You're only hired for insurance purposes (certain insurance providers require it), not because anyone wants bouncers around.
@@truthspeaker7553 Maybe thats true for bouncing in the USA but in europe you are responsible for the security. Do bar fights even happen in the USA ?
💩💩💩💩
@@Makachuk Bar fights do happen, but security guards in the U.S. are NOT legally required to intervene or protect anyone unless they're personal bodyguards.
@@truthspeaker7553 well then wtf the point of a bouncer? america really be the special needs kid in the back of the class
"Why are you wearing sunglasses at night"
So you cant look in my eyes and see that I'm fucked up on at least 3 different chemicals
these bouncers seem like they are on a power trip
Jonathan DeVries Mate! You’d swear they are saving the planet they way their going on ...
If you think this is a power trip you need to get out your basement. They seem pretty normal and friendly, especially for how annoyed they must get every night on the job. You probably say to the cashier "I guess i'l have it for free then" when something doesn't scan right.
Arkhzeus you stfu dumb ass. Guarantee these clowns think more of themselves than they should.
@@Xenamos I was in the basement earlier today, but I was only doing laundry down there...now I'm in my living room. But that's beside the point. I'll admit not the biggest power Trip I've seen, but def a trip nonetheless.
@@jonathandevries2828 ike wtf is the sneakers and sweat pants policy i literally dont understand why the fuck not?
Doesn't matter how you treat a doorman, if he didn't get his steroid fix that day you're not getting in.
Ass HoLe
Well, this guy got his “being rude and careless” fix for today 👍
@@Justin.Martyr seething 🤣🤣
Lmfao I’m dead😂😂
Facts
Bunch of self important people that think they have power but no real drive smh
Truest shit 2k19, bouncers ALWAYS have social complexes that they project on their customers. They dont get that they are there to protect the clients and that the clients fund their fucking job.
When I worked as a bouncer we were taught to maintain professionalism despite any circumstances. That entailed keeping our composure when someone throws a burrito at you.
Hard to just ignore roid-rage though, isn't it?
these bouncers think they are the bar owners. they could probably come down a rung or two.
AGREED
michele vitarelli I don't think so. The have a job to do, and just because it hurts your feelings, or you're offended somehow, doesn't mean they need to change. It's hard work keeping ppl like you out of the club!
@@Americansikkunt hard work? They check id's at a bar. Hard work is roofing.
michele vitarelli They're babysitting grown, drunk adults lol. It may not be as laborious as roofing, but there are many aspects of the job that would send a roofer back to climbing ladders under the hot sun.
lmaoo these fools are trying to teach us about "social norms" y'all bunch of doormen just do your jobs and stop complaining.
Bro facts
How are they complaining ?
Yeah you deal with drunk assholes all night.
It's the big awkward shy kid at school that never used his weight and listened to metal, now he's grown up and extracting revenge lol.
Next time I need a bouncers advice.. well.. then I got a problem.
NIRVANAmat what makes you so special?
@JONATHAN SUTCLIFFE Do you even English bro..
that was like funny n shit
"I wanted to be a Cop but I have a criminal record".
my ears are bleeding from that chicks voice
Learn2Mic
I thought something was wrong with my sound bar. Awful
Person: Hi how are you doing toni-
Bouncer: YOU. SHALL NOT. PAAASSSSSSS!!!
xD lolol I can picture this in my head now. That bald bouncer with the beard for suurree
Hold the door! Hold the door! Hold the door! Hold the door! Hold the door!
Vive la France 🇲🇫
@@moabt.frican7163 shoulda made that a normal comment so people don't gotta look for it
@@phillip2169 right on it
Well this makes clubbing seem a lot less fun
Clubbing has almost never been fun unless you own the club.
Just don't smell like shit, don't act like a child, and follow the rules. That's difficult for many people, and that's why the job exists in the first place.
Lol it isn’t fun, especially in NYC. Honestly your better off just going on dates at bars earlier in the day when security isn’t so douchy
I am a lifelong martial artist, and whenever I hit a new place with with bouncers, I introduce myself and let them know that if I end up scuffling it won’t be because I started it, and that I will not swing on any bouncer.
I have ended up talking martial arts systems with bouncers for an extended period of time.
Respect almost always receives respect.
And not a bad way to be noticed by ladies across the room.
I finally fell in love and stopped rolling solo in strange cities.
But I never had a problem with any bouncer and some if us hit it off well.
It helps that I am way beyond karate at a strip mall & some of my teachers were well known.
Iaido under the hughest ranking iaido master in Japan fir example.
Martial arts past a certain level is a brotherhood. Independent of style. Some women have it too.
A friend used to own a club. You nailed it.
Matt’s dad
Dan
These “security” guards are literally the reason their bars are failing lmao
Never been to a nightclub, and I now have 0 desire to experience it.
Guyana Redbone you’re gonna miss out on a fun, sociable experience just because of a TH-cam video? Wow my dude you need to get out more and realise there’s more to life than the internet :|
Wayne Kerr I do a lot of rock climbing and hiking. In fact my gym has a bar at it for afterwards. Never really was interested to go to a nightclub, and this video plus the comments seals the deal. There’s a lot better things out there in life. I’m sure I’ll do it once just for the experience. Smoke some weed and climb a mountain with a friend. That’s a good time.
Guyana Redbone okay I’m really not interested in your life story, I’m just saying don’t knock it til you tried it, especially not on the basis of one video of some moron bouncers.. they’re no bother on a night out, if you give them no trouble they’ll give you no trouble
Wayne Kerr you told me I spend all my life on the internet. Just letting you know you’re wrong. Have a good day.
Dont go to clubs its legit trash speaking from experience
“How to treat customers according to customers” never seen that one yet.
Well in the case of nightlife customers, plenty of them are obnoxious assholes and even the nice ones are typically obnoxious in one way or another
Honestly I bounced at the club and truth be told it is hard to fill the void and a lot of unexperienced people are sloppily hired. I do agree with big groups of guys being a problem. I had instances where I'm tossing a drunk from a larger group of guys and they start dragging the guy back in so I find myself tossing a group of 6 people at once. It doesn't matter your size as long as you're alert.
Your ard
@@adz3076 I don't know what that means.
@@omarvaquero4672 'your hard' I.E ooh look at the big tough guy. They are being sarcastic.
@@justluke9166 Thanks for the clarification I'm heading to work in a bit. Hopefully it's not as hectic
Sorry you have to deal with sloppy people, seems like size would play a big part, but I'm sure respect could as if not more important
"Why are you wearing sun glasses at night?"
-because I'm twisted out my back on drugs and my eyes are falling out my head doll.
Fr she must be new or some shit
That woman has the voice of a mosquito. I want to slap it! LOL
Glad I was not the only who noticed. She sounds like her nose is congested. I think her microphone is covered by the shirt and sweater and picks up the strange muffling sound.
I think there was some sort of problem with her microphone.
@Dan Cocaine
screw you. Now that's all I hear
Like facts I was wondering why I heard buzzing noises
Eh , I almost got bounced out of a club for sitting in a corner , minding my own business, enjoying my drinks, keeping an eye on my friends drinks and watching others do their thing and have their fun. I was causing fewer problems than the fight that broke out behind him.
"Don't think the bouncer is an idiot. They're probably more intelligent than you." :D
Bouncers - the people that couldn’t ever get in the club themselves
@David Scott and how are you being brave commenting this?
Actually we can go into any fuckin club we want because we’re all friends and let each other in, and help out when little pricks name chase have too much to drink and think their chuck Liddell..
@@honeybadger1755 talk about being insecure
Corvo's Ignorant Videos I don’t care if your insecure, you do you boo boo
David Scott how did you come up with that exaggeration
First rule...
Never go anywhere that needs a bouncer to let people in or keep them out..
Second rule, anywhere that doesn't need a bouncer probably sucks.
@@LDNballer 3rd rule
Drink at home like a real man
@@totsmygots32 i perfer middle of a. Corn feild with a fire blazing 20ft tall
@@LDNballer Quite the opposite. Places with bouncers usually suck and cost too much and are full of douchebags.
@@dill5500 let's cut out the middleman. Setting yourself ablaze whilst drinking in a cornfield and then having your searing bones be used to cook the corn into moonshine is the purist form of alcoholism.
"Don't wear sweatpants because you're going out to be a social person".
Erm... Okay.
leeturnbull82 white ppl tellin me how to drip 💧 my sauce
I always find curious the whole reason to wear sneakers-sweatpants-hoodie-cap in a expensive night out at the club. I get that when you are famous and rich you will get away with a lot of stuff, that is the pleasure on that... but regular people? Like... why some men go to a expensive place wearing overpriced toddler clothes that sometimes are not even original stuff? I'm all fine wearing this on regular activities not related to job [well, jobs were you have to look "professional"]... but to go to a nightclub or bar?
@@Lex60 you realize that you can't decide the kinda clothes that people fuck with right?
Lex60 stfu you twerp pussy
OFF WHITE TRACK SUIT WITH PRADA
I have worked and still work part time as a armed security officer in Chicago at a lot of different night clubs mostly around River North and Goldcoast like Moes Cantina, Tunnel, Tree House, Joy District,Soundbar, Liqrbox, Detention, ROCBAR, Spybar, Bounce, Rino, The Original Mothers, Hubbard Inn, and almost at every club the bouncers act just like these guys. A little bit of authority and dudes start power tripping. Imo Moes Cantina and Treehouse have the most polite bouncers out of all listed above.
These bouncer have some serious delusions of grandeur. They act like they own the damn place.
Own the damn place? These rules are set by the ones who own the damn place and they are paid to enforce them but the truth is there are idiots in any line of work i know one bouncer who was an idiot for many years and now he is paralyzed. Do i think he deserved it? Absolutely not but he had it coming.
Arnar Ingi ait buddy
Whoever owns the damn place, they won't own my money after I see the character of these bouncers... Some other establishment will.
Performer wears sneakers :
Bouncer: Sir you can't perform You need stacy Adams at least.
Where are your heels son?
Performer orders single Beer:
Bouncer: Okay thats it youve had enough do you wanna get handcuffed ill call police If you order second 9.99 costing beer.
.. wait why is our place so empty guys?
😂😂😂😂😂 they actually think they're somebody 😅
@@kylethekidable okay slave
@@apokolipslord6403 lol wow you're so woke bro
@@kylethekidable ok doorman
@@apokolipslord6403 literally the most skilled roaster I've ever encountered.
@@kylethekidable whats your salary again?
Guy wearing t-shirt telling people not to wear sneakers. That’s rich.
No, you are just stupid. For one, he isn't someone going to the club and probably isn't on the job as he is doing an interview (pretty fucking obvious). Sneakers aren't formal or plain, but T-shirts can be, also they don't imply you may be a problem later like sneakers and joggers/tracksuit bottoms would (According to the bouncers). If he was wearing something with a stupid print yeah, but you're reaching hard.
jeffsaddiction probably because he’s not working at that exact moment. Would you want to wear a shirt, tie and smart shoes 24 hours a day?
@@Xenamos that Guy seriously is an asshole. 3 Guys max in a bar wtf is He thinking.
@@sebastianodiraviolo499 ...he was talking about showing up in groups of more than 3 guys. no club wants a sausage fest.
I once got told by a bouncer that my gf can go on in but i can't because "i look like a trouble maker"...mind you i was completely sober and was laughing with my gf at the time.
in fairness to the bouncers making women laugh is something they've never done so to them that's pretty scary
@@acelilsmoke7293 LOL