We are Vegas newbies. My one and only visit to Vegas was in '96, and this was my gf's first visit.
I knew Vegas was going to be very different than what I remembered, and I was good with that... it was like going for the first time for both of us. But I never dreamed it would be THIS different.
What neither of us expected was the transformation from "sin city" to an all ages family destination. WTH??
I mean walking the strip felt more like I was walking around a Six Flags park. We were getting stuck behind parents walking toddlers and pushing strollers. There were kids everywhere from the hotel lobby, to the gaming areas, to even some of the smaller bar areas. I saw kids staring at the newspaper machines filled with porn as their parents dragged them along the strip. Half of these parents were carrying their yard-glass drinks in one hand and holding their kid's hand in the other. The other half of the parents looked at everyone else in disgust (I'm assuming for drinking openly and/or being half drunk). And don't get me started on the kid sized t-shirts that say things like "don't tell mom what happened in Vegas"...
On another topic... my gf and I like to dress fashionable, especially for a night out. And I remember Vegas being a place where the women got to dress well out of their modesty and get their sexy on. Well, walking thru the casino dressed for the evening got us so many looks of contempt that it became hysterical to us. (FYI, I was wearing tailored designer jeans, a bright button up, a vest, and dress shoes... she was wearing a short, fitted, deep plunge halter dress with pumps). I'm sorry that you're overweight, married, totally un-sexy, and sitting at a slot machine in your khaki shorts, tank top, and flip-flops, with your 3 kids whining at you 'cause they're bored stiff. Don't look at us like WE'RE the ones that don't belong.
And even when we finally got to the clubs, we were amazed that the dress was still quite casual. I mean, the ladies in the clubs were dressed well for the majority... but shorts, sandals, and t-shirts or polo's were the dominant mens apparel.
We never made it into any mega-clubs (one of our huge disappointments) where I expect better dress would be mandatory, but it still amazed me that dudes back home in our simple New Hampshire dance clubs dress better for a night out with the ladies. LOL.
We really want to return to Vegas some time, to experience the activities that we missed (mega night clubs, pool party day clubs, gambling, etc), but that will probably never happen if Vegas continues to follow this family-friendly pursuit.
I knew Vegas was going to be very different than what I remembered, and I was good with that... it was like going for the first time for both of us. But I never dreamed it would be THIS different.
What neither of us expected was the transformation from "sin city" to an all ages family destination. WTH??
I mean walking the strip felt more like I was walking around a Six Flags park. We were getting stuck behind parents walking toddlers and pushing strollers. There were kids everywhere from the hotel lobby, to the gaming areas, to even some of the smaller bar areas. I saw kids staring at the newspaper machines filled with porn as their parents dragged them along the strip. Half of these parents were carrying their yard-glass drinks in one hand and holding their kid's hand in the other. The other half of the parents looked at everyone else in disgust (I'm assuming for drinking openly and/or being half drunk). And don't get me started on the kid sized t-shirts that say things like "don't tell mom what happened in Vegas"...
On another topic... my gf and I like to dress fashionable, especially for a night out. And I remember Vegas being a place where the women got to dress well out of their modesty and get their sexy on. Well, walking thru the casino dressed for the evening got us so many looks of contempt that it became hysterical to us. (FYI, I was wearing tailored designer jeans, a bright button up, a vest, and dress shoes... she was wearing a short, fitted, deep plunge halter dress with pumps). I'm sorry that you're overweight, married, totally un-sexy, and sitting at a slot machine in your khaki shorts, tank top, and flip-flops, with your 3 kids whining at you 'cause they're bored stiff. Don't look at us like WE'RE the ones that don't belong.
And even when we finally got to the clubs, we were amazed that the dress was still quite casual. I mean, the ladies in the clubs were dressed well for the majority... but shorts, sandals, and t-shirts or polo's were the dominant mens apparel.
We never made it into any mega-clubs (one of our huge disappointments) where I expect better dress would be mandatory, but it still amazed me that dudes back home in our simple New Hampshire dance clubs dress better for a night out with the ladies. LOL.
We really want to return to Vegas some time, to experience the activities that we missed (mega night clubs, pool party day clubs, gambling, etc), but that will probably never happen if Vegas continues to follow this family-friendly pursuit.
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