It's Okay to Spit

Don't be so weird! really it's okay to spit. You don't have to swallow everything that is put in your face. One of the best lessons I learned from the strip club has probably saved my life (if not my dignity) a few times.

One particular club I worked at was very high-end and what that meant was carrying yourself in a particular manner, for the most part. It was the kinda place that there was a dresscode. For the gentleman, a sport coat and collared shirt and us ladies had to be in evening wear. I mean there was a 4-star restaurant inside of the club, you wanted to be dressed appropriately to enjoy that service. So, how did such an upscale club teach me about spitting? Well, I just get right to it.

We were often in the presence of some very generous men and with that usually came a lot of drinking and the club offered a percentage on BOTTLES sold. So it's nothing to share a bottle of wine, right? Imagine you're working an 8-hour shift and 5 different guys want to share a bottle or two each. That's a lot to drink, but if you don't sell those bottles you miss out on extra money and at the end of your shift, if you drive, you have to take a breathalyzer. So here's the trick that's super useful if you don't want to offend, because you really DON'T want to drink a lot.

• Know your limit

• Eat before, carbs are great at soaking up

• Drink water, stay hydrated

• I'd pretend I'm a lightweight

  • I'd knock over my glass, and keep knocking it over

  • If so bold, 'accidentally' knock over the bottle

• For shot

  • Ask the bartender to pour you fake shots (they know your pain and might have a water in a tequila bottle)

  • Get a chaser that is the same color as your shot (this is where shipping comes in handy)

    • drink a little bit of the chaser down

    • when take the shot, hold it, grab your chaser and spit it in there

But being real, you don't have to drink to have a good time and more people than you think will be okay if you don't want to or know your limit.

I've learned (finally) that sometimes if you're interesting enough someone will offer to buy you a drink as a slick way of asking you to stay. If they don't have a mini tantrum when you order a water, soda or juice then you just might be interesting.

I wouldn't be a big sister if I didn't mention being responsible for yourself. Aside from the idea a drinking too much, people a still slipping shit in drinks. Be careful and TRY to have a good plan in place.