17.07.2009 :: Going Out In Palmerston North

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Submitted by robertleitner on Sat, 07/18/2009 - 13:56

Sean and Graham (2 other students of UCOL) picked me up spontaniously for going out in Palmerston North aka. Palmy.
There we met Johnson who is a friend of Graham and who already was exchange student at the FH Hagenberg in summersemester 2007... what a coincidence!

We went out to a Pub called "The Brewers" where i found out 3 absolutely important aspects of nightlife in NZ:
 - You need an ID card for entrancing each bar, pub or whatever
 - Smoking cigarettes is absolutely illegal in public buildings
 - You mustn't wear a hooded sweater inside a pub or bar => hooded sweaters are a symbol for being a gangmember (how curious)

After that we went to a concert of Tiki Taane who is a local D'n'B producer and guitar player like Elvis Presley because all the girls screamed out loudly while his songs...
www.tikidub.com

Location

Palmerston North
New Zealand
40° 21' 23.9796" S, 175° 36' 40.3884" E
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