MENA Nightlife

[Henia 11]

Other then the typical Nightlife places, like discos and sexy time clubs ... what are some of the night life in your MENA country?

In Algeria, again other then the bar/cafes men only frequent and some underground strip clubs ... There is somewhat of a lively nightlife. There are always things to do in Alger as far as the Opera, souqs, cinema, sports, concerts and just walking along the beach. I am sure there is alot more to do in Oran, thou.

But I do miss the adventures of my youth ... backpacking in the Balkans where we could find cafes/resturants open until the early morning hours ... sit people watching or just walking along the streets.

Here, nothing like that During Mawlid and Ramadan everything is open until about 11pm ... 12 in Alger but it is mostly all shopping.

Now you !

[caybee 21]

We didn't go to the bars. The cafés were there, of course. We didn't go to the cinema -- hubby said it tended to be crowded and noisy. What I remember most was just the throng of people out and about late at night. July was hot during the day, but as soon as it cooled off in the evening, everyone got outside and made up for lost time. So it was street food, some street entertainment, shopping, people-watching for us mostly. I thought he'd find the nights outside here terribly boring -- and I was right -- but he's a trooper and he's adjusted.

[sarahaziz 0]

In algeria just going around to cafe's, jijel's beach, grocery shopping cuz I missed real spagetti and ice cream. We frequently went out to eat at night or did barbeque in my house there. We built a swimming pool there too so me and my husband we had fun with that alone at night hahah. Shopping here and there in Algiers at night was sooo fun. We loved going to stores with imported things like hookahs, carpets, paintings etc.. We go out during the night more than day b/c my spouse has this thing about going out before 7 bec so many women are running across the streets where cars are trying to get themselves killed!!! Oh gosh it just made me realize there's more to do there than here but America is still the best.

[Alhamdulillah 0]

Other then the typical Nightlife places, like discos and sexy time clubs ... what are some of the night life in your MENA country?

There are no sexy time clubs in Libya No alcohol allowed in the country so no bars either Things do stay open at night though but usually it's just the men who are out after dark.

When we were in Egypt I remember teasing my hubby about wanting to go out at all hours of the night.... you know here you're only up to no good if you're out that late but when he finally got me to go out I saw that EVERYTHING in Cairo is open really late at night and that's when we did our best shopping..... he says it's like that in Libya too.... I guess it has something to do with the heat during the day. I went to the dermatologist really late at night in Egypt.... they said it was his regular hours

[Ban Hammer 13,451]

what is a sexy time club?

[Jenn! 918]

what is a sexy time club?

otherwise known as, a club.

[hollyw 0]

We went out to eat a lot, walked along the Front de la Mer in Oran, went to some clubs (the one at the Sheraton) and some bars, went to a mall.. although there wasn't much in it, sat outside and ate ice cream, met friends in coffee shops...

PS i HATED the ice cream in Algeria. And I felt so bad because Medy's sister always got so excited. They only had four flavors: vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and lemon. The lemon was the only one I liked, it was kind of like sorbet. The rest were horrible... soupy and artificially flavored.. bleh. They MUST have other kinds of ice cream.. someplace.. Henia? Also the place that they went to get it you had to bring your own plastic container and they would put the ice cream in that.

ETA: NOT sex clubs.... dance clubs...

Edited June 13, 2008 by hollyw

[Ban Hammer 13,451]

what is a sexy time club?

otherwise known as, a club.

i thought it was a fancy name for a house of ill repute.

[caybee 21]

This is OT, but I saw a condom machine on the side of a building next to a busy city street in Meknes, right by the sidewalk. I've never seen one out in the open like that here.

[Jenn! 918]

This is OT, but I saw a condom machine on the side of a building next to a busy city street in Meknes, right by the sidewalk. I've never seen one out in the open like that here.

Condom machines all over the place in Italy. I think it's a smart idea, I don't know why we don't have them here!

[caybee 21]

This is OT, but I saw a condom machine on the side of a building next to a busy city street in Meknes, right by the sidewalk. I've never seen one out in the open like that here.

Condom machines all over the place in Italy. I think it's a smart idea, I don't know why we don't have them here!

I agree. And the sex ed classes my husband described sounded much better than what we were given, dang cartoons circa 1957.

[Henia 11]

what is a sexy time club?

Translation of Henia words are as follows ....

Sexy time club= strip club, or any other place that offers any sexual related entertainment

Disco=dance club

[Jenn! 918]

what is a sexy time club?

Translation of Henia words are as follows ....

Sexy time club= strip club, or any other place that offers any sexual related entertainment

Disco=dance club

Oh ok, lol. I think most clubs are sexy time clubs then, discos included!

[Henia 11]

Alhamdulliah: Did you go during Ramadan? I know here everything is closed in the daylight but opened late into the night during Ramadan.

Holly: There are many places to get good ice cream. But none of it is real (all made from powders) and nothing like Italian ice creme! But yes, only the basic flavours. But the ice cream palours here do do many interesting sundaes. Like rolling the ice cream balls in almonds, then drizzling coffee or chocolat syrup all over it, then topping it with whipped creme. But bring your own plastic container? ####### that sounds lame! But here ice cream only availible from mid-April until October.

I miss living in a city, that is open pretty much late into the night.

what is a sexy time club?

Translation of Henia words are as follows ....

Sexy time club= strip club, or any other place that offers any sexual related entertainment

Disco=dance club

Oh ok, lol. I think most clubs are sexy time clubs then, discos included!

True. True

[doodlebugg 10]

There seemed like so much to do in both Cairo and Alex at night since the place never shuts down. Mostly in Alex we'd sit outside along the water in a cafe and drink tea or fruit smoothies and just people watch. In Cairo we just went out to different shops and cafes and did the same thing basically.