Barcelona Past and Present: overview of barcelona nightlife

It is well known that Barcelona is popular for its crazy nightlife, but the extent can't really be understood until you are a part of it all. Of course, there are the promoted clubs, which are full of American students- Monday Otto Zutz, Tuesday CDLC, Wednesday Sutton or Bling Bling, Thursday Opium Mar, Friday Otto Zutz or Shoko, and Saturday Catwalk. These places can all be fun to an extent, but sometimes you dont want to be surrounded by Americans anymore and its nice to go to a small bar and just have a few drinks with friends. There are also the bars that have something different to offer like Chupitos with themed shots that are cheap, the Dow Jones bar, Pippermints, the absinte bar etc. And then there are places like Ryans, Dunnes, George Payne and la Ovella Negra, which also attract a large American crowd but have something differnt to offer other than the club scene. There is also razzmataz which is popular with both Spaniards and Americans. Also, a lot of DJs come and do sets at many of the clubs which brings in a lot of money and huge crowds. I did not get the chance to go to many spanish bars or clubs because I traveled many weekends. I don't regret traveling (obviously) but I do wish I had the change to go to more Spanish bars and get the chance to interact with more Spaniards and get a taste of a different scene. I did go to a few bars that were manily Spanish once or twice, but I dont know the names of them. They were more of a spur of the moment decision. As well, being a part of the Barcelona scene, you start to forget how isnane the nightlife is because you are used to it. It was not until one of my friends who is studying in Rome came to visit that I got that realization. When my friend was here, we were at Otto Zutz on a monday. Of course it was packed, which would never be the case at school. My friend was shocked by the crowd and the next day she couldn't stop talking about how she loved Barcelona. All in all, even though a person in Barcelona can experience the typical study abroad night life, by going to all of the promoted clubs, there are also many other options of places to go.