New Years Eve

The tradition of kissing at the stroke of midnight on the first day of the Gregorian calendar is a conventional ritual for bringing in the New Year and celebrating the past year.  Historically, the custom was practiced during the festivities of the ancient Romans at the merry and joyous celebration called the Festival of Saturnalia and has continued to subsist in our present day societal salutations. Historians also note that the English and Germans would mask themselves during this celebration, representing the evil spirits of the elapsed year, and when unveiled an ensuing kiss would denote the eradication and subsequent purification commemorating the New Year. Digressing, tradition and superstition adopted by contemporary culture becomes effortlessly adhered to and nonetheless embraced. So with promising resolutions in mind, the remembrance of the preceding year, grandiose pyrotechnics in the background and the standard Scottish melody of Robert Burns enveloping the climax of your night, don’t overlook the prolific midnight kiss. Mwah! Happy New Year NYC!

We’ve all experienced the New York New Years Eve drunk dial or text, whether being the recipient or the one responsible for the action. Sometimes you regret that drunken message and sometimes it can be beneficial for you in the future, simply by what was said. Keep in mind, once the action is complete, there’s no turning back. The message has been sent. When you go through your outbox on New Years Day and realize what happened, we guarantee you’ll have that moment where you think to yourself “did I really say that? How drunk was I?!” By reviewing this guide, you will avoid that embarrassing moment the morning after a drunken night like New Years Eve.

“That will never happen to me”

Some of you may be thinking “I can definitely control myself when I’m drunk.” Sorry to say, on New Years Eve, you are very mistaken. The point of New Years Eve NYC is to bring in the year 2008 the best way possible; to some, that means drinking heavily at the hottest venue of  New York City. Well when you reach the New Years Eve point of intoxication, there are certain things you are unable to control; one of which being calling or texting your friends, family, ex-boyfriend, and that special someone you kind of know who doesn’t know you exist but you have their number anyway; and telling them how much you love them.

Avoid the sent message… and don’t look back:

Regardless of whom you contact that special night, when you are intoxicated your inhibition level rises and you do and say things you wouldn’t dream of doing while sober. You may state your “true feelings” (good or bad) for someone or simply express yourself in a more exaggerated way. If there are reasons to believe you may become subjected to the dreaded and embarrassing ’sent message syndrome,’ our suggestion would be to give your cell phone to someone you trust to hold on to for the remainder of your intoxicated New Years Eve night. When choosing this person, make sure they are level-headed and able to determine if the message you are trying to send is appropriate for how you will be feeling New Years morning. Another great tactic to use on New Years is to write down, then delete the numbers of the people you don’t want to communicate with on your special night. This way you can carry your phone with you, and leave the excess baggage on a notepad safe and sound at home, unable to creep onto your outbox list at 2am.

Take this advice for your own good

Whatever it is that you choose to do, just make sure you don’t have that “oh shit” moment to yourself the next morning. If you still think neither tactic will work for your New Years Eve, then your best bet is to leave the cell at home and use a pay phone or borrow friends’ if you really need to call someone. It may not be the easiest to let go of your treasured mobile device, but it could save you the embarrassment and awkward English conversation that could erupt the next day. Honestly, who wants to start 2008 with a hangover and heartbreak? With all of this said and done, we strongly urge you to take our advice, you will not regret it!

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