Face control
Face control refers to the policy of upscale nightclubs, casinos, restaurants and similar establishments to strictly restrict entry based on a bouncer's snap judgment of the suitability of a person's looks, style, attitude, or personality, especially in Russia. Although a similar "velvet rope" policy exists in other countries, aiming to admit the right mix of "beautiful people", and keep out boring or unattractive would-be patrons, the Russian version is considered particularly harsh and unforgiving by Western standards.[1]
Some establishments only practice face control on Fridays and Saturdays, so customers unable to meet the bouncer's standards can come at other times.[2] In Moscow, stricter face control tends to be implemented as the evening progresses, so people can also avoid it by coming early for dinner, before the bouncers are posted.[3] As foreigners are sometimes preferred, speaking English has also been noted as helpful in getting through face control.[4] Author of Lonely Planet Russia, Simon Richmond advises to "arrive in a small group, preferably with more men than women" and to smile to "show the bouncer that you are going to enhance the atmosphere inside".[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Joshua Yaffa (25 September 2009). "Barbarians at the Gate". New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ Goscilo, Helena (4 October 2010). Celebrity and Glamour in Contemporary Russia. Routledge.
- ↑ Gustafson, Ingrid (27 November 2007). Let's Go Eastern Europe 13th Edition.
- ↑ Averbuck, Alexis. Lonely Planet Eastern Europe.
- ↑ Richmond, Simon (2012). Lonely Planet Russia. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-74179-579-0.
External links
[edit]- "How to Blow Through $40,000 In One Night". ABC News. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
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