By Amanda Forbes Translated by Iva Huang

    After being approached to write an article about ladies' nights, I realized that the first thing I had to accomplish was to pick three or four places that actually have an evening catering to ladies in particular. This proved more difficult than expected.
One of the few places with a specific, designated ladies' night is the Pig & Whistle. "It's ladies' night at the Pig, and look at all of the guys together out on the dance floor," one semi-regular customer said to me. This is sometimes the case when a discount is offered to girls--lots and lots of guys come through the door, but not so many ladies.
But, then again, their ladies' night is on a Wednesday, and the Pig & Whistle is a great place to go mid-week if you don't want to go seven whole days without enjoying some serious nightlife.

    Later we hit the WESTERN COWBOYS (335, SzWei 4th Rd.; tel (07) 330-2668) for some fabulous blue margaritas, as recommended by a friend. At this point, we were only pretending it was ladies night, but those drinks really did make the night a success. The place was packed, the music was good, and the staff was very friendly.
The ladies had a blast--and that's the whole point of a having a ladies night, right? A firm believer that with the right attitude and a great group of friends, a person can make fun wherever they go, looking for a ladies night only confirmed one idea of mine: I don't need to get a discount on anything to have a good time, which is just as well, because not so many places in Kaohsiung will offer me one.