Hey man,
I read this blog and a few of his older posts and I like the guy. His style is good for a younger European kid.
The college scene back home is a little different to here. To be honest, trying to be ultra smooth and deep dive an Irish college girl after her 4th shot of vodka is not going to go anywhere. You just need to be social and be the cool guy. I realize that now too... I was a quiet kid but back then, these were the guys getting laid more.
But you're totally right. I mentioned it on another thread about AA this week. There's no need to overthink it.
If I'm in a bar or club now, I usually just start with a "Hey, how's your night going?" with a cheeky smile and it's gold. Chase's articles on pre-opening helps with the same.
It's just about being cool and social, not having a great opening line. Infact, the weirder the opener... the more off-key it feels... like Why is this guys saying this?
He has some good points on other posts too... just get your stuff together. Be cool, get fit, work out, get your style in order and just go have fun with everyone.
He has another point on alcohol. There's always a debate on that. Drinking vs. Non-Drinking.
I like to drink when I'm out but I kinda realized that a couple of beers are fun and get me more in the mood but any more than that, I am throwing money away and my game is nowhere near as good as I probably think it is at the time. My golden rule now is... have a few beers if you want them but if you're not going to do your usual routine of going running the next morning, you over did it, even if it's not a full blown hangover. Find the happy medium that works for you.
Cool kid, looks like he figured a lot out for himself.