Steph you have some very good points about bars.
I have been approached by both guys and women. Since I am a straight woman I only welcome the guys. I will say this and you can pretty much take this to the bank. The first thing guys see is the hair, then the boobs, then the ass. If they like what they see they will most likely come over and talk if you are alone. The next big thing is your face and voice. Once you are past that examination you are almost home free. You have to act like the person you are portraying.
I do think that the booze is a determining factor sometimes. It clouds my mind as well, but never to the point where an ugly guy looks good. "Never" !!!If you are in the company of someone you are attracted to then the booze may play a big part in your actions.
The clubs I go into are always straight clubs and the guys are never slopping drunk. They for the most part are gentlemen. As long as they ask politely for a dance or offer a drink, I am ok with that. The lesbians that have hit on me are always supper sweet, and BTW are never drunk. I always set them straight as what my sexual orentation is, and they go away.
These days handsome guys are very picky.....And they will put you under a microscope before they will approach you. Like Steph said if you are going into the lower end bars and clubs then expect lower class folks. Personaly I do not go to places wher the guys or girls are slopping drunk. Just not a very good situation.
If I have offended anyone by what I have said I am sorry, but it is just my take on clubing and bar situations I have experianced.
Deb