Stag Wroclaw, Poland, stag weekend
[edit] UK
In the United Kingdom it is now common for the party to last for more than one evening, hence the increasing prevalence of the phrase "stag weekend." A spin off has been the growth of the Stag Weekend Industry in the UK with various companies taking the "hassle" out of the weekend.
In the UK, stag weekend trips are becoming mini-holidays with the groups taking part in various day time activities as well as the expected night out on the town and the inevitable strippers. Popular UK destinations include Blackpool, Brighton, Bournemouth, Newcastle, Liverpool and Edinburgh. With the rise of budget airlines, there is now a growing trend for stags to go abroad [1], with Krakow, Dublin and Riga topping the list, followed by Prague, Vilnius, Amsterdam and Maastricht.
[edit] United States
In the United States, Las Vegas[2] and South Beach (Miami) are popular bachelor party destinations, because they are also popular wedding locations. Increasingly, "destination bachelor parties" are replacing standard nights out, with Americans traveling to Montreal or Mexico.[3]
[edit] Australia
The groom's mates may, after all getting drunk, subject him to various humiliations and/or endurances, sometimes even in public, such as leaving him tied naked to a pole, or placing him drunk on an airplane to a far off remote location.
[edit] Canada
Canadian cities such as Montreal or Vancouver are popular bachelor party destinations due to their large number of strip clubs with "danse contact" (lap-dancing). The female equivalent of a stag party in Canada is often known as a "stagette" or "doe."
[edit] References
- ^ Boyer, David. Bachelor Party Confidential: A Real-Life Peek Behind the Closed-Door Tradition New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment 2007. ISBN 1416928081
- ^ Boyer, David. Bachelor Party Confidential: A Real-Life Peek Behind the Closed-Door Tradition New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment 2007. ISBN 1416928081
- ^ Austin, Michael. "Bachelor parties skip town." Crain's Chicago Business 7 May 2007. pp. 53-58. MasterFILE Premier EBSCOHost. Retrieved 23 May 2007.