Ive done it a few times with much success. All it takes is confidence. I go out to get layed, not to fraternize.
reminds me of a great story- which i have a lot of- its the sign of a life well lived.
i was road tripping with a girl/friend of mine thru the US. we stopped for the night in Odessa Texas. she went to bed early instead of sitting in the room bored i got in a cab and said take me to where its good.
we pull up in front of this huge country bar. there are people everywhere. i go to the doorman and ask if they have door courtesy (doormen let other doormen into the clubs they work) shot the shit for a couple minutes with them and went inside after shaking hands and nice to meet you's.
i set up shop where i can lean on the bar and see everything and start smashing coronas. before long a couple girls come up and ask 'hun where are you from?' so we start talking. they leave and bring back more friends to meet the canadian. and so on.
about an hour or two into the night the dj comes on and says 'a big shout out to Rob from Canada from all the lovely ladies of Texas'.
anytime ive ever gone out by myself by the end of the evening i was never lacking company.