What do normal/cool guys say when they walk up to a random girl in a bar?

confidence! is! key!
don't expect to pull a cracking joke or a hit up line, it doesn't really work. a bit cringey to be honest.

"hey X, how're you doing?" if you know them
"hey, are you here with someone?" (easy to see if they are interested or not / or taken)

i wouldn't say she's cute, as that seems a bit forward for the first time meeting someone and might be a bit awks. complimenting dress, hair and make up is always good. to be honest, i think it's better to compliment something she has put effort into, such as hair and make up, as it will be nicer for her to hear.

it's really hard to say because everything is circumstantial - depends on the situation what is best to say! talking to someone at a nightclub would be different to at an intellectual event

seriously, be confident and you'll be fine. and don't worry about rejection - it happens, and better than not trying. the worst thing you can do is to rehearse what you'll say and sound robotic !

I just want to know what normal men actually do. Literally none of my friends are normal. More like computer nerds or ex computer nerds. I have no idea what goes on.

Do they say different things if they want a one night stand instead of a girlfriend? I literally don't know what normal men walk up and say. Stephen Bear waves them over and stuff and is very forward and it's fine for him. But he is an example of only one normal man. On Geordie Shore they always skip the bit where they say hi or whatever. I like those sorts of girls btw like the same type those men are into.

groom up well, hair neat and washed, nice shirt but be comfortable, make sure you wash and moisturize face etc.

I agree with all your points, but it's likely the nerds the OP is talking about being friends with are the sort who wear Star Wars T-shirts and don't care what their hair and faces look like. We all know the type, some of them look like they don't know how to use shampoo.

i'm from newcastle and can promise you that the geordie shore approach isn't right for anyone else, if you went up to most girls (and you weren't from g shore obvs) then you'd probably get a slap for being that forward.

to be honest, i would recommend not really going with the intention of a one night stand? if it shows through then to be honest you just end up locking like a di*k. i suppose that if you want something more causal, then be more complementary and flattering. if you want something serious, still be complementary but aim to find out more about her rather than simply flatter her - connect on a more personal level.

the computer nerd thing, you gotta play it to your advantage. girls can dig the nerd select but you gotta do it in a sociable way if that makes sense. i.e rather than being isolated with nerdy things, express that you enjoy that as well as other things. assuming it's a relaxed environment and not a club, then a girl would probably enjoy the intellectual discussion rather than braindead guys looking for sex.

final things: 1) groom up well, hair neat and washed, nice shirt but be comfortable, make sure you wash and moisturize face etc.
2) make sure it's a good environment. keep in mind different girls go to different places. if you're looking for a smart funny girl, probably won't be in a night club. also, make sure that you're comfortable in that environment. if you don't like clubs, don't bother trying to find people there.
3) ask about her, don't get too caught up in compliments and yourself.

good luck!

Okay it's no problem for me to talk I just don't know the first thing to say. I don't know what normal men say when they first walk over. This forces me to awkwardly just go and say "hi" and stand there deadpan waiting for them to respond, because I literally have NO IDEA what a normal man does. They will usually say "hi" back and maybe ask my name or whatever but it's blatantly awkward and obvious they are not used to this (obvious by the way there's always a pause before they start talking back like I've done something totally out of the ordinary and they need time to process it) - obviously normal men do something different, but because I don't know what normal men do I'm stuck with this. I'm tired of it.

It's too loud to overhear what normal men are saying and sometimes they even speak into her ear.

Does anyone here know cool, normal men who talk to strangers in bars and if so what the **** do they say when they first walk over to start the conversation? As soon as that's done I'm fine.

Maybe this is the problem. You're approaching this like it's a problem with your printer or your phone or you don't know how to do something on Excel - so you go on the internet and look for answers / ask for answers.

This isn't a criticism, but maybe you should try an immersive trial and error. Go and start talking to women down the bar (and I would so strongly recommend the union bar not random bars or you'll get chucked out). You will 100% get blown away a hundred times, and you'll need a massively thick skin - but surely that's the nature of experience, right?