Bored and bored
Feb 9th 2012 | 7:39 am
#17
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Re: Bored and bored
Toronto has a pretty large number of meetup groups too. In the early days of living here, it's how I met and made most of my friends, a lot of whom I'm still close to today. At one time I think we ran about 10 of the Toronto groups, but few of us are involved with meetup anymore as we've mostly moved on to other things.
I still run a photography group and organise trips from time to time tho...
I still run a photography group and organise trips from time to time tho...
Feb 9th 2012 | 7:59 am
#18
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Re: Bored and bored
Over on the NZ forum they have a section for meet ups. We should have one here on the Canada forum as well, that might help newbies connect with others...
Feb 9th 2012 | 8:41 am
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Re: Bored and bored
Agree with James. Folks are still hanging indoors (**** knows why, not as if there's been a winter). In a month or so the city comes alive...
Feb 9th 2012 | 9:48 am
#21
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Re: Bored and bored
I don't understand this obsession of 'fitting in' or making friends with the locals. As Novo pointed out they either babble on about icing hockey or reminisce about growing up in a flat brown shit-hole of a place that they've left for good reason. If I were you, I'd find a local rub-n-tug and ignore the locals.
Feb 9th 2012 | 9:58 am
#22
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Re: Bored and bored
I don't understand this obsession of 'fitting in' or making friends with the locals. As Novo pointed out they either babble on about icing hockey or reminisce about growing up in a flat brown shit-hole of a place that they've left for good reason. If I were you, I'd find a local rub-n-tug and ignore the locals.
Feb 9th 2012 | 11:11 am
#23
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Re: Bored and bored
What's a "rub-n-tug"
And who would one make friends with if not the locals? Other immigrants?
And who would one make friends with if not the locals? Other immigrants?
Lol, you just made me do it.
Feb 10th 2012 | 1:01 am
#28
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Feb 10th 2012 | 12:44 pm
#29
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Re: Bored and bored
I couldn't agree more with your comment about Brits and football. It's like the UK revolves around a bunch of overpaid, over hyped, under worked men who really need a reality check. The resignation of Fabbio Capello and the whole Redknapp story took up more than half the time of last night's news on the BBC. The mind boggles.
I actually used to like football and enjoyed watching a good game
But this was 15 years ago. You know, before it got to the ridiculous state mentioned above.
To BobbyN - I hope you get to meet up with people soon. I emigrated 16 years ago and it did take a while to make friends. Luckily my first job was in a really friendly company with lots of people my age, and it went well from there. Will have to start all over again later this year when I move countries yet again!
Hopefully you will start making friends quickly once you start work, at the latest. Good luck
I actually used to like football and enjoyed watching a good game
But this was 15 years ago. You know, before it got to the ridiculous state mentioned above.To BobbyN - I hope you get to meet up with people soon. I emigrated 16 years ago and it did take a while to make friends. Luckily my first job was in a really friendly company with lots of people my age, and it went well from there. Will have to start all over again later this year when I move countries yet again!
Hopefully you will start making friends quickly once you start work, at the latest. Good luck
Totally agree, i loved football as a kid in the 80s and 90s but the day andy cole was bought for £7million, it was all downhill from there. Used to be a better game when men played it.
Anyway all the best with the move and thanks
Feb 10th 2012 | 12:47 pm
#30
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Re: Bored and bored
Toronto has a pretty large number of meetup groups too. In the early days of living here, it's how I met and made most of my friends, a lot of whom I'm still close to today. At one time I think we ran about 10 of the Toronto groups, but few of us are involved with meetup anymore as we've mostly moved on to other things.
I still run a photography group and organise trips from time to time tho...
I still run a photography group and organise trips from time to time tho...
Let me know if you still do the photography groups as im quite into it myself and was one of the list of things i want to join.
Just PM me any info
Thanks
Bobby
