meeting people you get on with..?
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survey to the general public... if you will :
when was the last time you met someone/some people that you get on with, and now consider friends (i.e. you go round to ther houses/they come to yours) ??
condition - they must not be people you met from work, or friends of friends.
just interested in the state of society today.. I have a theory, and want to know if it's correct....
let us know if you can....
when was the last time you met someone/some people that you get on with, and now consider friends (i.e. you go round to ther houses/they come to yours) ??
condition - they must not be people you met from work, or friends of friends.
just interested in the state of society today.. I have a theory, and want to know if it's correct....
let us know if you can....
No sorry, can't remember anyone who was not met through business or friend of friend recently. All my mates have stemmed from work or used to go to school with them, more likely to meet girlfriends as a result of just chatting to people... not blokes, its a bit weird if a bloke starts randomly chatting to strange blokes.
IMO of course.
IMO of course.
Found out recently that I'm now considered friends of the Boston (Lincs, not the cold one in the US) elite! 
Was doing nothing in particular on my boat when an oily-overall clad gent struck up conversation. "You're Ken's mate then?" (Ken being ex Mayor of Boston and head of the fishermen's assoc'n).
"Yes" says I, "Do you know him?"
"Oh, I look after his engines......"
Could almost feel him doff his cap respectfully.
So, yes, I made friends (including Ken) last year through buying a floating shed.
Edited to add that he fits the "at least once a fortnight" stipulation. Was talking to him yesterday about bits falling off boats!
There's Malc from Lincoln (another boater) who does marathon length phone calls to me at least once a week!
>> Edited by superflid on Saturday 5th February 17:53
Was doing nothing in particular on my boat when an oily-overall clad gent struck up conversation. "You're Ken's mate then?" (Ken being ex Mayor of Boston and head of the fishermen's assoc'n).
"Yes" says I, "Do you know him?"
"Oh, I look after his engines......"
Could almost feel him doff his cap respectfully.
So, yes, I made friends (including Ken) last year through buying a floating shed.
Edited to add that he fits the "at least once a fortnight" stipulation. Was talking to him yesterday about bits falling off boats!
There's Malc from Lincoln (another boater) who does marathon length phone calls to me at least once a week!
>> Edited by superflid on Saturday 5th February 17:53
Made a load of new friends when I came to uni, keep in touch with lots of people from school, know a load of people in the city through OH so I can't remember. Which sounds terrible!
If you include people I get friendly with through horse events...Same people tend to be on the circuit through the summer.
If you include people I get friendly with through horse events...Same people tend to be on the circuit through the summer.
lanciachris said:
How about when you meet people at university? We just went round knocking on peoples doors and saying hello, im <whoever>. Got any beer ?
Haha! sounds like my 18-30s holiday in Newquay!
My best mates are still those from college (hi zoe and bex!).
Like nonegreen has alredy said...have met some nice people on here who I've seen socially aswell.
....I noticed that about you, tooWell I've met Chim 450, Ricardino, Jessica, Chim girl, The black Tuscs, nTel, pwig, Burriana, Dinkytoyboy, Dazren, Hedders, Ding, Judas, Fish, Mrs. Fish, AceT, Kojak, Cazzer among others over the past year or so, all top Pher's, the only one I'm not too sure about is Nonegreen......A very shady character if you ask me......
I've 'met' a few people on here who I'd like to get to know in person, but I haven't got round to it yet.
At university it seems to be easier than before to make friends. Funny thing is, in the first year, you're sort of forced into having to make friends, then you'll find once you get to know them over time that half of them are complete barstewards. In the first year it seemed possible to just walk into any bar/house party/club and get talking randomly, simply because you can't really go without friends, and sometimes if you fancy a night out and the ones you know aren't doing anything, you just go and find some new ones that are.
You can't do that that easily any more though, now everyone's busy and living in houses.
At university it seems to be easier than before to make friends. Funny thing is, in the first year, you're sort of forced into having to make friends, then you'll find once you get to know them over time that half of them are complete barstewards. In the first year it seemed possible to just walk into any bar/house party/club and get talking randomly, simply because you can't really go without friends, and sometimes if you fancy a night out and the ones you know aren't doing anything, you just go and find some new ones that are.
You can't do that that easily any more though, now everyone's busy and living in houses.
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