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iOS Freelancer wrote:

From what I've seen in other such threads you need to dangle a lure to get a lot if strikes.聽 That lure is alcohol.

This seems to be true...

Richard Loo wrote:

I dunno about you guys but I prefer to meet up and chat to be real friends. So how about it...? I need more supporters and we can just all meet up as friends and not into any agenda or specific groups. Sometimes its nice to have a place where we can just meet up to have coffee and a break during weekends.I m in Q9....which is near Q2 area. Hope to meet more friends.....well....more responds anyone?

I'm with you on this, though I don't live in Saigon.  I'd say 80% of the "looking to meet new friends" posts on here bring booze into it.  And a lot of people aren't interested in meeting if there isn't going to be alcohol. 

I was warned about this before I left.  I never (knowingly) met an alcoholic in the USA except at a place that was in the business of counseling them.  When I signed up for an expat club up there and got notices of events, they were always bar hopping nights.  And when you don't drink, watching others get plastered is about as much fun as having cholera. 

I want to meet new friends.  Here, Saigon, wherever.  I prefer to meet with a motivator of coffee or b煤n b貌 Huế, and what I bring to the table, for better or worse, is me.  If the person I meet wants a glass of red or Heiniken with dinner, fine.  But if it's going to be an evening of titration and slurred speech, just forget it.  In all my experience, people who can't have fun without alcohol are bad news.

missmae wrote:

there is a page called meetup.com and a saigon expats groups. I signed up once and it was a nice way to meet new people when new in town but I didn't like some of the expats (old one, big belly, wanna hit up on very young local girls and boost about how rich they are here). Try your luck and sign up:)

Some Expats also meet up at Zoom Cafe.

This is essentially my issue. I'd love to meet some expats that aren't out to hit on me or complain how they hate women like me (western)

missmae wrote:

there is a page called meetup.com and a saigon expats groups. I signed up once and it was a nice way to meet new people when new in town but I didn't like some of the expats (old one, big belly, wanna hit up on very young local girls and boost about how rich they are here). Try your luck and sign up:)

Some Expats also meet up at Zoom Cafe.

NinaVamp wrote:

This is essentially my issue. I'd love to meet some expats that aren't out to hit on me or complain how they hate women like me (western)

Unfortunately missmae had a bad experience with 1 member but the whole group can be judged by 1 idiot.聽 99.9% of people are cool and just there to make new friends聽 as well as hangout with old ones.

Come see for yourself this Saturday.

Richard Loo wrote:

Great. Now we know a place to meet up in D7 . I could be working in D7 soon ,so what time people meet up there? Who are the people usually there? We will confirm the meet up very near聽 Binh Thanh Market soon for March. See you

here's the opening time
Tuesday - Saturday :8am - 10pm.
you can google for the location address

Richard Loo wrote:

Alright its confirm friends. There will be a gathering at 1.30pm (after lunch) at Highland Coffee in Benh Thanh market area at this Sunday (9th March 2014). Please acknowledge your confirmation here. ALL ARE WELCOME. Please introduce yourself here and lets have fun-la. Be yourself and be a friend. See you all.

So you want me to be myself and also be my friend, so what you are looking for are people who are schizophrenic.