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> meet locals. why would locals want to meet you? Locals stay the hell away from tourists hoards at most destinations.

by dominotw 5y ago

gkop 5y ago
And, what website would they meet on?
- rootsudo 5y ago
  Facebook, Facebook groups, Tinder, Bumble, Grindr, Badoo, Cowork Cafes, Wework, Wework Socal media page for local office, startup incubators, much more...
randomopining 5y ago
Yeah so you're not part of the tourist hoards. You're doing your thing and meeting people organically, just like making a new friend back home.
Mikeb85 5y ago
> why would locals want to meet you? Why does anyone want to meet anyone? Does every girl at the bar want to meet you? Does every co-worker want to hang out after work? The answer is obviously mostly no, but sometimes yes. So you go out, talk to people, maybe it goes somewhere, maybe it doesn't. > Locals stay the hell away from tourists hoards at most destinations So don't act like the tourist hordes? Act like a normal person? And go somewhere that the tourist hordes don't?
- nicky0 5y ago
  "I'm not like the other tourists"
  - nicoburns 5y ago
    There are definitely obnoxious tourists and respectful tourists.
    - sobkas 5y ago
      > There are definitely obnoxious tourists and respectful tourists. Ah, the dreaded "not all tourists..."
  - dominotw 5y ago
    prbly same set of people that complain about 'crowds' at tourist places. YOU are the crowd.
  - s1artibartfast 5y ago
    "all humans are the same" Is it that hard to imagine that some people are fun and interesting to be around?
jraph 5y ago
I'm happy to meet foreign people coming to my city. Because it's fun, enjoyable and interesting. I'm not actively seeking it but that happened quite a few times through a hiking club or my choir. People don't know this, but they probably would have success just trying to speak to me in the street. I don't live in a touristic city though, people come to study or for the mountains around usually.

> meet locals. why would locals want to meet you? Locals stay the hell away from tourists hoards at most destinations.

gkop 5y ago

And, what website would they meet on?

rootsudo 5y ago
Facebook, Facebook groups, Tinder, Bumble, Grindr, Badoo, Cowork Cafes, Wework, Wework Socal media page for local office, startup incubators, much more...

randomopining 5y ago

Yeah so you're not part of the tourist hoards. You're doing your thing and meeting people organically, just like making a new friend back home.

Mikeb85 5y ago

> why would locals want to meet you? Why does anyone want to meet anyone? Does every girl at the bar want to meet you? Does every co-worker want to hang out after work? The answer is obviously mostly no, but sometimes yes. So you go out, talk to people, maybe it goes somewhere, maybe it doesn't. > Locals stay the hell away from tourists hoards at most destinations So don't act like the tourist hordes? Act like a normal person? And go somewhere that the tourist hordes don't?

nicky0 5y ago
"I'm not like the other tourists"
- nicoburns 5y ago
  There are definitely obnoxious tourists and respectful tourists.
  - sobkas 5y ago
    > There are definitely obnoxious tourists and respectful tourists. Ah, the dreaded "not all tourists..."
- dominotw 5y ago
  prbly same set of people that complain about 'crowds' at tourist places. YOU are the crowd.
- s1artibartfast 5y ago
  "all humans are the same" Is it that hard to imagine that some people are fun and interesting to be around?

jraph 5y ago

I'm happy to meet foreign people coming to my city. Because it's fun, enjoyable and interesting. I'm not actively seeking it but that happened quite a few times through a hiking club or my choir. People don't know this, but they probably would have success just trying to speak to me in the street. I don't live in a touristic city though, people come to study or for the mountains around usually.