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Learn to ride a motorcycle. They are great for your area, awesome on gas, never worry about traffic, and park anywhere. But most importantly, anyone with a moto

by ccrush 12y ago

Learn to ride a motorcycle. They are great for your area, awesome on gas, never worry about traffic, and park anywhere. But most importantly, anyone with a motorcycle will treat you like a best friend or even a brother just because you're riding a motorcycle. That's two problems solved at once. Also, you're a techie so getting into a conversation at your local shop might be a bit of a drag. Get online, find your local Linux user group, programmer's meetings, hacker meetings, and similar events. Go there and start talking to people. "How did you end up here?" is a great way to break the ice. Finally, if you want to meet people outside your field that are interested in the same things as you then try MeetUp.com for hobbies, OKCupid.com for dating, and Craigslist for performing satanic rituals in the woods. Okay, maybe I'm kidding about that one, but try it. Friday night you go on one of these pages and find a MeetUp event the next day and go to it. After seeing the same people a few times you can ask them for drinks or food after your meeting. If you're brave, ask them the first time. Should be easy. Also, your written English is fine and because English is spoken by such a large number of non-native speakers you will find that most people will forgive small mistakes. And the ones that don't are usually not worth your friendship in the first place.

nicholassmith 12y ago
"Learn to ride a motorcycle.", or start riding a bicycle, there's usually a couple of cycle clubs in most areas and most are pretty open and welcoming. Get the bonus of getting fit at the same time.
aianus 12y ago
I bought a motorcycle when I was in school and never met anyone with it. People will wave to you in the street but how do you turn that into friendship?
- ccrush 12y ago
  Take your motorcycle to a local monument or park or look-out spot. Park next to all the other motorcycles. Find someone standing next to their bike and say something like "that's a nice bike. What is that?" Let them tell you about their bike. Ask them if they ride in the area. Tell them you're also from the area. Ask them if they want to go for a ride sometime. See if they're with a group. Ask if you can join their ride. Ride with them. Usually rides end up at a restaurant or bar. Hang out. Exchange numbers. Go for rides some other time. Tell them you're a new rider and ask for tips. Tell them you've never changed your oil and ask them if you could do it together when they change theirs. This works especially well if you have a bike that everyone else has. Get a gixxer or an R6 and rake in the friendships.

by ccrush 12y ago

nicholassmith 12y ago

"Learn to ride a motorcycle.", or start riding a bicycle, there's usually a couple of cycle clubs in most areas and most are pretty open and welcoming. Get the bonus of getting fit at the same time.

aianus 12y ago

I bought a motorcycle when I was in school and never met anyone with it. People will wave to you in the street but how do you turn that into friendship?

ccrush 12y ago
Take your motorcycle to a local monument or park or look-out spot. Park next to all the other motorcycles. Find someone standing next to their bike and say something like "that's a nice bike. What is that?" Let them tell you about their bike. Ask them if they ride in the area. Tell them you're also from the area. Ask them if they want to go for a ride sometime. See if they're with a group. Ask if you can join their ride. Ride with them. Usually rides end up at a restaurant or bar. Hang out. Exchange numbers. Go for rides some other time. Tell them you're a new rider and ask for tips. Tell them you've never changed your oil and ask them if you could do it together when they change theirs. This works especially well if you have a bike that everyone else has. Get a gixxer or an R6 and rake in the friendships.