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Originally Posted by T M H
Where does one come up with this cockamamie nonsense?
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Your response alone proves my point..
Everyone has the right to their opinion, but I guess stating an opinion will just get you yelled at in the name of proving that nobody here is passive aggressive.
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Originally Posted by T M H
Nope, because I lived there for 18 years. You?
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I've lived in the Northwest for over 25 years.. I think I have the right to make my consensus just as Vandals has. Just because someone disagrees with you, doesn't mean they are wrong and should be disparaged. People have the right to state their opinions. People around these parts are too damn emotional, I noticed and get butthurt too easily if you make any type of criticism.
I am not here to slander on the good name and pride of Boise.. There is goods and bads.
I also give a challenge to those people on here who say how easy it is for new people around here to make friends. I would like to know how many new friends you have met within the last year that you have bonded closely with and meet and perform activities with on a routine basis? I am talking friends, not somebody you go canoeing or play trivia with on the occasion. Something tells me a majority of the people who say it is so easy to make friends are married or have a de-facto marriage, have kids and probably spend most of their day at their hosue except for the short time enjoying extracurricular activities with their own tight-knit social circle. I bet many of these people haven't went out and about to make any new long-lasting relationships with newcomers to the town.
I've also attended several of these meetup groups and wonder if the other people who know so much about the meetups, have actually attended any of these meetups?
I agree that Hiking and other constructive activity meetups are great. The social meetups where you just randomly meet people or the so-called "Singles" meetups or social mixers, I feel are a waste of time and you end up meeting fairly awkward people. And, yes, if you are a woman attending these meetups, you will feel they are daunting, as there are almost no women who attend the meetups. The ratio is usually like 20 guys : 1 female. THis can be great for men, who just want to meet with other guys, although I have found that a lot of guys will usually gravitate to the one female in the group. Some women may feel this is a bonus as well, if they are just wanting male attention. As I said, I find a majority of these groups to be not only gender imbalanced, but just a little bizarre. A lot of random people socializing with random people and nobody really making friends with anyone. It seems like a lot of people I have seen at these meetups end up not making friends with anyone in the groups, but rather latch on to people they met in organized activities or work.
The OP, also stated he was 20, so attending some of the meetup groups like Boise Active SIngles or whatever, he will be the only 20 year old in the group as almost everyone is in the late 30s, to 40 -50+ age range.
Once again, my analysis.. YMMV.
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Originally Posted by T M H
Balderdash.
It's also "quite documented" in threads here that there are four solid months of non-stop sunshine in the Seattle area.
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I take it you have never lived in Seattle or Portland .. There are many years where there are several months of solid sunshine, it is called summer. ANd you are the guy who says Portland /Seattle only sees 8 clear days in July.. You are far from being an encyclopedia of facts yourself.
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