Best way to meet new people outside the bar/club scene?

[prwfromnc]

Originally Posted by ajjam

Actually that's not what the culture is like. Most cities up north are diverse and the people are openminded....and you can mingle with all types of people from every background....and people don't look down on you

I'm going to be honest with you, and you can take it for what it's worth, I'm not going to walk up to random strangers and just strike up a conversation with you. First of all, I don't trust too many people, that's not being snobby, but I'm not going to open the door for anyone to take advantage of me. That's cool if people in Atlanta are that friendly that they'll invite total strangers into their home and hang out, but I won't do that! I'd rather hang around people I know than being around total strangers and thinking the worst. Sometimes I'll open myself up a little and put myself out there just to meet new people, but most of the time, I'm not going out of my way to go up to random strangers I don't know just to be friendly, I'm going to keep my guard up at all times! I don't think it's being snobby or cliquish, it's better to be safe than sorry IMO!

[bchris02]

Originally Posted by ajjam

Very true....if Charlotte is full of transplants....then why are the people here snobbish?? Because I know people in New York are def. not like that at all. (Not bashing Charlotte) but this is the ONLY place I have EVER been to where you go out (party, club, concert) and you can't meet people b/c everyone looks at you as though you are inferior. Isn't alcohol suppose to make people more fun and loose??

Well I've lived in Oklahoma City and it was the same way out there...which OKC also has a large share of transplants. I would think a city with a lot of transplants would make meeting people easier unlike a small town where everybody has known each other their whole lives.