New resident in Triangle would like to make some Chinese friends (Raleigh: house, new construction)

[m378]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

Of course you didn't.
You were focused on embarrassing and harassing a CD newbie.
It's him to whom you owe apologies, not me.

That actually wasn't my intention at all. But you definitely know best.

[MikeJaquish]

Originally Posted by m378

That actually wasn't my intention at all. But you definitely know best.

Read the words you posted.
It's really that simple.

[m378]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

Read the words you posted.
It's really that simple.

Again, you know best. You can ignore me if it bothers you that much.

[MikeJaquish]

Originally Posted by m378

Again, you know best. You can ignore me if it bothers you that much.

LOL
Did you give that advice to the OP?
OH. mission accomplished. He's not been back.

[m378]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

LOL
Did you give that advice to the OP?
OH. mission accomplished. He's not been back.

I guess that means you're not going to ignore me? Oh well I tried.

[cd105954027]

Originally Posted by reeko

There are several meetup groups:
eg https://www.meetup.com/Research-Tria...uage-Exchange/

Check Triangle Area Chinese American Society for events:
https://www.facebook.com/nctacas/
https://nctacas.org/
They do at least once a year a food festival in downtown and Chinese new year typically in Cary

Asia focused Organizations in NC:
https://carolinaasiacenter.unc.edu/o...anizations-nc/
Chinese American Friendship Association Community in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Research Triangle Park
https://www.nc-cba.org/
Raleigh Dragon Boat Club: Home

Lastly through hobbies:
Triangle table tennis and badminton
https://trianglebtt.com/

Hope that helps and welcome!

Thank you for the ample resources! A good starter for me to know somebody.

[cd105954027]

Originally Posted by farebluenc

If you're on WeChat, I know there are some pretty active groups in this area. I'm not on WeChat, so I don't really know how it works, but I have some friends who are active on there.

Yea I do use WeChat as every Chinese does! However, WeChat groups are joined by invitation only. Which means, there has to be someone in the group to invite me to join in the group. You see the dilemma.. I know nobody who can invite me..

[cd105954027]

Originally Posted by lottamoxie

OP,

Believe it or not you can also meet people through LinkedIn. I've met people through that site. It might be a bit more challenging because of Covid affecting so many in-person groups like Meetup. But, start with your hobbies, do check out meetup, do some Google searches for your zip code + asian social groups.

Thanks for your advice and believe it or not I've tried. I add local professionals in my network like crazy. But when I send Hi, rarely do they reply. Those who replied showed no interested in casual talk let alone hanging out. People on LinkedIn are just expecting work relevant messages and professional networking. Unfortunately it just doesn't work this way.

[MikeJaquish]

Originally Posted by cd105954027

Thanks for your advice and believe it or not I've tried. I add local professionals in my network like crazy. But when I send Hi, rarely do they reply. Those who replied showed no interested in casual talk let alone hanging out. People on LinkedIn are just expecting work relevant messages and professional networking. Unfortunately it just doesn't work this way.

Rather than directly messaging, try posting on LinkedIn some personal/professional stories.
You may find that you get more reaction and replies.

[twingles]

Originally Posted by lottamoxie

Too few threads on C-D actually help the OP and answer their question(s), and instead turn into narcissistic rants, soap-boxing, whatabout-isming, and oneupmanship-ing.

It’s like Nextdoor when someone asks for the name of a tradesman and the first response is always WHY DONT YOU DO IT YOURSELF!! It’s easy!!