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Old 10-06-2011, 04:46 PM
 
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Dear internet person,
I travel a lot and I enjoy meeting people living in the places I visit, so whenever I am in a new city I post a message like this.

This week I am in San Francisco. I'm looking for a friend for an evening, namely tomorrow (friday) from 5PM to 12PM (my plane leaves on saturday)

What I am looking for?
Someone interessting to spend an evening with, I prefer a single person or smaller groups.
We can do whatever you would like to do. In other cities I've helped out on charity, gone to concerts, had great food experiences, participated in performance art,
had a quiet evening listening to music and many, many other things that has provided me with a lot of good memories. I also enjoy a good conversation or discussion.

If you are lonely or has something (not teraputic!) you would like just to discuss with someone, I can also be your friend for an evening.
But, please let me know what kind of evening it will be upfront :-)

I am a business person my self and I'd rather meet people who are not. I do not appricate spending the evening discussing job related issues...

What I am not looking for?
I'm not looking for a date and I'm not looking for a friend for life. This is a one evening deal, think of it as when you make a new friend in the elevator.
You will not get my full name and I will not ask for yours. If you do not understand why, you are not the person I am looking for :-)

Who am I?
I'm from scandinavia, 35 years old hetero male and works as a manager. I'm a not a religious person, but I have an interesst in the topic.

My hobbies include martial arts, teaching and practising hypnosis for free, riding my motorbike and out door activities.
I have a terribly bad sense of humor, but at least I have lot of it.

How to respond?
Please resond to this thread with a little bit about your self and what you would like to do.
Please do not post any contact information.

FAQ:
Q:Are you going to charge me for meeting with you? Will you try to sell me something?
A: No, I only what to have a nice afternoon/evening getting more positive experiences.

Q:Why do you not post on a dating site?
A: Because I am not looking for a date...

Q:Isn't it dangerous to do things like this?
A: I've never had a bad experience doing this. I hope you will not be the one ruining that track record :-)

Best regards,

Your friend for an evening.
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Old 10-06-2011, 05:38 PM
 
Location: South Korea
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Look on craigslist.
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Old 10-06-2011, 05:43 PM
 
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Look on craigslist.
And what category would this be on cl? :-)
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Old 10-06-2011, 07:44 PM
 
Location: South Korea
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I dunno, the strictly platonic personals section?
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Old 10-06-2011, 07:54 PM
 
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I dunno, the strictly platonic personals section?
If you read the description on that, you will see that it mainly focuses on "adult" meetings and dating.

I'm sorry if I was unclear on that (I only wrote it twice), but I'm not looking for a date. (see, I do sarcasm as well!)

(I've actually tried craigslist in other cities, but not gotten the right kind of people resonding)

:-)
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Old 10-06-2011, 09:26 PM
 
Location: A bit further north than before
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That's a pretty cool concept, I like it.
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Old 10-07-2011, 01:11 AM
 
Location: South Korea
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No there should be an area where people can meet each other just to make friends, that's what platonic means, I dunno if that specific part of the site is for that but I've known people who used it, mainly bored exchange students, to meet people in SF to practice English with or just to get a tour guide. There's probably some sites out there that match up people from different countries kind of as local guides--like someone from France would visit you and you'd show them around your city for the afternoon, then maybe a few months later you'd go to their town and they'd return the favor. But that would require more preparation than 24 hours.
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Old 10-08-2011, 09:47 AM
 
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No there should be an area where people can meet each other just to make friends, that's what platonic means, I dunno if that specific part of the site is for that but I've known people who used it, mainly bored exchange students, to meet people in SF to practice English with or just to get a tour guide. There's probably some sites out there that match up people from different countries kind of as local guides--like someone from France would visit you and you'd show them around your city for the afternoon, then maybe a few months later you'd go to their town and they'd return the favor. But that would require more preparation than 24 hours.
But there isn't an area for someone that wants to meet someone just for a few hours.. No date, no friendship, no sex.

Best to just find a local pub and have friendly conversations with byte locals then leave.
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