Looking to socialise and meet people.

Have sent you a PM!

Thank you!

Hi Northern....Northern lad here from Manchester......well not so much a lad anymore.
Anyways after 19years living/working in Dubai i am relocating to Riyadh over the next couple of weeks. Been doing some ground work re accom and the whole kinda 'what goes on stuff" and spotted your add.............As you so kindly put it i am also only seeking some decent company and a little social scene to at least get some civilized engagement with other humans. So if you fancy a meet up/coffe then i look forward to hearing from you and i'll be in touch when i have relocated
Kind regards
Steve

Martin Fin wrote:

Have sent you a PM!

Sorry, Martin.  You're one of the seedy men

Hi  Northenlass welcome to the blog ''don't sweat it'' you will broaden your horizons with this valuable blog you are in the right place.Before you know it you will be surrounded by a network of expats alike.hang in there woman. About the ''seedy men'' they are everywhere but it shouldn't discourage you! Read this https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=17064
Cheers

Martin is fine don't judge without meeting.

Hopefully this message won't be interpreted as me being seedy but yes im a dude, and to be very frank, The ratio of men to woman that I know here in Riyadh is abismal, so yes my intentions of writing to you is broadly based on the fact that ur a lace. So now that u have that to ponder!   allow me to hospitably extend a completely friendly invitation to join me for a "drink" pool side at my humble compound (and allow me to clarify that it is mostly inhabited by foreigners and is generally a safe and relaxed atmosphere).

Regards,
Hopefully your not so seedy friend

Alliecat wrote:

Martin Fin wrote:

Have sent you a PM!

Sorry, Martin.  You're one of the seedy men

I hope not Allie 😢😱 I will leave you to guess what it was about!  😄

Northenlass wrote:

Martin is fine don't judge without meeting.

You are new here so don't understand that I know Martin and am JOKING with him.

I kinda guessed that after I posted.

Hi Northernlass,

I have PM'd you.

Pigeon

Mrs TT doesn't like me socialising with other women... just kidding

Dear northern lace,

I regretfully accept your choice of blocking me from pm'ing you, but solely out of curiousity could you explain why?

BigK wrote:

Dear northern lace,

I regretfully accept your choice of blocking me from pm'ing you, but solely out of curiousity could you explain why?

Three guesses and the first two don't count.

Sorry I didn't realise I had! Been using my phone without wearing my glasses must have pressed a wrong key.

Oh ok, cause i had wrote in detail where my compound is located.

Thank you to the nice people that contacted me.

Northenlass wrote:

Sorry I didn't realise I had! Been using my phone without wearing my glasses must have pressed a wrong key.

And why would you do that...

adnanhashmi wrote:

And why would you do that...

You're adnanhashmi

Hi

Oh yes, the seedy men are somehow always there !

Elaine

Your so right Elaine but it is easy enough to ignore them! Which is exactly what i do! Though on the plus side i have been contacted by some very good people too and am most grateful to them for the friendship, help and support.

lol guys you're all seem so fun to chat with . hi northen... I'm new in Riyadh, as my nickname shows I'm from Lebanon, newly engaged and hoping to get my wife soon here. it's not easy for a bachelor to live here or even rent an apartment lol.

hello and how are you, you can add me on skype and i will introduce with some groups and families who meet together in parties and events.

my skype : mansoor.hassanali

Seedy men huh. You will meet some genuine folks in here, yes beware of those predators.

Phillip

would you like to meet me

hi

Does it work for me

hello,

Let's not forget that expat-blog is not a dating website

Melissa

Absolutly not!!!!!
Kindly please do not confuse totally clean exhanges of simple dialogue with dating...............
Was not even on my mind............Shame that it was on yours.

Kind regards
Stephen

just kidding

hahah seedy men anyways I am new too, well not in Riyadh, but in this blog so you can PM me if you are interested in making a new friend

I agree with you Melissa

HOW ARE YOU?


I SENT YOU A MESSAGE

Melissa wrote:

hello,

Let's not forget that expat-blog is not a dating website

Melissa

there has to be a filtering mechanism whereby through first 15 posts of a new member you can judge the intentions.

My wife joined expat-blog and would you blv she got 20 PM's asking for friendship.. she dint had any profile pic.

To evade the dating element, something needs to be done.

pkmusd wrote:

Melissa wrote:

hello,

Let's not forget that expat-blog is not a dating website

Melissa

there has to be a filtering mechanism whereby through first 15 posts of a new member you can judge the intentions.

My wife joined expat-blog and would you blv she got 20 PM's asking for friendship.. she dint had any profile pic.

To evade the dating element, something needs to be done.

I totally agree! Even though i  have made it very clear in my post still i get PMs from single guys wanting more than friendship! to be honest if possible i would have this topic removed now, as i have met some good people and got the infomation i required.

Northenlass wrote:

pkmusd wrote:

Melissa wrote:

hello,

Let's not forget that expat-blog is not a dating website

Melissa

there has to be a filtering mechanism whereby through first 15 posts of a new member you can judge the intentions.

My wife joined expat-blog and would you blv she got 20 PM's asking for friendship.. she dint had any profile pic.

To evade the dating element, something needs to be done.

I totally agree! Even though i  have made it very clear in my post still i get PMs from single guys wanting more than friendship! to be honest if possible i would have this topic removed now, as i have met some good people and got the infomation i required.

Closing the thread won't help. The actual problem has to be addressed

Well i am not IT expert so  no idea how you can stop guys sending PMs. I will continue to just ignore and delete such PMs

Lets see what solution EB teams come up with.
we can support them to make EB even more of a pleasant experience.

Hello,

Do not forget that you can use the "report" button, so that we can identify the person causing trouble.

If you have suggestions concerning the blog, please feel free to start a new thread on forum "Help us improve the website "

Let's try to stay on the initial topic "Looking to socialise and meet people."

Thank you,
Melissa