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Jun 6th, 2008, 00:15
| #31 |
| Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami-Bangalore
Posts: 79
| LOL!!! Welcome to my world, RoadWarrior. It can be extremely frustrating at first, but you have to be persistent and take things as they come. Don't get so discouraged where you give up. I know, I've been there. You will eventually meet some interesting folk.  Go to Taj Ice. They do have loud dance music on the inside, but you can retreat to the pool area where you will find lots of people chatting up a storm. This Saturday they are having a big party where you will see some really beautiful women. You will also see plenty of SRK wannabees, but that's just India. It's funny, what's over-the-top and almost gay in the US is perfectly fine here... guess it's all the Bollywood culture. I can't complain too much, as I somewhat fit into that mold, but I'm from South Beach.  BTW, if you happen to be at the BEC event tomorrow, I'll be there as well.  |
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Jun 6th, 2008, 00:25
| #32 |
| Standard-issue lurker  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai
Posts: 89
| Agree w/ Indjun; Taj Ice is good on Fridays--most of the BEC is out by the pool and having a good chat. Maybe RW just went to an event on an off-night?!  Hang in there; the scene is there, but has to be uncovered... |
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Jun 6th, 2008, 04:24
| #33 |
| Member  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bangalore, India
Posts: 21
| Thanks. Unfortunately, because I work an American schedule, I can never do anything on Friday evenings because I'm working. That's part of why I don't understand why the BEC schedules their weekly get-togethers on Fridays. I know I'm not the only one affected by this, because I met two people from the group last Saturday at Sutra, and they said that they work a UK schedule and are rarely able to attend the Friday events. They did tell me, though, that ICE was the same as Sutra in terms of loud techno music blasting. They didn't mention that the pool was quieter, though. I know what you mean about the SRK wannabees. My roommate and I call them "Ricos" -- short for "Rico Suave."  Unfortunately, those guys generally tend to have an attractive girl on their arm, while I'm alone, so they must be doing something right.I haven't given up yet, but I'm not very optimistic at this point. I constantly see really ugly guys with attractive women, and when I ask my roommate what's up, he says many of them are due to arranged marriages. I don't know what to think. I'm still having a tough time figuring this place out socially. I will say, though, that I have yet to see a single Western guy here with an attractive Indian girlfriend, and have never heard of a Western guy dating an attractive Indian woman here, so at this point I view it like the Yeti -- a mythical thing that may exist, but I've seen no evidence to support it. |
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Jun 27th, 2008, 12:02
| #34 |
| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore, India
Posts: 180
| Social life ... >I know what you mean about the SRK wannabees. My roommate and I >call them "Ricos" -- short for "Rico Suave." Unfortunately, >those guys generally tend to have an attractive girl on their >arm, while I'm alone, so they must be doing something right RW, Beauty is but skin deep, you know.....  (wish I had a Shrek smiley here) |
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Jul 14th, 2008, 22:57
| #35 |
| Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore
Posts: 4
| Hey when I was in India last summer I met a few white dudes with Indian ladies, if that makes you feel any better... So is BEC worth it or not? The front page of the website totally turned me off. Who's "cool"? I'm moving to Bangalore from Montreal, Canada in August so this thread really helped me (the links to social gatherings not the fumbles in Indian romance so much though it was interesting). |
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Aug 24th, 2008, 23:13
| #36 |
| Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore
Posts: 1
|  Hello chaps! Hey guys, i came across your thread while googling innovative ways to meet single women in bangalore. talk abt zany haha! if its any consolation for you, RW and Indjun (and it should be), even a desi like me finds the social barriers ridicu-f-lous. and i work american schedules too, so i miss out on every damn mixer. add tothat the fact that the tony BEC probably doesnt even afford me the chance to meet the more balanced, chilled out crowd. So the only option i DO have sometimes is the ear shattering techno shit. i recently discovered that if u do a cpla crazy things, like maybe talking to a chick waiting for her boyfriend (im BAD), the defences do come down 6 in 10 times. the rest of the times, c'est dommage i guess good luck boyz, and hope to catch u arnd sumtime. Amigo Amigo |
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Aug 30th, 2008, 10:43
| #37 |
| Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: bangalore
Posts: 5
| Hello Indjun. I just moved from New York and am in the same boat as you. I was wondering if you would have any interest meeting up and maybe showing me the ropes around here. |
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Jan 27th, 2009, 14:43
| #38 |
| Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami-Bangalore
Posts: 79
| Haven't checked this thread in some time so I did not get a chance see your post san123. Unfortunately, I will be leaving Bangalore in less than a month, as my assignment here has come to an end. I am really looking forward to going back to the wonderful US economy (yeah right!). Nonetheless, some of the places I found entertaining were the Taj Ice, Kosmo and the slew of house parties you will come to know once you meet people. Definitely join the BEC as this will give you a home base. Good Luck! |
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Feb 1st, 2009, 22:36
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| Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bangalore
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I am looking in for people with your kinda interests. You can mail me at gayur_muscat@yahoo.com We can have a great time together. Take Care Gayur | |
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