Getting to know people when your new to Waterford

**newbie**

Hey Everybody!

I am new to this site so bare with me !:)

I recently moved to Waterford City, well if I be honest I have been here for a couple of months now...anyways I have found it hard to get to meet/know people in Waterford. I work with a small outfit so there is not many colleagues of the same age etc. in the office...so work is a bit of a deadend...
I am Irish, I have lots of friends within Ireland and I have travelled a fair bit so I have friends in other parts of the world so I am finding it strange for it to be so difficult to meet people here!

Anyways I was wondering if there are other people in Waterford in a similar situation? Or can people suggest good ways of meeting ppl here?

BTW I have joined a club down here...so that's a start!
I am sporty but not into team sports...so that idear is not really a starter...

Anyways it would be good to here of your ideas

Cheers

henboy9

hey there welcome -lots of sound people on this site u'll make friends in no time.

**newbie**

cool cheers henboy

Fajitas!

Well, be sure to come along to the beers we're having in a while.

What interests do you have? Is possible someone here can point you in the right direction of a group/club or social outing?

deisemum

Welcome newbie,

I'm 11+ years in Waterford, met my deise husband in London on a blind date and ended up here after we had our first child.

I didn't like Waterford initially and it took me at least 18 months to settle. I found it a culture shock and found it hard to meet people as I got pregnant straight after moving here so was very isolated. I went from living in a big city working full time to suddenly be renting in a rural area with a toddler and another one on the way and not knowing anyone except the inlaws who are enough to put anyone off a place I think I spent the first 18 months nagging hubby to move back to London. Thank god we didn't move back to London.

Now I love Waterford and couldn't imagine moving anywhere else. It does take time and it did take time to readjust to some irish ways of life such as living in the valley of the twitching nets

longshanks

deisemum wrote: »

Welcome newbie,

I'm 11+ years in Waterford, met my deise husband in London on a blind date and ended up here after we had our first child.

I didn't like Waterford initially and it took me at least 18 months to settle. I found it a culture shock and found it hard to meet people as I got pregnant straight after moving here so was very isolated. I went from living in a big city working full time to suddenly be renting in a rural area with a toddler and another one on the way and not knowing anyone except the inlaws who are enough to put anyone off a place I think I spent the first 18 months nagging hubby to move back to London. Thank god we didn't move back to London.

Now I love Waterford and couldn't imagine moving anywhere else. It does take time and it did take time to readjust to some irish ways of life such as living in the valley of the twitching nets

please explain that last bit, it has me mind boggled

Roen

Twitching net curtains? As in people looking out windows from behind the curtain when you pass?

deisemum

Twitching nets, yeah it's sometimes like living in a fish bowl, your every move is noted and add that to all the gossip be it true or not takes some getting used to

Roen

There was a book called Valley Of The Squinting Windows by Brinsley MacNamara that I read a few years back.
That was my guess as to the twitching nets thing.

**newbie**

Fajitas! wrote: »

Well, be sure to come along to the beers we're having in a while.

What interests do you have? Is possible someone here can point you in the right direction of a group/club or social outing?

Cheers for teh invite sounds good...keep me posted!

As regards interests..well I am thinkin of trying out surfing...but I am waiting until it gets a lil warmer...I'm gonna try a spanish class too..but the ones I have looked up dont start until September...
into guitar, cycling (mountain biking)..but would try anything once

**newbie**

longshanks wrote: »

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please explain that last bit, it has me mind boggled

deisemum wrote: »

Welcome newbie,

I'm 11+ years in Waterford, met my deise husband in London on a blind date and ended up here after we had our first child.

I didn't like Waterford initially and it took me at least 18 months to settle. I found it a culture shock and found it hard to meet people as I got pregnant straight after moving here so was very isolated. I went from living in a big city working full time to suddenly be renting in a rural area with a toddler and another one on the way and not knowing anyone except the inlaws who are enough to put anyone off a place I think I spent the first 18 months nagging hubby to move back to London. Thank god we didn't move back to London.

Now I love Waterford and couldn't imagine moving anywhere else. It does take time and it did take time to readjust to some irish ways of life such as living in the valley of the twitching nets

Cheers for the advice...tbh I hope it does not take that long to settle...I can only see myself being here for a year or a year and a half....will be off travelling or uni again I reckon...
btw I am used to the twitching windows I am originally from a small town

c - 13

As for the Surfing - Tramore is a good spot for lessons there are two surf schools there (both ISA approved) to get you started.

I've been surfing for over a year now and I love it, theres a pretty good social scene to it I find, you always end up chatting to other surfers in the car parks at the beaches and stuff.

I second the notion of going to the boards beers too theres more details in the thread here. Its on the 15th of March, i've been to one or two myself before and found everyone to be really nice and easy to get on with.

ROCKMAN

**newbie** wrote: »

Cheers for the advice...tbh I hope it does not take that long to settle...I can only see myself being here for a year or a year and a half....will be off travelling or uni again I reckon...
btw I am used to the twitching windows I am originally from a small town

Welcome Newbie

Ah YES one year only, I came here ten years ago (after spending 13 years travelling , living and working in 10/12 other countries ), for the famous one year. This City has a way of trapping you ( in a good way )
So go luck with that.

Again welcome and enjoy your stay however long it may prove to be.
Ps where you from originally (if you don't mind answering )

**newbie**

ROCKMAN wrote: »

Welcome Newbie

Ah YES one year only, I came here ten years ago (after spending 13 years travelling , living and working in 10/12 other countries ), for the famous one year. This City has a way of trapping you ( in a good way )
So go luck with that.

Again welcome and enjoy your stay however long it may prove to be.
Ps where you from originally (if you don't mind answering )

Haha...ya never know I might stay here longer...but I reckon I really am too young to be settlin' down! Defo want to travel a lot more before I choose where I make my home!

I am from Carlow originally...lived in Dublin for about 5 yrs...Clare on work for a short time and Oz...

We'll see if Waterford traps me!

deisemum

THe charm of the Waterford men has scuppered many well intended plans and once you're hooked it's very hard to leave

**newbie**

deisemum wrote: »

THe charm of the Waterford men has scuppered many well intended plans and once you're hooked it's very hard to leave

I'm sure they are but they aren't that interesting to me...being a hetero man of course! Hopefully the Waterford ladies are as charming

deisemum

lol

RxQueen

**newbie** wrote: »

I'm sure they are but they aren't that interesting to me...being a hetero man of course! Hopefully the Waterford ladies are as charming

hehe thought you were a girl to :rolleyes:

**newbie**

ehh..why?

c - 13

I think its probably the **'s in the name for some reason, I thought the same too

**newbie**

right i am gonna change

**newbie**

seems like I cant change my user name...but see signature below...:rolleyes:

Sully

Its the **newbie** thing can be considered feminine. Sorry, I made the same mistake myself

You need to subscribe to Boards to change your name.

AdMMM

We were all duped! (I made the same mistake)

Sully

|.Murderer.| wrote: »

We were all duped! (I made the same mistake)

You called yourself a girls name or something suggesting you were a girl?!

SUNGOD

i for one welcome the idea of not knowing what sex someone is* it makes for an altogether more interesting night out but unfortunately quite a scary morning after
anyway newbie welcome to the deise hope you enjoy your stay however long it is ,seems to me you are already making a big effort to mix and meet people keep up that attitude and you'll get on grand
best of luck



*i myself am a 72 year old nympho nanny with a fetish for sun kissed moisturiser

henboy9

SUNGOD wrote: »

i for one welcome the idea of not knowing what sex someone is* it makes for an altogether more interesting night out but unfortunately quite a scary morning after
anyway newbie welcome to the deise hope you enjoy your stay however long it is ,seems to me you are already making a big effort to mix and meet people keep up that attitude and you'll get on grand
best of luck



*i myself am a 72 year old nympho nanny with a fetish for sun kissed moisturiser

sun kissed moisturiser

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sounds messy