Party in Arnhem

[pieter]

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I went yesterday to the Luft party in Arnhem alone, and it was the first time I attended
this party. I saw some people from my art academy and so my generation.
Danced with three long-legged, blond, blue eyed ladies. I came in and one of them was watching me, when I passed she watched me in the eyes. Since I am tall I like tall women, and there are not many of them around. Sometimes because of that I have the idea, I like North-Western European women, because they are my seize.
Scandinavian, German and Flemish. One of the girls I knew already, and we talked about Berlin (she knows very well), our love for German pop-music, and her experiances in Berlin. She said to me that the next time I am in Berlin, I have to go to Prenslauer Berg in east-Berlin, and gave me tips what is interesting in Berlin. A girlfriend of her lives or lived in Berlin.
What is wrong with brunettes or dark haired ladies you would ask me?
Nothing, but I never "had" one. I tell you that I do not have such a superficial taste, because I love the Southern-European or Slavian (Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Yugoslavian - Slovak less- "I know a Macedonian girl from my work, half Macedonian, half Indonesian-Dutch mix), but I do not encounter them a lot, since I live in a North-West European country. And when you have these Mediteranian types they always have a Dutch boyfriend, lover or husbant. That's the way it is. I like secular Turkish, Kurd, Maroccan, Iranian, Arab, Jewish/Israeli women too. But because of their ethnic and religious background it is not easy to date them. (even when they are secular, they have their background). So my chances lay with the Dutch and German girls. I have a Turkish-Kurd girlfriend I go out with regulary. We like to dance and swim together, and meet eachother in a pub or restaurant for a drink, lunch or dinner every now and then.
We went out a lot in the ninetees and the early age of this century. She was not my girlfriend, but everybody thought we were, because we were always together. She is one of my closest friends, but unfortunately ill a lot lately. She was not at the party tonight.

I hope that my message will inspire you folks to tell your story about your party life in the USA, Poland or the UK. What do you do when you go out. Going bowling, to Polka parties, to blues clubs or pubs, to dancings, family parties?

How is going out in Warsaw, Krakow or Poznan? In Floriday, Newyork state, Machechussets or Idaho?

Pieter

[pieter]

Or in Washinton state, Seattle, Charles?

[bujno]

Pieter, we go out at least once a week, and usually once a week. The schedule is tense as we have a very extended set of friends, after all those years kindergarden, school, university, postgraduate life - no wonder we do, and yes I have a friend I know since kindergarden. We usually meet at friends houses and we are lucky that some of our closest friends live very near or almost next house. In summer it is something close to the English-language ‘garden party’ but much less formal, or I’d say completely informal. In colder weather time the schedule is proudly more ‘culture –oriented’ since we usaually meet at some exhibition or at a concert, and then we finish the evening at someones home. We very rarely eat out with friends as most of the company is rather tired and even fed up of the ‘business eating out’. Several times a year we attend some very formal parties I don’t like that much, but the girls are happy they can dance in their dresses with decently dressed men. Oh, my. Well, that’s it... it really changed a lot since the children are around ;-)

[pieter]

bujno said:

Pieter, we go out at least once a week, and usually once a week. The schedule is tense as we have a very extended set of friends, after all those years kindergarden, school, university, postgraduate life - no wonder we do, and yes I have a friend I know since kindergarden. We usually meet at friends houses and we are lucky that some of our closest friends live very near or almost next house. In summer it is something close to the English-language ‘garden party’ but much less formal, or I’d say completely informal. In colder weather time the schedule is proudly more ‘culture –oriented’ since we usaually meet at some exhibition or at a concert, and then we finish the evening at someones home. We very rarely eat out with friends as most of the company is rather tired and even fed up of the ‘business eating out’. Several times a year we attend some very formal parties I don’t like that much, but the girls are happy they can dance in their dresses with decently dressed men. Oh, my. Well, that’s it... it really changed a lot since the children are around ;-)

Wojtek,

Thanks for your answer, I recognise some of the points you mentioned, like that things change when you get older. But it is very nice to meet friends at their houses at private parties, or gatherings. Dear and precious friends and colleages are important too in live, next to family. Some of my close or intimate friends are nearly extended family, because I see them more than my own family (who I see seldom, due to the distance).
Meeting at exhibitions and concert is a nice way to go out to.
Wojtek, I am sometimes a little bit young for my age, so I stil go out at places I went to in my twenties, because I like to dance and electronic music, like Techno, House, Drum'n bass, Jungle, Two step, Dub/Dance Hall (new stile reggea), French New Disco (Stereo Lab, Laurent Garnier, Discount and Daft Punk), New Wave, Electro and etc.
And only by going out to the clubs, dancings and discotheques I see the wonderful, beautiful and intelligent/social women and girls I like. I like to creat new opportunities,
because I am stil a bachelor. Besides that I love to meet my friends in their houses,
at gatherings of friends on friday or saturday evening in the pub.

Pieter

[bescheid]

pieter said:

Or in Washinton state, Seattle, Charles?

pieter

I am at a some what loss as how to reply properly. For your experience in life is so exciting and adventurous!

My social life is extremely limited as to once monthly to visit my mother at her residence in an assisted living home. And of with my wife to an occasional lunch out. Other wise, I am not a hermit, but keep my interpersonal life very private.

But, you have asked of this area of the Seattle. It as should be remembered, is a primary working middle class area. And of very limited arts areas. The city we live in, is a suburb city of many of Seattle. But, it has the most concentrated area of arts with a small theater. Seattle has some large centres for the arts and mid week cocktail parties if you know some one and the location. These are frequented by various people of upper and top management firms. Also not a surprise, but, many of the Consulate people are at these weekly parties. They are fun, and an opportunity to circulate and become acquainted. The first meeting with these people will not be very well, almost cold, as they first need to know who you are first, then after that, it is fun.

The remainder of the many entertainment clubs that are public access are very varied, but, most with the same situation of people. If expectations are kept low, then it can be fun for the moment only. For by and large, these people are rather shallow in their perceptions and related understandings. They are fascinated by any one different as they for the most part, are not well traveled. This may be an attraction, but, it also is a warning to be careful.

The primary population here is Nordic {Skandia} with an increase of Korean and Chinese population. Some of the Chinese ladies are very attractive, with most with ties directly in Vancouver Canada.

Vancouver is the centre of culture and the arts. It is a fun city with many discotheques and International districts. There are various different culture districts that is germain with Vancouver. I had lived for a time in the Indian district {East Indian} and liked it. I hate Indian music, but, was able after a time, to be able to eat some of the highly spiced food.

I think it was the difference from that of Castlegar {British Columbia, Canada}. Castlegar is very Eastern European and some French Canadian. I was used to the Ukrainians and Russians there. For it was easy to understand them after my time spent as a youngster on two of their war time ships out of Germany.

I think though, we some times are attracted to our opposites, or so it would seem.

I have in past, spent some very enjoyable times with some Israeli ladies. I was fascinated by their very dark hair and dark eyes. And they were easy to talk with, actually fun. We could trade fun talk with their English/Hebrew and compare with my not so good English/German, it was fun. They taught me to dance in their group manner, how to hold a lady and how to laugh.

It would seem in most, that life would tend to steer back to German or Danish ladies. Not all Danish are blond, but, many are tall and as so I am. I am not sure as to why not of marriage to a German lady or Danish as I had live for many of my years in Flensburg. Danish ladies are easy to talk with and very attentive, I have always felt comfortable as they made me so. My birth city is Bremen but, I have few memories as being too young and I would guess of the war.

Some times, I really do hate life and then love it so. I think so though, what I hate of life, is the course it has taken me first out of the war of Europe, back once again, then out. Just not actual history of family.

Charles

[pieter]

Charles

You surely replied properly, as best as you could. My life is not as exciting and adventurous as it seems,
because people think that an unorthodox, cultural way of livings is as such. Nothing is more besides the truth.
A lot of time and energy is spend on just how to survive in life.

I am not poor but not rich either. This means that I am not able to travel a lot. I just can't affort it.

I hope that you can find pleasure in visiting your mother and your occasional lunches out with your wife.

Thank you for explaining something about your Seattle area. The people in the party I went out in are
generally people with a higher education in the arts, fashion and economical sphere.
One of the three blond ladies I was with came from another Dutch town, Haarlem, next to Amsterdam,
she is a communication manager of a firm in North-Holland.
The other blond lady was the art collectioner of a large Dutch bank in Amsterdam, a very cool Northern blonde.
There were also fashion designers, graphic designers, ICT people, students of the art academy and people from
Middle class, high class and musicians and dancers. I liked the fact that the audience was from various Dutch
cities, what makes the public more open minded.

The Chinese and other asian ladies are very attractive in the Netherlands too, there are quite a few of them.

I heard of Vancouver as a city of culture and the arts. A city with many discotheques and International districts is OK.
I ate Indian food when I was in Berlin and in Amsterdam, often it is too spicy for me. Indian music is to sentimental
and kitsch to me, just like the Hindu temples, but ofcourse I respect them.

Israeli ladies are often very handsome, because the Israeli society is a mix of the world, jews of all over the world mix
in the new Sabra, the new born Israeli. This israeli is differant than the Diaspora jew, because it is part of a struggling nation.
I interviewed a Dutch lady, a Dancer, who spend two weeks in Israel. She told me that the differance between the Israeli Dancers and the European dancers, was the very physical training every Israeli youngster gets in the Army, so the Israeli dancer is more muscular. The Israeli dance is more physical. I was once at an Israeli party in Amsterdam and the dark haired and eyed ladies were very pretty, yes. I loved to dance and talk with them too. They were good to ya!
Israeli's often like Germans, because theyb view them as allies, and one of Israel's closest supporters.

German and Danish ladies are nice for me, because their culture is close to mine, and in general I can coap with them well.
I had two Danish girlfriends in Copenhagen, and both of them were brunettes with brown eyes. Very sweet, lovely, warm
and sophisticated ladies. I like most Scandinavians, because they are very social and speak good and easily English.

Charles don't hate life, because hates makes you bitter, and bitterness stands in the way of joyful moments and the ability
to experiance new things in your daily life. I have seen so many people who were marked and ill, because of their hatred of life and their struggle with it. Even in the every day, ordinairy life their are stil wonderful moments to experiance. If you open your heart for that. Did you ever thought of going back to Germany? It is a good country to live in.

Pieter