“ Hi. I have recently moved to Edinburgh, and now I am looking to meet some friends here. I work for a local software engineering company in Edinburgh. I am male, 36, and South-African. Looking forward to meeting you. ”

“ Unfortunately I could not attend any of the South African Expat meetups last year, due to work related travel. I did however met two lovely friends through the group, but would love to meet more! ”

“ I'm a writer and love reading... ”

“ Busy learning asp.net and would like to meet to learn some more. ”

“ Hi there! I have been writing for children for a number of years but never published, until last year when I wrote a book for teenagers which is due to be published this year. I am most interested in meeting you all! ”

“ Hi all! I am just a fun loving guy looking forward to meeting more people and hopefully improve my german vocabulary. Think I can hold a conversation with a sailor for about 5 minutes at the moment. Oh well cant wait to meet you all! ”

“ Hi Guys, I'm a Scottish Capetonian who has recently moved to Edinburgh with my young son. Looking for other South Africans to organise a real braai with in summer. Must find a park or venue where we can relish a beer and boerewors. Sunshine optional ”

“ Hi! My name is Ronel and i'm from a little town called Witbank, near Jo'burg. I have lived in Dundee for a year and a half now after living in the U.S.A for almost 6 years. Ironically, it was a S.A friend in the U.S.A that got me on to this site. ”

“ i want this meetup to enable me to know more about rugby ”

“ Hallo my naam is Karlien. EK is oorspronklik van die Kaap. EK is al 6 jaar in die UK (waarvan 5 in London was) Ek was nou hier vir jaar en gaan nou weer terug suide toe. Sad, ek weet, maar dis nou maar hoe dit loop. Sal daarvan hou om darem ten minst ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I believe, having moved to Scotland 9 years ago at the age of 54 and my wife at 50, with no one to turn to for help or advice, that I am now in a position to offer advice and guidance in a number of areas. ”

“ I want local Expat South Africa Meetups because I grew up in SA and would like to meet South Africans living in Edinburgh ”

“ I love coffee and good conversation and would like to meet similar minded people in Edinburgh ! ”