“ 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. ”

“ hello, I have been living in glasgow for 5 years and recently divorced. i am interseted in meeting new friends and networking.would like to meet fellow south africans for social events. ”

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

“ I'm a writer and love reading... ”

“ 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! ”

“ 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 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! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I would like to meet new friends. My partner and I are finding it difficult to meet gay women for friendship in Glasgow. ”

“ 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 was born and raised in South Africa. I am 56, married to a Scot ahnd have lived in the UK for 30 years, 20 of them in Glasgow. ”

“ 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'm 21 years old girl from Slovenia coming to Glasgow in September for 8 months.I'll be an au pair for 5 hours a day in next 19hours I'd like to explore Glasgow and have fun.But not alone!Nannies and AuPairs Meetup sounds perfect for meting friends! ”

“ 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 ! ”