[crayon851]

For most of us 20+ ages I'm sure you've all been in this situation at one point in your 20 years. Whether it was changing highschools in the past or now attending University/college in a whole different state or country. For me it was joining the army. I was posted to a small town of approximately 15,000 people. I have no issues meeting people in the army; I have problems when it comes to meeting people outside the army. Anyone have any suggestions?

[D_K]

15k? Yikes. Hmmm. Only thing I can think of are bars.

[watcher]

bookstores are good. or join a facebook group and go out to those meet and greets. all u need to know are 2 or 3 key people. if you like em, be good to them and you will meet their friends. a few years ago, i went to NY knowing just 1 person. i came back to LA with 50 numbers. haha

[annyunghee]

For me, going to a different school after high school than my friends, I had to learn how to make friends or acquaintences quickly in my class or else I wouldn't have anyone to go to for help if I had questions or help outside of the class (going to the profs had occured to me but they seemed so scary...). What I did was I would arrive to the class the next day and just ask the person next to me if they did the homework/readings. Take it from there! Just say "hi" or smile to whomever is sitting/standing near you. I know I wrote about school, but maybe it can help you elsewhere. Oh~ just start a convo with someone, ie at work perferably because those are the people that have seen you everyday... talk to them about your weekend or the movie you watched. I don't know if this will help you.

[sokky]

its going to be hard, u need to visit outside of the army, their should be the captial city near by or large town. meeting people isnt easy either way, start low bring someone along with you if you dont want to look boring go places together cafes, shopping centres, video stores, anywhere people are hanging around....

[HERMIT]

If you enjoy sports, probably the (stereotypically) easiest way for a guy to make acquaintances/friends is to try a sports bar. Go on a particularly heavy sports day, like on a college football Saturday or NFL Sunday. Or simply go on a day when a sport that you like (and know something about) is being televised. Interestingly enough, you'll come across a cross section of people that support teams from different regions - which perhaps implies that they too are in the same boat as you: new people now relocated to a new place. There's nothing like sports to help people get initially connected - and furthermore, with sports being the constant, you'll likely encounter them again the following week following your respective teams. You can build upon your initial acquaintance from there.