"On this site the 70% of people is a scammer." No way ! Even if 70% of the opening messages you receive were scams... you still need to consider that scammers 'make a living' of their malignant practice. Hence they probably send out more opening messages in a day than genuine members may send in an entire year.
For somebody who is terminally sick with no possible treatment or chance for recovery there are very few possible ways to go: one is palliative care, where the patient is sedated to make pain tolerable until he/she fades away and dies. Another is euthanasia which is not allowed in many countries; if not, suicide may be a reasonable alternative.
Slightly inaccurate: the US has flown in food to (West) Berlin while the city was blocked by former East-Germany.
While all eyes are focused on the highways to Colombia being blocked because of humanitarian aid at the opposite side, it's far easier to ship in any quantity of food just bribing a few officials (if necessary). These people have families at the brink of starvation too.
Good communication is vital in getting things organized when travelling solo. Speaking the language of the country you travel to is ideal. Socializing with the locals greatly facilitates visiting the countryside far away from beach resorts and tourist traps. You ought at least speak a language which is commonly spoken.
You probably need to distinguish between people contacting you and those you first send a message yourself. The latter are more representative for the people you may like to meet on CS.
Among the people contacting you, it is fairly easy to sift out those just crying out for attention: the "How are you doing?" messages. They possibly send out hundreds of messages and they seldom read the profiles of their the people they contact. If any conversation follows, it almost certainly ends up being a waste of time.
Few people actually write an elaborated personal message to a single person they may like. You will notice they have actually read your profile in detail. Their intentions may be genuine. This is the kind of message you will like to answer. It also is the kind of message you should write when making the first move. You surely spend more time on it with a yet uncertain outcome, but it's the only strategy which isn't designed to fail.
Any forum statistics around ? Just an observation on the date of the last comment posted on the last thread of the first page of threads.
US forums: 20 Jan 2019 Canadian : 21 May 2016 UK forums: 14 Sep 2017 Irish forums: 9 Oct 2018 EU forums: 17 Mar 2018 Aussi forums: 20 Jan 2018
OK: the EU forums are not among the most active. To our excuse: unlike on all other forums, very few post in their native language. Yet Canadian forums are pretty deserted and UK forums aren't too active either. Congrats for the Irish and Aussies in keeping up activity.
Not a single message from anybody (still) living in the UK on this thread. British expats and EU citizens having lived and worked in the UK don't cover the extreme points of view of this polemic.
The UK has never been part of the Schengen area, so ID cards were always checked. Once inside the UK, very little is checked. If you have been hired/contracted to work in the UK, your employer will take care of the formalities. Some job vacancies are hard to fill. If you fit the profile required it shouldn't be much of a problem.
However, it's going to be more difficult to enter the UK and start looking for a job yourself.
My next door neighbour at the office almost always travels solo. He's hiking along a trail for one or two weeks in various European countries. He's generally staying at B&B's.
As a man in the middle of that life span, I've been dating a comparable number of divorced women and widows. Among single (male) friends and colleagues, few never married and most are divorced, yet there are no widowers: life expectancy statistics confirmed. As such, men over 50 have a better perspective in finding a partner.
Which Nation is currently hosting the UN headquarters? The UN with its thousands of well paid expats contributing to the thriving of the local economy and the vibrant cultural life... isn't the HQ situated in NY, home city to president Trump (and his real estate empire)? Do you seriously even consider he's going to shoot himself in the foot?
And if so, where would you like the UN HQ to relocate to? Moscow? Bejing? ... or devote a last diplomatic effort to bestow the new UN HQ onto some allied nation ... e.g. in Toronto ? Vienna ? Berlin ?
It's possible to view anonymously. But this also implies that your own 'Who viewed me' list will be emptied and you will keep no record of who you have been viewing when switching to 'anonymous mode'.
The main problem with Brexit and immigration is that Brexit is scaring away the kind of immigrants Britain is rather keen to retain: 1) those currently working in the financial sector in London, which is about to relocate abroad, 2) those keeping the NHS upright: the influx of french and german GPs or portuguese nurses is about to dry up, 3) researchers working in the universities which will lack the EU funding and collaboration programs
while those not authorized to enter Britain won't keep away just because of Brexit. Britain has never been part of the Schengen area, so border controls have always been there.
I guess every nation attracts its own type of scammers & fakers and English speaking countries US/UK attract more. Most of the world speaks a little English, so it's not difficult to imagine what the first targets of scammers are going to be. As for fakers: both the US and the UK have an attractive labour market and people don't need identity cards. With some inside help, it can be easier to get into the country, fetch a job and stay.
I seriously doubt the superior ability of US and UK members to detect fakers. Guess it 's mainly starting with PR, like in prejudice and probability as given by the nationality of the contact and his/her command of English.
"Cougar" is how women inclined to date younger men usually are called. It's the fate of quite a few young men remaining single to run into a cougar some time. The typical social niche of a cougar is a successful female executive, or either a professor or teacher who is used to take decisions by herself and command men professionally. Because of ambition, they remained single or any relationship with someone their age broke up. At first you might consider they're not accessible: wrong. Move into their circles, be interested in playing tennis or golf, ballroom dancing and the like. Be playful and witty. You will draw their attention: remember they will make the first move, perhaps candidly. It's up to you to stay tuned and be aware of their signals.
Lack of commitment to actually trying to find someone on CS. This may be a major hurdle to overcome. Whereas I'm quite responsive in answering mail, I notice most messages come from different continents: chatting seems safe, while there is little chance ever to meet.
So far, I haven't had any answer to messages addressed to some local CS member. Are these ladies avoiding the risk ever to actually meet someone over this CS platform?
Another hurdle are inactive profiles: someone may draw your attention; yet if you notice your message still hasn't been read after several weeks, you realize your effort once more was in vain.
Finally the European problem: English only is the mothertongue on the British Islands. The cradle of Western civilisation is a patchwork of national and regional languages. This always has been a limiting factor for dating somebody and for migration.
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RE: Is there anybody here from around Holland?
Be prepared to go dutch