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Now starting: Chiang Mai Expats Dining Group


Old Curmudgeon

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By invitation only.
No cost to join.

 

Small group: limited to 8-16  (1-2 round tables).
One lunch or dinner meeting per month.


At relaxed and comfortable restaurants in Chiang Mai.
Comfortable restaurants, not cheap restaurants.

 

I am starting to work on a plan for an expats dining group like this in Chiang Mai.
I have arranged and managed two similar groups in two other cities in years past (not in Thailand).

 

Not a business.

No commissions or anything like that.

Just an informal gathering.

 

Right now I'm looking for comments and critique on the plan.
If you are interested to discuss, please use private message to exchange email address with me.

After refining the plan, will post here for public viewing and further comments.

 

Thank you.

 

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15 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

... age range, employment status of your target group, and some of the restaurants you intend to use.

 

Very good points.

Thanks, @BritManToo for posting.

 

Target group:

- Long stay expats, retired or similar - 50+

- No tourists.

- No digital nomads.

 

Employment status:  Does it matter??

 

Possible restaurants (subject to change):

- Duke's

- Red Lion

- Route 66

- Sausage King Garden

- Kham Saen restaurant (at Khum Paya near CBD).

 

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23 hours ago, Old Curmudgeon said:

 

Very good points.

Thanks, @BritManToo for posting.

 

Target group:

- Long stay expats, retired or similar - 50+

- No tourists.

- No digital nomads.

 

Employment status:  Does it matter??

 

Possible restaurants (subject to change):

- Duke's

- Red Lion

- Route 66

- Sausage King Garden

- Kham Saen restaurant (at Khum Paya near CBD).

 

Smash Daddy's

Salsa KItchen

 

just a thought

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1 hour ago, john donson said:

you eat for free with a deal with the resto to bring other paying customers?

 

Wrong.

 

Clever guess, but wrong.

I pay exactly what everyone else pays.

 

(I should have specified that in my opening post.)

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7 hours ago, CM Dad said:

we call ourselves friends.

Sure, but what do you call the others in the group? 

 

Do you have American Indian names - That's

 

"John, eats like a pig"

 

Mike Never shuts up

 

Freddy Bad Breath

 

Arnold Prostate 

 

 

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On 10/28/2024 at 1:41 PM, Old Curmudgeon said:

 

Very good points.

Thanks, @BritManToo for posting.

 

Target group:

- Long stay expats, retired or similar - 50+

- No tourists.

- No digital nomads.

 

Graveyard might be a place to find people. What is the point anyway to meet with random other people, to go to a place that is more of quality and service to begin with? Isn't that what you do with your other half, friends or a date?

 

Thailand is already a super low entry and social country, if you can't chat up a stranger here it will happen nowhere.

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18 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

What if I'm sitting opposite you talking about analytics of dentists 

You do realize that your knowledge of analytics is just about as good as your knowledge of medicine. In other words totally lacking. 

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On 10/28/2024 at 1:41 PM, Old Curmudgeon said:

Target group:

- Long stay expats, retired or similar - 50+

- No tourists.

- No digital nomads.

 

Interesting that you don't want digital nomads...

 

They seem to have a specific vibe that curiously does not mix with the locals or typical retirees/expats well (a millenial thing 🤷🏻‍♂️). I saw this in a condo building and also the co-working space cafe's in town.

 

They are able to carve out a defined "space" without getting involved in the surroundings an odd manner.

 

The Op is looking for something similar to the Soiree' my neighbor held a few years back.

 

One thing I would make perfectly clear in advance [based on that experience) is, who is paying? Is it a host treat, dutch, or strict pay for what you order? It's not hard or impolite. When you give the invite or directions you specify a cover charge or indicate seperate bills.
 

Would save some headaches (or worse) at the end of the evening.

 

[Insert a picture of my drunk neighbor banging on my window for money after everyone has left here].

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