A straight, mid-40s female friend of mine in deepest, flattest Australia (Floreat, to be precise) asks me if I know of any personals/dating/lonely hearts organizations where Yanks and Aussies might meet.
I said, “well, no.” But that I’d ask you folks. She’s divorced, has a teenage son (who is a professional drag performer) and, while she speaks very well on the phone, for some reason her letters always read as though they’ve been through Babelish half a dozen times.
Well, this won’t be of direct help to you, but there is some sort of annual “mixer” for outback folks who want to meet others. It’s a big deal amongst these folks. They come from hundreds of miles around in search of Mr. Or Ms. “Right in the middle of nowhere.” I’ll see if I can find the article. It looked pretty interesting.
Dang it. I can’t seem to find it (but I know it’s out there somewhere!). I’ll keep looking periodically.
Kalhoun is talking about a B&S (Bachelors & Spinsters) ball - but I don’t think that’s what Eve is looking for.
I assume she’s talking about the Floreat in Queensland, because the Floreat in Perth isn’t in the middle of nowhere. If that’s the case, and she’s looking to meet Americans (specifically), I’d probably suggest travelling to Townsville or Cairns when an American ship is in port - the navy usually runs social events.
Other than that, and assuming that personals sites are out of the question, I think her best option to meet Americans may be to meet backpackers or people working as canecutters/fruitpickers up that end of the country. And that’ll probably mean a trip to the big smoke, too.
If personals sites aren’t out of the question, then any American personals site should be semi-effective.
Maybe I’m confused. But does this woman have a thing for American accents? Is she trying to get hooked up with a green card? All the good blokes pooftas or shagged up with another sheila? Or is she just looking for a relationship with someone who lives as far away as possible but still speaks the same language? In other words, why is someone in the middle of Australia looking for someone in the US rather than someplace more convenient, like say, East Floreat?
Why doesn’t she just sign up for the SDMB?
Yep, I’m with TLD (obviously not literally or romantically speaking); this place is a right old knocking shop.
I don’t think she has a computer; she’s looking for an old-fashioned Lonely Heart’s Club–which very well may not exist anymore. She’s in the Floreat in West Australia (6014). I don’t think luring kidnappers into her clutches is an option, especially not with a teenage drag queen at home.
She was born and raised in Calif., though she’s been an Aussie long enough to have a very heavy accent now. She is very nice, but an odd, odd person, and that’s something, coming from me. I really don’t know whether she wants a man for friendship, sex, marriage or kidnapping and ransom.
“Kidnappers?” I meant “backpackers,” of course. Not imagining West Australia as teeming with kidnappers, dragging their prey behind them . . .
Indeed, except on Saturday nights as the Fair Dinkum Bar and Betting Shop is kicking out its regular clientèle, conscious and otherwise . . .
Kidnapping and ransom!! I’m on my way! Now where to buy some bush gear?
Floreat (WA) is in central Perth. Just next to Cottesloe, IIRC. It’s not exactly the middle of nowhere.
Have her call the US consulate. They should be able to put her in touch with a group with a name along the lines of “the American Australian Friendship Society” or some such. The consulate will know what she’s talking about. Most consulates operate one. If she subscribes to that she’ll get invites to social functions at which Americans will be in attendance. They may not be her sort of people, but they’ll be septics nonetheless.