Hi, I am John, new to Vevey & Switzerland.
I am a sort of homely, family sort of guy…wanting to feel at home here, looking for life after work, but perhaps feeling a little disconnected on account of being British, living in the Netherlands( at weekends)… working in Switzerland (during the week) and not very good at speaking French!
I have made lifelong friends wherever I have stayed, and am looking to make some here. I already have a few who could become good friends. One in Geneva, (at gate no4 at the airport, where I wait each Friday), and in Zurich (at a one time a year party)… but they are a bit too distant. So now is the time for me to make some friends here.
I would say I’m an easy-going sort of guy, always liking to keep my options open and not rule things out too much. I like doing normal things such as seeing places, having a drink, a bite to eat, listening to (live) music, walking and talking. I’m happy to have a good drink in a bar as much as a chat over a coffee. But I do have my preferences. For example, I am more a one-to-one sort of guy rather than wanting to be (or lost) in a BIG crowd. If it was a choice between drinking (too much) with the lads or a cosy chat with the ladies, I would generally skip the headache. (You could read that both ways!) But ladies, you have nothing to fear, because I am a decent, respectful guy, and happily married with 3 children.
Some of you might think I am old (in my fifties) but my wife is much younger and she keeps me pretty young. I like to think I can relate to all ages. I get on very well with my teenage children and their friends…all the way up to my elderly father-in-law (who has a different view on life) and he still regards me as his own son... I even get on well with my mother-in law (and you may know how that can be sometimes)!
What is important to me is not where I am, or what I am doing …but who I am with. Hopefully I can be with some good, decent, respectful, people, and of all ages.
Switzerland is scenically very beautiful, but only by knowing some good people and sharing some fun moments together, will make it special for me. Hopefully it will be the same for the people who get- to- know me too.
So the questions is…would anyone in the Lausanne, Vevey or Montreux area like to meet up with me and hopefully we can make the most of our time here?
…and if you can’t, then I would always appreciate any advice you have on places to go, what to do…
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Regards, John
