People who meet people from Reddit - How did it go?

Question

I'm quite (pleasantly) surprised on the amount of people that post here asking to meetup with random people from this reddit (or other Berlin reedits). The reason it's so surprising to me is that there's a lot of mentally unstable or weird people around especially on the Internet. Sooo how has it worked out for you? Don't you feel uncomfortable or low-key scared about what that random person might be like?

hedy · Answer

It really depends on the vibe you get from the initial messages. I met someone from the Berlin social sub for a walk around Volkspark Friedrichshain and we ended up grabbing a beer at the little kiosk near the top of the hill. They turned out to be totally fine, just a quiet person who was new to the city. I think the ones who actually agree to a public, daytime meetup are usually self-aware enough to not be a problem. The sketchy ones never make it past the "let's meet at 11pm at my flat" stage.

dela · Answer

met a guy from the berlin sub for a beer at schlesisches tor once, turned out we had mutual friends from a random party. another time someone from the meetups sub, we just walked around tempelhofer feld and talked for hours, totally normal. i think the key is picking a public spot and not overthinking it, most people here are just bored or new in town. worst case u make an excuse and leave, best case u get a decent bar buddy for the evening

veronikrings · Answer

honestly most of my meetups from here have been boring in a good way. met a guy at the mauerpark flea market once, we just wandered through the stalls and he pointed out which secondhand sellers were actually legit versus the ones selling ikea stuff repainted. another time i did a sunday afternoon thing at the cafe on the corner of weichselplatz, the one with the big windows, and it was just two people talking about their jobs for an hour. i think the public daytime thing filters out 90% of the weirdos because theyre not gonna make the effort for a 3pm coffee. the one time i got a weird vibe was from someone who wanted to meet at their wg in wedding at 10pm, i just said no thanks and that was that

magda · Answer

I've done it a few times and it's been fine. One guy from here took me to this small Turkish place near Hermannplatz that I never would have found on my own, best lahmacun I've had in the city. Another time I met someone for coffee at Sing Black in Neukölln, we just talked about music for an hour and went our separate ways. I think the people who actually follow through on meeting up are usually pretty normal, it's the ones who just send weird messages and never show that you have to worry about. Pick somewhere you already know and like, that way even if the person is a dud you still had a decent coffee or beer.

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