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Originally Posted by joka
My husband and I moved to S.E. Mallorca 3 years ago after taking early retirement. We have made a few friends via the free Spanish classes run by the local council, but would like to spread our wings a little. Most of the residents in our area are affluent yachties or business people, whereas we are just ordinary, young at heart Northern folk, living on a limited budget, who like to socialise and have a laugh, go for a walk, a drink, a meal, a drive out etc. without the constant bragging and money flashing that goes on round here. We love the area and want to stay here, but would love to meet more down to earth people, who arenīt bothered about our roots , bank balance or employment history. Can anyone suggest places to go ?
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Hi Joka
I am near Porto Cristo on the coast where abouts are you ?
I must say i havent had any of the showy off brigade near me , besides one thing i have learnt from experience you should be aware !!
Very often the show offs dont have it , i have met so many what i call posers .
Gold jewelry flashy cars give it all the talk but its very often all a front .. so dont fall for it ..
You must also bear in mind by the way that Mallorca is the holiday home region for the rich , but dont feel threatened by it i know a fair few Millionaires and underneath they are as good as gold and dont brag and still have the takeaways and stuff on the surface you wouldnt guess they had much..
We struggle down our way with a shortage of Brits its majority Germans so we struggle like yourself .. obviously we need to maybe consider a meeting club or suchlike ..