“ Lack of meetings in the Nord - Pas de Calais for professionals, networkers, expats, language groups or specific interests (sport or fan clubs). There seems to be a big gap between people from villages and those living in built up areas such as Lille. ”

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“ Hello, I'm Romanian and living in Belgium for already an year now. Would love to meet new interesting people with whom i can practice Dutch but also have lots of fun and eventually new friends. I'm looking forward to meet you! xxx ”

“ I'm a French girl from Lille and currently living in Dijon where it's kind of hard to meet english speakers (miss meeting foreign people and speaking english). ”

“ Language lover, I just moved back to France with my hubby after living in the USA for 4 years and Sweden for 3 years. I'm looking to meet fun, open-minded, laid back Lillois and maybe make friends so that France can become "home" again :) ”

“ Hi everyone! I'm Anna and I fell in love with Los Angelesfew years ago. I went there for my studies. It was a great experience for me. Now, I live in the north of France (Lille) and I would be really happy to discuss, help you to learn French. ”

“ Hi, I'm Bram and I'm actually Belgian. Last years as a student, I could taste the international spirit on many occasions, but now I'm working and don't have much time to travel. So I would be happy to get in touch with expats or foreign students! ”

“ hello i am filipina i would like to meet filipina here at nord pas calais, i live here in france Douai douai , do'nt hesitate to contack me, at irene_31079at hotmail.fr , have a nice day see you soon. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because i'm french and i want to share some words and feelings with new friends who might come to visit, stay or just learn french in france... ”

“ I want local Nannies and Au Pairs Meetups because I'm someone who likes meeting new people, going out and just have a nice time at a pub ot wherever... ”

“ I want local Hanson Meetups because I am a very big Fanson!! ”

“ I want local Spanish Language Meetups because I spend a lot of time in Tenerife! My daughter lives there.... ”