[Dedré]

We have had some interests for setting up a Coffee Club. Who are all in? Please post or contact me. Let's start the boll rolling .

[Paisley]

Dedre - count me in!

[malcolm]

let me know the details. I am definitely interested.

[Dedré]

Malcolm,

Whohoo! My 'old' friend! Glad to see you registered here! Charl is 'busy' activating his subscription... but in the mean time my computer was broken... and now he has none! We will just have to learn to share my new computer now...

Since I am the only one who probably knows you, how about an introduction in the Foyer for the rest of us to get to know you better?

We are going to chat up a storm here. Is Bronwyn also registering or are you both using your account? (Assuming now that she wants to).

[Swerwer]

Dedre - the coffee club you mention - would that be for Cape Town?

[Dedré]

Swerwer,

There are several that I am planing to implement.

1. We are busy working on a coffee club for SAcans moving to Canada with a stop in the UK. We will mostly advertise that one on the SACanada site, due to the relevance to Canada. (UK: Canada Coffee Club)
2. Then I would like to get a coffee club together for SAcans on this site already in the UK. (Thinking of London). (UK: London Coffee Club)
3. Then one, as you mentioned, for SAcans still here in SA getting together (Cape Town and other cities) to discuss their move to the UK. (UK: Cape Town / Gauteng Coffee Clubs)

What did you have in mind? If we have two people, we have a coffee club.

Then there are the Coffee Clubs for other countries that will implement over time.

[Lydia]

Hi Dedré,

Forgive my ignorance, but what is a coffee club? Is it only for people who would like to emmigrate?

Thanks,
Lydia

[Dedré]

Lydia,

I always assumed a Coffee Club, is in short a name for what we regard as a social get together, for people in the same boat. In SA it is rather more a Coffee Club, and once people are abroad they just call it a get together (for some reason.) People get together to discuss their situation and how they deal with it, find tips and advice and inspiration.

But hey, maybe I have it wrong... maybe it is just for people who want to emigrate. You are welcome to correct me. I am more of an organizer than a factual person. If you want to sort me out, you are more than welcome.

[Paisley]

Maybe we should call it High Tea Club. We are in UK after all.

[Dedré]

Great Idea! If we have someone to second that, we have a winner... It should be something that is true to this site anyway. We want to be original. I just LOVE the idea!

Any seconds?

[Lydia]

Hi Dedré,

So, if it's for everybody, I wouldn't mind a Swiss coffee club - now I just need that second person?!

Any takers?

[Hendie]

The Coffee Club idea has been created for folks still in South Africa, waiting to emigrate to other countries. The idea started in 1999, I think, when a couple of families started meeting in Cape Town to share ideas, hopes, dreams, and frustrations while waiting to emigrate to Canada. We adopted the idea in our forums to encourage our fellow country(wo)men to meet on a regular basis in different cities in South Africa for the same purpose.

Recently it has become evident that many folks make a halfway stop in the UK, while waiting for their Canadian or Australian (or whatever) application to be processed. So it looks like there may now even be a coffee club starting up in London for that purpose.

All-in-all the idea is to share with others who are in the same "boat" as you are, and to at least have a sympathetic ear to share your experiences with.

That does not preclude the idea of starting get-togethers in the destination countries, but we felt to leave that to the local expat clubs to arrange. In the absence of such a club in your country, feel free to use the forum in order to arrange something!

Enjoy!

[Dedré]

Thanks Hendie. Now we know.

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Hi Dedré,
So, if it's for everybody, I wouldn't mind a Swiss coffee club - now I just need that second person?!
Any takers?

There you go! You do really only need two people. Yourself and someone else. Good luck.

[Paisley]

Lydia, on Mar 11 2008, 07:58 PM, said:

Hi Dedré,

So, if it's for everybody, I wouldn't mind a Swiss coffee club - now I just need that second person?!

Any takers?

Lydia there is a SA Swiss Club in Switzerland. I do not know how active they are? Maybe you should try and win them over to your "schnaps club". I will have a look as I had a link somewhere. Will come back to you on this one.

[Lydia]

Hi Rustig,

That'll be great if you can find a link for me. I had a link here for a club but their site does not work anymore. The other club is in the German part of Switzerland - a bit far for me.

[Pieter & Andri]

Hi Dedre,

We would join a London coffee club.

Pieter & Andri

[Dedré]

Good. We don't have a venue yet. Can anybody please scout one out for us?

[Minette]

Rustig, on Mar 11 2008, 11:05 AM, said:

Maybe we should call it High Tea Club. We are in UK after all.

I love the idea Will definately join in...

[Dedré]

O.K. It is a second. It is now the London High Tea Club! Congratulations. You guys have a name, and now you only need a venue and a date and time... or someone's back yard.

For those going to Canada, I have this link: http://www.sacanada....showtopic=12375

But as Rustig said, it might be too busy maybe... But look at the venues and maybe you guys may make use of those as well. Do you think you guys would like to meet up with the Canadian bunch as well? I would have loved to. But it is just a suggestion.

[Paisley]

I think it should be open for all. The Canadian-to-be in transit and the SA-UK-Stay people. I think the venue depends on the nimber of people. If it is less than 10 for eg than we can always invade a hotel lounge and have tea and cake there. Please remember nothing is cheap and for people not living in UK may have a heart attack if they start doing exchange rates. I sometimes stay in a hotel in London close to Victoria Station and they have a small lounge which we can invade and they do serve coffee etc. Remember if people want to go for real high tea, than it can be a costly affair and it will have to be in the afternoon.
Rubens - Belongs to a South African.

If London Center is too much to handle than we can move bit out towards Windsor. Remember London never sleeps and it is always busy. I will be in UK end 28 June so I will ask at hotel.